Basic concepts Intro A. Contemporary geography is the scientific study of the location of people and activities across Earth. Reasons for distribution B. Difference between historians and geographers. Geographers- ask where things are and why they are there Historians-organize material but time Geographers- organize material by place Historians- study the logical sequence Geographers- study the logical arrangement C. Local diversity and globalization Modern communications and technology
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Technique Equipment Description Justification (Why we did it – what would the results tell us?) Infiltration rate • Single ring Infiltrometer • Ruler • Water • Hammer • Measuring Tape • Stopwatch • Bucket First‚ a measuring tape was placed down along the 15m beach transect. Every 5 meter/15cm in diameter was hammered in to the wave cut platform. A bucket of water was then collected from the beach and poured into a 20cm high single-ring infiltrometer. We timed (with a stopwatch) how much
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Edward Said and His Concepts: Orientalism and Imaginative Geographies Introduction In an attempt to provide basic knowledge and clarity‚ this paper discusses two of Edward Said’s sociological concepts – Orientalism and imaginative geographies – defines the two concepts‚ and also provides examples for each. The research will be done by digging into the works of academics and average people alike‚ and piecing their works together to explain Edward Said’s two concepts. This paper also discusses
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Bibliography: London‚ Norrel and Mike Senior; Principles of geography for CXC: Addison Wesley Longman Limited‚ Enland‚ 1996 Rahil‚ Vohn: The New Caribbean geography with Map reading and CXC Questions: Caribbean Educational Publishers‚ Chaguanas‚ Trinidad 2002. Ask.com Google.com/images
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------------------------------------------------- Geography From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Geographical" redirects here. For the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society‚ see Geographical (magazine). For other uses‚ see Geography (disambiguation). Map of the Earth Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία‚ geographia‚ lit. "earth description"[1]) is the science that studies the lands‚ the features‚ the inhabitants‚ and the phenomena of the Earth.[2] A literal translation would be "to describe
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When standing on the sand on the beach you can feel the sand being washed out from under your feet. The sand being washed out from under your feet as the waves wash over your feet is an example of wave erosion. Waves cause a type of erosion. This type of erosion is most often seen at the coast or along the edges of rivers and waterways. The velocity of waves are affected by slope‚ discharge‚ and shape of the channel of the waterway. Erosion is found on all coastlines in the world. The effect
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In The Geography of Bliss‚ Eric Weiner uses Iceland‚ Bhutan‚ and Moldova to reveal the necessity of cooperation and inconvenience‚ as these two factors ultimately determine each country’s respective happiness. He observes that a nation’s overall contentment increases when the people connect to one another or to nature by making compromises. He also explores the advantages of nationwide obstacles‚ as the shared inconveniences bring the affected people together. Ultimately‚ he discovers that cooperation
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Narrabeen is a beachside suburb located on Sydney’s northern beaches with a population of just over 6000 people. It is known for its long stretch of beach‚ over 3 kilometres‚ with four beaches on this stretch: North Narrabeen‚ Narrabeen‚ South Narrabeen and Collaroy. The Narrabeen coastal environment consists of these beaches as well as the lagoon located at the north end of the beach. Surrounding areas are on a floodplain‚ meaning that high sea levels‚ large amounts of rain and runoff from nearby
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Bibliography: Zuylen Sue Van‚ Trethewy Glyn‚ McIsaac (2007) Geography Focus Stage Five 2 Pearson Education Australia‚ Melbourne Author Not Identified‚ ‘Case 7’ [online] available (accessed on 25/8/08) Author Not Identified‚ ‘Coasts and Marine’ [online] available last modified 2006-11-03 (accessed on 25/8/08)
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TOK ESSAY By: Amer Hazwani “A model is a simplified representation of some aspect of the world. In what ways may models help or hinder the search of knowledge?” Models are needed to help people‚ models make or lives “easier”. People believe in models because we like to choice an easy ways. Now we use models for everything‚ models are being used by geographists‚ scientists‚ soldiers‚ businessmen‚ engineers‚ and many other people. There are models that are being used to build a building‚
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