GEOG 2051 : Exam 1 Study Guide
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Geography: the study of spatial arrangement of phenomena on the earth"s surface. (plants, animals, climates, cities, culture, etc) Scientific method (world image, theory, hypothesis, testing/falsification: to answer a question, to develop or create new knowledge, steps, apriori knowledge-preexisting knowledge, formulate hypothesis (hypothesis-possible explanation of some phenomenon that requires verification, test hypothesis. Storage/budget (positive, negative: what goes into a system has to add or balance a system or something that comes out, positive budget- input>output, increase storage, negative budget- output>input, decrease storage. Equilibrium (static, dynamic: static- input and output are constant, stay fixed/stationary, unchanging, dynamic- changing, in action, mobile. Feedbacks (positive, negative: system response to some change in input or environmental condition that acts to alter original change, positive feedback- snowball effects, destructive, cause major changes, acts to encourage or reinforces original change. Tend to be destructive, nothing can grow forever. Lag time: time interval between some changes in the environment.
