GEG 3303 Lecture Notes - Highscope, Afri, Medieval Commune
2 Oct 2014
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Health varies across space ( all scales: it can change from province to province, families neighbour hoods and even indivuals (decisions) Obesity has a large diffeent between our provinces ( see map) You shouldnt need to go to the hospital. Much higher rates ( red poor, larger dots more deseases) Medical geo: uses concept and technics of geography. Health geo: deals with the interaction between people and the enviroment. How they spread. (airplane,boat) when it can go next. Health care services: where a hospital is located. Location as space-geometric/fixed point on earths surface. ( theclassroom) Location as place- when a location is given meaning. ( when u took the test in the classrrom, whenu put meaning behind it) Deals with interactions between people and enviroment. Complete physical social and emotional well being: not merly the absence of disease! Age, sex that affects ur length of life. The role of the physical environmen: disease ecology.
