GEO 106 Chapter 1: GEO Chapter#1.doc
1 May 2012
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Interrelationships: earth studies tradition, concern is the physical structure of the earth and the relationships among them, goal= describe and explain the physical processes that constitute the planet. Today geographers follow a loose interpretation of these traditions and the commons one is the spatial and human land traditions. The main concern is that how space and distance affect people"s behaviour. The conceptual theory of relativity will help us understand the loose interpretation. Cultural relativity states that truths are relative and based on an individual"s interpretation of situations, facts, observations, etc. In other words, people tend to make decisions really fast as they see the situation and react fast upon it based on what they know from their culture. In this matter, decisions are constrained by these frames of reference we are more likely to see what we want to see rather than what actually exists.
