GEOG 2051 : Exam 1 Notes
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Geography the study of the spatial arrangement of phenomena on earth"s surface. New geography: last century good handle on what is where, emphasis now = why are things where they are, cities, rainforests, mountains, hurricanes, etc, explanation and understanding of environmental/physical and human processes. Minimize impact of natural disasters and hazards. Scientific method: develop/ create new knowledge, natural world, apriori knowledge, preexisting knowledge, image of real world. Rainstorm grass wont directly increase after, peaks will follow after each other: ex. Dry wont instantly die, time delay: feedbacks, system"s response to change in environmental condition/input that acts to alter the original change, positive enhance/encourage original change, tends to be destructive, ex. Roll down hill, picks up more speed and snow, eventually no more snow, breaks. Nothing can increase infinitely: negative reduce/stop original change, allow system to preserve itself, ex. Deepening of channel = slow back down. Storms map: choropleth map quantitative data, described with words, ex.
