GEOG 1000 Lecture 1: 08/29 Lecture Notes 1
1 Oct 2018
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The study of the earth - its people, physical environments, resources - and the interactions among the various components. Studies characteristics of physical environment (climate, soil, vegetation) How humans effect the world around them (economy, politics, economics) Geography bridges divide between physical and social sciences. Cartography, remote sensing, gps, and gis common geography tools. General geography/topical or systematic geography: focus on climate or culture. Regional has in depth view of issues in particular places and regions. Geography helps us to be informed and aware of international places and problems. Area analysis (regional) - integrates feature of a place. Spatial analysis (locational) - emphasizes distributions and interactions among place. Geographic systems analysis - understanding human and physical systems and the interactions among them. Area analysis: each place has ideographic (unique) character. Uses the three concepts of site, situation, and regions. Globalization: the expansion of an organization of many activities to cover the whole globe.
