GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Trans-Canada Highway, Walmart
11 Dec 2013
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Example: hunting for a cozy apartment, relative description of a small apartment. Example 2: topological maps: no scale, relative position of one stop after the other. Location: refers to a particular position in space: absolute (mathematical location: Perceptual, depends on perspective: nominal location (toponym) a place name: Sometimes we give different names to a particular location. Place: identity or meaning or significance: some places have more significance to others rather than you. Examples: house where you were raised up in. Location + cultural/human meaning = place: example: floor tiles is not a place unless you have significance with it. Sense of place : personally significant attachments: leaning tower of pisa. Local and regional characteristics of culture flavor : example: different sense of place in sahara vs hamilton. Placelessness: no sense of place: example: east side mario"s, wal-mart all have similar characteristics (organized) inside the stores. Distribution of geographic: phenomena distance and organization.
