GEOG 1HB3 Study Guide - Distance Decay, Topological Map, World Map
18 Apr 2014
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Space: fundamental, about areal extent- think about it in two primary ways, absolute space (space that is objective, physically real, we can see it, measure it and has definable boundaries) Mcmaster campus- 50 acres, from here to there . Most commonly used for map making (we have projected a sphere map to a flat map- we can measure how far places are: relative/subjective- depends on someone"s perspective, unique to each one of us, individual. Apartment adds- term cozy means small (this means different things to different people, open to interpretation) Also used for maps, most commonly topological map (ttc station in toronto- shows your location, the stops and how many stop it takes to get somewhere- don"t really care about measuring how far places are from each other) Location: refer to particular position in space, absolute (mathematical) location: conversions and uses longitude and latitude coordinates (grid system) Ex gps systems work on this system: relative (perceived) location.
