GEOG 2050 Chapter : GEOG 2051
Document Summary
Geog 2051: geography, the study of the special distribution of phenomena (on earth"s surface, old geography. Writing about earth": what is where, observation/ description, new geography, why are things where they are, explanation/ understanding. Four connected parts of the earth system: atmosphere hydrosphere biosphere lithosphere (landscapes, course focus, lithosphere, human impact. Physical geography: the scientific method, a method to create new knowledge (theory, 1. Image of real world / pre-existing knowledge: 2. Gap in knowledge / question problem: 3. Testing/evaluation: experiments / data collection / analysis: cannot prove truth, only disprove. Systems theory: objects and their attributes linked together by flows of matter and energy. In open systems, matter can leave in closed they cant: budgets, conservations of matter and energy. Inputs minus outputs is equal to the change in storage. Lag time: time for adjustments to occur in an environment. Isoline map: lines connect points of equal data.
