GEOG 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Environmental Planning, Climatology, Technological Change
25 Feb 2016
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How , why and where human and natural activities occur and how the activities are interconnected. Spatial analysis of physical environment, processes landform and systems of environment. Location: place in space ex latitude longitude elevation depth. Relevance location: absolute, relative processes or factory distribution pattern favourable location. Phycology: scientific study of the human mind & its functions especially those affecting behaviour. Business: activity of making buying or selling goods and services. Synthesis of physical and human urban development, environmental planning politics. No map can show everything= generalize view of earth"s surface. Gis- computerized databases used to enter, analyze manipulate store& display spatial data (maps) Streets, land use, administration areas, hydro geography , elevator. Gps- system that uses satellite signals to describe your positon to earth. Powerful tools for understanding processes and outcomes for both & human phenomena. Water, wind tides, waves, ice earthquakes, landslides, volcanos, landslides, avalanche, tsunamis.
