Geography 1300A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Geosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere
29 Jan 2018
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It is the science which studies the relationships among. And the interdependence of all of these over space and time. Geography: (cid:498)earth(cid:499) (cid:523)geo(cid:524) and (cid:498)to write(cid:499) (cid:523)graphein(cid:524) There(cid:495)s (cid:884) types of geography: human and physical. Knowing the earth: analyzing physical characteristics of earth(cid:495)s surface and their. Humans are really important when studying geography. Physical: biology, ecology, geology, meteorology, oceanography, physics. Analyzing + synthesizing: environmental systems and their interactions within. Relating: physical systems relating to human actions. The why of where: explain processes leading to spatial patterns of physical. Human: sociology, anthropology, demography, history, philosophy, political related processes. science. How? environment, changes over time, and ways in which human activity affects as well as is constrained by physical processes. (cid:494)geography is a method, not a body of knowledge(cid:495) Empirical observation + measurement - quantification (material properties, Uses the methods of (cid:494)natural science(cid:495) fluxes, etc. (cid:524) especially (cid:494)in the field(cid:495), including remote sensing.
