GGR112H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Coordinated Universal Time, Spheroid, Geodesy
Document Summary
Geography combines disciplines from the physical and life sciences with the human and cultural sciences to attain a holistic view of earth. Geography"s spatial viewpoint examines the nature and character of physical space and the distribution of things within it. Geography integrates a wide range of subject matter, and geographic education recognizes five major themes: location, region, human-earth relationships, movement, and place. A method, spatial analysis, ties together this diverse field, focusing on the interdependence among geographic areas, natural systems, society, and cultural activities over space or area. The analysis of process-a set of actions or mechanisms that operate in some special order-is also central to geographic understanding. Physical geography applies spatial analysis to all the physical components and process systems that make up the environment: energy, air, water, weather, climate, landforms, soils, animals, plants, microorganisms, and earth itself. Physical geography is an essential aspect of earth systems science.
