GG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arctic Ocean, Geomorphology, Biogeography
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Geography the study of spatial relation, the study of earth"s landscapes, peoples, places and environment. Meteorology and climatology (study of weather and climate) Biogeography (study of the geography of organisms) Empiricism; philosophical idea that experience, which is based on observation and experimentation, is the only source of knowledge. Positivism; set of philosophical approaches that seeks to apply scientific principles and methods. In the winter, the surface of the ocean freezes, thus creating sea ice. During the spring and summer there is less sea ice in comparison to the fall and winter. The overall distribution of sea ice over the last couple decades have been decreasing.
