Geog 101 8/16/16 Instructor: Pesses 1 01| Introducing Geography Part I – Introducing Geography Geography 101 Physical Geography: Earth’s Surface Landscapes M. Pesses, Antelope Valley College Today õ Definition of physical geography õ “Spatial” Physical Geography õ Geography literally “to write about the Earth” õ We are interested in the spatial relationships between things on the planet “Spatial” “of, pertaining to, relating to, occupying, existing in, occurring in, or caused by space” Paraphrased from the Penguin Dictionary of Geography, 1993 “Spatial” We are spatial actors ô We move (mobility) ô We understand direction, distance, etc. ô New technology changes this ó Maps, GPS
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Geog 101 8/16/16
Instructor: Pesses 1
01| Introducing Geography
Part I – Introducing GeographyGeography 101
Physical Geography: Earth’s Surface LandscapesM. Pesses, Antelope Valley College
Today
õ Definitionofphysicalgeography
õ “Spatial”
Physical Geography
õ Geographyliterally“towriteabouttheEarth”
õ Weareinterestedinthespatialrelationships betweenthingsontheplanet
“Spatial”
“of,pertainingto,relatingto,occupying,existingin,occurringin,orcausedbyspace”
ParaphrasedfromthePenguinDictionaryofGeography,1993
“Spatial”
Wearespatialactorsô Wemove(mobility)ô Weunderstanddirection,distance, etc.
ô Newtechnologychangesthis
ó Maps,GPS
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“Spatial”
Wevalue landbasedonspatialpropertiesô Coastalhomesô Scenicviewsô Abovethefloodplain
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“Spatial”
Weorganize ourhomes&officesaccordingtospatialpatterns
ô Bedroomsvs.diningrooms
Spatial Analysis
õ Exploringthepatternsbetweengeographicphenomena
õ Whatisthere?ô WhatplantsdowefindintheAmazonJungle?ô WhattypeofrocksareatthetopofMt.Everest?
Spatial Analysis
Whyisitthere?ô WhydoesCaliforniahavesomanyearthquakes?ô Whydowefinduniqueanimalsonislands?ô WhydoestheMiddleEasthavesomuchoil?
Spatial Analysis
Howdoesx influencey?ô HowdoeshumanactivitychangeEarth’sclimate?
ô Canweengineerawaytobringmorewatertothedesert?
Spatial Analysis
PhysicalgeographyusesspatialanalysistounderstandhowtheEarthworksô WeviewtheEarthasasetofprocessesô Wewanttoseethedifferences&similaritiesbetweenplaces
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Physical Geography
õ InterestedinhowrelationshipsbetweentheEarth’snatural systems existoverspaceorinaplace.
Cultural Geography
õ InterestedinhowrelationshipsbetweentheEarth’speopleexistoverspaceorinaplace.
Overlap?
Geographers
õ Geographersareoftenenvironmentalists
õ Geographersareexplorers
Geographers“Whatattractedmeaboutthetorridzonewasnolongerthepromiseofawanderinglifefullofadventures,butadesiretoseewithmyowneyesagrand,wildnaturerichineveryconceivablenaturalproduct,andtheprospectofcollectingfactsthatmightcontributetotheprogressofscience.”
-AlexandervonHumboldt,JaguarsandElectricEels,1800
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Geology
õ Theorigin&structureoftheEarth
õ Wewilldealwithalotofgeologictopicsô Butalsobiology,hydrology,meteorology,etc.
Next time
Science!ô Whatitis&whatitisn’t
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