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Prof Alan Ziegler

Dr Karen Lai

Geographical Perspectives

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Lecture 1

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INTRD!"TIN

PART I# Geogra$%ical $er&$ecti'e&

PART II# (ou&e )ee$ing *atter&

utline

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1. Geographical perspectives

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What is Geography?

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T%e &tu3 of eart% &urface 8 %u*an %aitation oneart%

Natural&cience 8 &ocial&cience

Different to$ic& an area& of concern& .e#g# citie&5econo*35 culture&5 &oil&5 ri'er&5 %a9ar&

:ut central concern& it% &$atial $roce&&e& an%u*an;en'iron*ent relation&

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Particular $er&$ecti'e& aout %o t%e orl i&

.or &%oul e organi&e

T%e $oer of geogra$%ical i*agination&"ontraiction&

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The Geographical Imagination

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The story ofFacebook

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i# $ace .location5 i&triution

ii# Place

iii# Territor3

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ey concepts in !h"man# geography

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i. $pace

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Location5 i&tance5 i&triution/$attern&

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:u&ine&& *oel a'erti&ing &$ace

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Location of &er'er&5 ata &torage5 internetinfra&tructure

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ii. Place

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!ni>ue en&e*le of $%3&ical an %u*an feature&

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iii. Territory

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Line& an orer&

Poer an control

Role of nation &tate& an go'ern*ent&.national5 cit3

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Not %ierarc%ical

Proce&&e& ani*$act& acro&& &cale&

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iv. $cale

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P%3&ical geogra$%3

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