Why Geography matters

• Geography matters because it enables us to understand where we are both literally and figuratively

• Geography provides an understanding of the interdependency of people and places and an appreciation of how and why certain places are distinctive and unique

• Human geography is the study of the spatial organization of human activity & of peoples relationships with their environments

• Geography is the study of earths physical features

How Places Influence our lives

• Places are settings for social interaction that structure the daily routines in peoples economic and social lives

• Places are constructed socially or given different meanings by different groups for different purposes

• Places provide both opportunities and constraints for peoples wellbeing

• The unique characteristics of specific places can provide the preconditions for new agricultural practices, economic organizations, new cultural practices and new lifestyles

• The global cultural trend of rock 'n'roll was modified to produce reggae in Jamaica and resisted in Iran and North

Differences In Map Projection

• Map projection depends largely on the purpose of the map

• Equidistant projections allow distance to be represented as accurately as possible but in only one direction

• Conformal projections render compass directions accurately but tend to exaggerate the size of northern continents

• Equivalent projections portray areas on Earths surface in their true proportions but result in world maps on which many locations appear squashed and have unsatisfactory outlines

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• New technologies combine high-performance computing global positioning systems (GPS) and computerized record keeping

• The most important aspect of these technologies from an analytical point of view is that they allow data from different sources on different topics and at different scales to be Image

• GlS is used to record information on to maps

• GPS is used to find the exact location of things

Spatial Analysis

• Spatial analysis is approaching geographic phenomena in terms of their arrangement as points lines, areas or surfaces on a map

• Location can be used as an absolute concept (points on a map) or nomina (by the names given)

• Distance Is used as an absolute physical measure in kilometers or mile

• Space can be measured in absolute relative and cognitive terms

• Accessibility is defined by geographers in terms of relative location

• Spatial Interaction Interdependence between places and regions can be sustained through movement

• The first law of geography is "everything is related to everything else but near things are more related than distant things

Regional analysis

• Regionalization is the geographers equivalent of scientific classification

• Landscapes embody many layers of meaning and reflect the Influence of past processes of change

• Sense of place derives from everyday routines experienced in familiar settings

• Geographers also seek to understand the complex relationships between peoples and places In terms of the similarities and differences among and between them and the identities and qualities with them