What is where?- Locationisgiveninabsoluteterms (for example latitude and longitude) andinrelationtootherplaces (for example west of Toronto)
Absolutelocation: wheresomething is located in terms of latitude or longitude
Relativelocation: Where something is located in relation to other geographicfeatures
Ecosystem: a community of living things and the physical environment in which they live
4GeographicConcepts: Interrelationships, spatialsignificance, Patterns and trends, and geographicperspective.
Geographic Inquiry: An active, questioning approach to learning about the world from a geographic perspective
Five steps to solving geographic problems or questions:
Formulate a big question
Gather Information
Analyze the information
Draw conclusions
Communicate your conclusions to others
FieldStudies: studies in local neighbourhoods, school grounds, and various sites
PrimarySources: Censusdata, letters, photographs, speeches, and works of art
SecondarySources: Documentaries and other films, news and articles, referencebooks, and most websites
Visuals: Satelliteimages, maps, globes, models, graphs, and diagrams
Community Resources: Local conservative areas, resources from community groups and associations, governmentresources and local plans
Geotechnologies: the use of advanced technology in the study of geography and in everydayuse.
Role of geotechnologies in geographic thinking:
Geotechnologies are readily available on computers and smartphones, e.g., Google Maps and Google Earth
GPS, GIS, and georeferencingtechnologies are all interconnected, based on preciselocations from orbitingsatellites
GIS and remotesensing allow geographers to see information about Earth from above; however, GIS information “layers” can be combined in many differentways, while remotesensingdatacannot
Absolutelocation: The location of a place can be described by its position on the earth'ssurface, such as latitude and longitude.
interrelationships: Geographers aim to make connections between the natural environment and human activity
SpatialSignificance: Geographersareinterested in the importance of wherethingsarefound.
Pattern and Trends: Patterns found across the area while trends occur over a period of time.
Geographic perspective: Geography connects with many subjects, but its central perspective is our planet or some part of it.
GPS (global positioning system): a satellite-based system that provides location data.
GIS (geographic information systems): Computer systems that manage and analyze geographic information
Georeferencing: linking geographic data to a particular location
RemoteSensing: Seeing or measuring something from a considerable distance, often from a satellite
Telematics: a technology that involves long-distance transmission
Relative location: Where something is located in relation to other geographic features.