GEO 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Human Geography, Climatology, Geomorphology
15 Dec 2017
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Geo lecture 2&3 earth sun relationships. Geography is the science that studies the lands, features and phenomena of the earth. First person credited with using word geography was eratosthenes (276-194 bc. ) Although there are four historic traditions in geographical research, geography is divided into two main branches: human & physical. The relationship between geography and technological change. The nature of geographic knowledge and education. Spatial (mapping, gis, rs, modeling, quantitative techniques) Area studies (regional geography at all scales) Man-land (human geography in all its forms, perception, hazards) As scientist, the nature of studying our earth must be accomplished in an organization and logical fashion. A haphazard estimated guess method will not suffice in the scientific community. Thus all scientist utilizes the scientific method, which is summarized in 6 very general steps, specific to the earth sciences: 1. Formulation of a question: 3, 4, 5, 6. The natural systems in physical geography operate within the four great realms of earths.
