The articles written by Linda McDowell and James Duncan discussed what cultural geography really is and its transformation through time. Linda McDowell’s article was entitled “The Transformation of Cultural Geography” while James Duncan’s article was entitled “The Superorganic in American Cultural Geography.” I find the article of Maxwell more interesting and well-explained than Duncan’s article. The scope of McDowell’s article is more extensive while Duncan’s article is focused on his main argument
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The Nature of Geography What Do Geographers Do? Volcanologist A volcanologist is a geographer who specialises in working with volcanoes. Their responsibilities range from observing volcanic eruptions‚ to monitoring volcanoes‚ to analysing samples of rock from volcanoes and even predicting when the next eruption of a dormant volcano may occur. In a typical day of a volcanologist‚ one analyse data collected by others and manipulate it with the use of a computer. On the other hand‚ a volcanologist
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination CAPE® GEOGRAPHY Effective for examinations from May/June 2010 CXC A21/U2/09 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council © 2010‚ Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher.
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Contents of a Geography SBA • The Aim (or Aims) of the study ? • Methodology • Analysis and discussion • Location maps • Conclusion • Bibliography • Appendix There is a particular order in which the report must be done for presentation. This is as follows: 1. Title page 2. Strategy sheet 3. Table of contents 4. Location map(s) 5. Aim of the study 6. Method of data collection 7. Presentation of data 8. Conclusion
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Concepts in Human Geo: Ch. 2 *57-77 Lecture 2 Sept. 11‚ 2012 Our task as geographers: to write about the earth - We are interesting in spatial variation - What do we mean by spatial variation? In order to study our world we must speak the language of geography - How things differ across space (spatial variation) o Ie: suburbs of Hamilton higher scores of economic‚ health and social factors‚ older part of city in lower part - Space: areal extent on the
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Introduction to Geography The world is getting smaller‚ we now live in a global village due to our enlarged technical skills. It is today as easy to fly from eg. Dublin to Rome as it was to travel from Dublin to Cork 150 years ago‚ Not to mention flights to the moon & back. Geography has turned out to be the study of man in space. Between mass media and frequent travel the child is bombarded with impressions about the planet he lives on. In today’s world the child hears random words‚ names of
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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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Personal Statement “Geography is a subject which holds the key to the future”. This quote by TV geographer and comedian Michael Palin perfectly encompasses why I love geography. The fact that it is the geographers of the world who have the responsibility to predict and solve future global issues such as overpopulation‚ climate change and dwindling natural resources‚ both excites and inspires me. My geography teacher believed that geography is a global subject‚ made up of the four spheres of the
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Four Tradition of Geography The Four Traditions of Geography has many different assumptions and aspects of geography; aspects ranging from basic mapping and geometry‚ to the impact on nature of humans and the processes of the earth itself. Geographers can study and explain their research by selecting a certain tradition that leads to many different fields of geography. “There are four traditions whose identification provides an alternative to the competing monistic definitions that have
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