GWST 3504 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Crust, Chemical Element, Hydrosphere

• School: York University
• Department: Gender and Women's Studies
• Course: GWST 3504
• Professor: Ruby Newman

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Johanna"s tutorial - study notes for fall term exam: key concepts. 14 september - what is geography? (marie & ralph) (marie) Geography: geo means the world ; graphei means to write. Physical geography: a branch of geography dealing with earth"s natural processes and their outcomes. Human geography: the study of the spatial organization of human activity and of people"s relationships with their environments. Generic questions : have to do with earth"s space that cannot be answered without a framework of content. Genetic questions: have to do with the sequence of events; past changes (ex: anticipating future events) Theoretical questions: deal with the formulation of empirical generalizations or of general laws. Remedial questions: apply geographical concepts to solve political problems. Methodological questions: experiments new methods of study; new techniques of observations and analysis; cartography (ralph) Place: uniqueness, interdependence relation with other place and it can change. Accessibility: how much access a place has, connectivity.