GEOG 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Snow Drifts, Aswan, Human Geography
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Lecture 1 - the evolution of human geography: part one. Geography can be defined very broadly, allowing for the definition to include the majority of ancient as well as current populations: we all have different perceptions of the world based on our lived experiences. Exploration (of canada) relied on indigenous knowledge of the environment and land that had taken years to learn: ex. Reading the land (ie. snow) was common in order to navigate what direction to go, as you always needed backups to make sure that you could know where you are an survive (ie stars, sun, snow drifts etc) Greeks, although usually credited for early geography built on older mesopotamian ideas. They have two main interests: topographical description, describing the world and understanding it, topographic maps. In modern mapping, a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.
