GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Degenerative Disease, Ernest Burgess, Language Family
21 Nov 2017
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1. physical geography: physical environment (landforms, climate, hydrology, study of patterns/processes in physical world. 2. human geography: study of patterns/processes in human world, social ex. economy, culture, politics. Cities, factories, nation-states why there: explanation ex. 1. absolute space: objective, physically real, measurable, define boundaries, key for map-making, description & analysis of spatial distributions ex. Locations identified by their relative positioning & importance ex. Topological map: scale, distance, and positioning are guesstimates, ex. Subway route maps: distortion can occur in math projections due to difficulties of transferring 3d models to 2d map, countries can appear smaller than they actually are, subjective/perceptional and variable over time, mind perception ex. My perception of mcmaster is small but another person"s perception of mcmaster can be that its big: based on experience, or it can change over time. Location refers to particular position/point in space. Lattitude and longitude co-ordinates using an arbitrary math grid: relatively unchanging. 2. relative (perceived) location: subject to change & interpretation, ex.
