ghy101 1.1 what is geography? 2017_01_25
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Lilliana Ramos Collado. 2012. Bodegón con Teclado
February 12: https://bodegonconteclado.files.wordp
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What is Geography?© Mark M. Miller, ProfessorWorld Regional Geography
Dept. of Geography & GeologyThe University of Southern Mississippi
Ptolemy, Greek astronomer and geographer, c 130 ADScience & Society Prints. Ptolemy, Greek astronomer and geographer, c 130 AD. Retrieved January 25, 2014: http://www.ssplprints.com/image/91354/ptolemy-greek-astronomer-and-geographer-c-130-ad
Wikipedia. Ptolemy Cosmographia 1467 - world map Retrieved January 25, 2015: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ptolemy_Cosmographia_1467_-_world_map.jpg
Larousse. Grands explorateurs. Retrieved January 25, 2015: http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/divers/grands_explorateurs/187603
Lilliana Ramos Collado. 2012. Bodegón con Teclado
February 12: https://bodegonconteclado.files.wordp
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The Heart of the Andes, 1859. Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved January 25, 2015: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/09.95
Geography as formal science: 1950sThe world as something that can be
- measured- classified- organized
in a systematic manner, according to the scientific method
The world can be studied at all different scales (sizes):- From “World regional geography”
- Down to the level of a neighborhood or a stream
Three main emphasis areas:- Physical
- Techniques- Human (“Sustainable development”)
“Real geography”
What binds us all together as geographers?- How all these different parts fit together
- Love of maps, what can be mapped- Tend to have fun
How did I became a geographer?
So, finally, do I have a good definition?