GEOG 2110L Lecture Notes - Bernhardus Varenius, Geographic Information System, Muhammad Al-Idrisi
17 Mar 2014
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Geography: the study and analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of phenomena on the earth"s surface, and the underlying processes which cause the observed pattern. ** the spatial science of areas, natural systems, & man-made systems. Five fundamental themes of geography: developed in the 1980"s by the national. Geographic society and numerous geographers in the u. s. Location : both absolute and relative; the spatial component of geography; being concerned with where things are. Place : characteristics that make a location unique. Movement : the what, how, where and why of the diffusion of phenomena across the. Regions : regional science or study; studying all the various phenomena of a particular area of the world ex: regional study of north america, or africa, or the s. e. Human/cultural geography: economic, political, historical, population, urban, etc. Techniques: cartography, remote sensing, aerial photography, geographic information. ** in this course we are concerned with physical geography.
