GEOG 1HA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Topological Map, Human Geography, Spatial Analysis
17 Oct 2018
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Geography: the study of patterns and the processes on the earth"s surface. Spatial patterns of human behaviour: why things are the way they are. Does it matter: determines how rich or poor a country is. Explores the causes of human geography and what it means. Space is the area or the extent of how much area of the earths surface: absolute space, measurable, objective, physically real with measurable extent and definable boundaries, key for map-making, description of analysis, explanation of spatial distribution. Map making: relative space, subjective and perceptual. Relative space: locations identified by their relative positioning and importance. Topological map: topical distance and positioning are guestimates. Stairs at front of class: names of places can provide a degree of location understand, place names can be contested, derry/ londonderry. Concepts: distribution: geographic phenomena can often be explained with reference to distance between them and their spatial organization, density.
