As my first guide on human geography, this will provide for a quick introduction on basic concepts on geography. Therefore, forgive my flow and extremely insufficient information; it's just a quick breakdown of the beginning course.
Geography, which is literally "writing on the earth", is pretty much the study of the earth, its people, how we affect it, and what happens. It has mainly two divisions: physical geography, which studies the natural environment and phenomena, and human geography, which is how we affect the earth, space, and society. One central concept of human geography is the idea of globalization, which is the diffusion of forms and components of culture across the globe. Culture is another significant study of human geo and is pretty much beliefs, morals, customs, etc., by the human population. Cultural geography studies this.
A spatial perspective involves a significant way to think geographically, both in human and physical geography, which is putting into account where and why places and phenomena are where and how they are, and how they interact and how they are distributed.
Location, where someone or something might be, have two main measurements. Absolute location focuses on accuracy with the use of a coordinate system involving latitude and longitude. Relative location is the location in relation to other things. For example, the church can be a block away from the school. Time and money are also viable distance measures for relative locations.
For absolute location, global positioning systems can be used. These are utilized by satellite systems that find exact locations. Another useful technological application is geographic information systems, or GIS's. These are a form of remote sensing, which gather information from Earth from a fair distance. GIS can be used to compare and analyze spatial data, and can be used to make maps.
Have fun with human geography!
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