GEOG 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Kinetic Energy, Negative Feedback, Cryosphere
18 Apr 2018
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Geography- the science that studies the relationships among natural systems, geographic areas, and human society and culture, and the interdependence of all of these, over space. Spatial - the nature and character of physical space, its measurement, and the distribution of things within it. Absolute or relative position on earth: region. An area defined by uniform physical or human characteristics: human-earth relationships. Natural hazards are one type of human-environment connection. A house setting ruined by an avalanche: movement. Includes communication, migration, and diffusion across earth"s surface in our interdependent world: place. Place describes the characteristics - both human and physical - of a location. Geography are split into two categories: physical geography and human geography. Physical geography: specialty areas that draw largely on the physical and life sciences. Spatial analysis of all the physical elements, processes, and systems that make up the environment (energy, air, water). Human geography: specialty areas that draw largely on the social and cultural sciences.
