GEOG 1HA3 Lecture 1: GEOG 1HA3- Week 1
12 Jan 2019
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Geography: the study of patterns and processes on the earth"s surface: derived from, geo (greek) meaning earth", graphe (greek) meaning to write about". Geography: the study of patterns and processes on the earth"s surface. Gritzner: what is where, why there, & why care: description of the spatial organization (patterns) of people, places, and human phenomena, e. g. Cities, factories, neighborhoods, nation-states, etc: explanation of the processes that produce these patterns, e. g. Interpretation of what these patterns mean (i. e. the significance or meaning of these patterns: e. g. Social inequality, economic development, peace and conflict etc. If everyone consumed resources at the rate that canadians do, would there be enough to go around: health: human health and spatial variations in health status. Objective, physically real, with measurable extent and defined boundaries. Key for map-making, description and analysis (explanation) of spatial distributions. Locations identified by their relative positioning and importance. A topological map, scale, distance and positioning are guesstimates.
