GEOG 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Geomatics, Grid Systems Corporation, Spatial Analysis
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Geography: describing of the earth with a basic focus of space, place and patterns. Described inhabited world, including differences strabo. Space: spatial: essential modifier in framing questions and forming concepts, geography is a spatial science, distribution, movement. Based on precise and accepting system of coordinates-mathematical location. Grid systems (street address and township: relative location. Position in relation to other places or things. Expression of interconnections and interdependence of places. North, south, east, west (cardinal points: relative directions. Based on locational variable (cid:862)out west(cid:863) (cid:862)dow(cid:374) outh(cid:863) (cid:862)far east(cid:863) Small, medium, large (used by general pop. : scale. Increasing interconnection: continuous advances on worldwide accessibility and connectivity. No two places are the exact same: regions. Significant elements of internal uniformity and external differences. Used to (cid:272)lassif(cid:455) the (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454)it(cid:455) of realit(cid:455) of earth"s surfa(cid:272)es. A region is an area on the earth"s surfa(cid:272)e (cid:373)arked (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) properties. Cartography: the art, science, and technology of making maps.
