GEO 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Corn Belt, Remote Sensing, Computer Program
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Human geographers study: migration and lives of migrants, diseases (hiv, evolution of industries (trading, globalization of food systems (exporting) Human geography is a social science field to understand human activities that are organized spatially. Distinctiveness and connection: uniqueness of locations and how diverse through social, politics, economic and environmental interactions, the corn belt. Midwest corn fields where agricultural economy is based on: tied to parts of world. Receive corn exports where migrants come to work and production only exists. 2006 literacy survey because of its connections: asked a number of questions about geographical literacy. 6 out of 10 couldn"t find iraq. 3 out of 4 couldn"t find indonesia. Half couldn"t find new york or ohio. 3 of 4 knew english wasn"t the primary language, but mandarin chinese. Maps address these questions: maps and elements, the social lives of maps, objects of study. Map: a two dimensional graphic representation of earth"s surface or part of it.
