The Gall-Peters projection and the Mercator’s projection were both clearly made for 2 different purposes. Both made by 2 different men‚ and at different times. The image of the word “map” that we have in our mind is very limited. We only know as much as it is commercialized. We don’t know what the reality is. Arno Peters and James Gaal made an attempt at trying to fulfill that reality and were recognized in the late 20th century. An equal area map that’s main purpose was to portray the Earth to it’s
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How the physical features of the area affected your decisions Near the hills we placed our schools and apartments‚ giving a physical advantage in which there is less wind for the buildings. Our hydropower plant also is relevant in its features as the placement is nearby the splitting of the river into the two. This maximizes the amount of power we can get from the plant. Our sewage treatment plant is near one of the rivers to maximize it’s efficiency as it can take water from the river and use it
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GGS 103: Human Geography Summer Session A 2013 Instructor : Patricia Boudinot Email: pboudino@gmu.edu TA: Aaron Mulhollen Email: amulholl@masonlive.gmu.edu Virtual Office Hours: By appointment or Skype. I am available every day for student inquiries. I will respond to student inquiries within 24 hours Honor Code: “Students members of the George Mason University community pledge not to cheat‚ plagiarize‚ steal and/or lie in matters related to academic work.” In this course‚ you are not to:
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Measuring the Ecology of Urban Green Space in the Context of Human Health and Well-Being Anna Jorgensen and Paul H. Gobster ABSTRACT In this paper we review and analyze the recent research literature on urban green space and human health and well-being‚ with an emphasis on studies that attempt to measure biodiversity and other green space concepts relevant to urban ecological restoration. We first conduct a broad scale assessment of the literature to identify typologies of urban green space and human
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Task 2 2.1 TEMPLATE 2: Conduct directed geography research A. Collect and record primary/secondary data in your local area Secondary Data 2.2 3.5 Tuesday 11 February Wednesday 12 Febuary Thursday 13 February Friday 14 February Saturday
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A TOPIC REVIEW ON INDUSTRIAL LOCATION MODEL BY ALFRED WEBER. Geography despite being defined as a science it has a vast area of concern‚ whereby some of these areas touch the economic grounds a field which others identify not as a science. In geography Spatial science is the field that holds some of the economic aspects this is so as it looks at the economic functions of space. Krugman (1991:p6) defines spatial science as a geographical science that is concerned with the organization of things according
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all the sectors with proper coordination at various levels of inter-actions. Local development can be achieved thorough spatial planning approach‚ where in key development sectors are synergically co-ordinated. It is of utmost importance to prepare urban/local development plans with a long-term perspective by targeting various development sectors. Such a spatial plan is classically referred to as a Development Plan or Master Plan. Planning Process in India The planning system in India was more
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attitudes have been shaped by the change in cartography despite the extent being unknown. (3) Cartography is significant in relation to the social aspects and has become a key strategy of analysing and communicating public issues including health‚ urban planning‚ environmental justice and human rights. This allowance of being able to create maps has allowed many solutions to arise from advocating and the development of maps. Recently a growing appreciation for geographic thinking has taken place as
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Geography Assignment: Earthquake Part A: 1. Earthquakes are the sudden and rapid shaking of the earth. The collision of tectonic plates and volcanic eruptions are what cause earthquakes. 2. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates and by volcanoes. The Earth’s crust is made up of plates which can freely slide across the mantle. When these plates collide or slide past with other plates‚ earthquakes occur. After the main earthquake‚ an aftershock may occur as the rock masses
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Branches of Geography • Physical Geography - deals with the observation‚ measurement and description of the surface of the earth. A. Geomorphology - study of the forms of the land’s surface and of the processes that mold them. B. Climatology – the prevailing state of the atmosphere including the average climatic values‚ seasonal and diurnal rhythms‚ extreme values and frequency of values within stated ranges‚ weather types and their characteristics and the explanation and distribution of
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