GG101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 37 pages long!)
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Chapter 1 essentials of geography measurement and the distribution of things within it. Physical geography uses a spatial perspective to examine processes and events happening at specific locations and follow their effects across the globe. Spatial refers to the nature and character of physical space, its. Geography the science that studies the relationships among natural systems, geographic areas, society, cultural activities and the interdependence of all of these over space. Spatial emphasis: location, coordinate location on earth and pace. Regional analysis: resource exploitation, hazard perception, environmental modifications, areas that are consistent + similar characteristics. Movement and process: understand why something is happening space or over areas. Geographers use spatial analysis to examine how earth"s processes interact through. Human denominator the totality of human impact on earth. System any set of ordered, interrelated components and their attributes, linked by flows of energy and matter, as distinct from the surrounding environment outside the system.
