GG102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Urban Renewal, Tertiary Sector Of The Economy, Industrial Revolution
Document Summary
Examining and explaining the spatial distribution of human features and activities, and the impacts on the environment ! In theory- cognitive images representing a persons perceptions, feelings, memories, meanings and knowledge of a location (land marks)! A tool for representing a persons mental map! Tend to look like traditional maps can be:! To focused on nodes, routes, and landmarks ! Mental maps are the true basis for all human behaviour and activities ! Space (acres, large, small, availability, usually earths surface)! Location ( a particular position with in space)! Region (a large area encompassing many places)! Decay (distance between two places grow, interaction shrinks)! Friction of (measure of tension required to overcome distance)! Everything is related to everything but closer things are more related then distant things! Angle (degrees and minutes) north and south of equator ! Angle east or west of prime meridian ! Co-ordinates > lat: 43. 473446 n(+)! long: 80. 525022 w(-)!
