Author : Nicholas Chrisman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN :
Uses case studies to examine the various applications of each type of geographic information. * Considers geographic information as a technical problem, an empowering application, a pure science endeavor, an academic pursuit and a social necessity. * Provides a wide range of examples and applications to help readers understand technical discussions.
Author : Christopher D. Lloyd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1118526813
Exploring Spatial Scale in Geography provides a conceptual and practical guide to issues of spatial scale in all areas of the physical and social sciences. Scale is at the heart of geography and other spatial sciences. Whether dealing with geomorphological processes, population movements or meteorology, a consideration of spatial scale is vital. Exploring Spatial Scale in Geography takes a practical approach with a core focus on real world problems and potential solutions. Links are made to appropriate software environments with an associated website providing access to guidance material which outlines how particular problems can be approached using popular GIS and spatial data analysis software. This book offers alternative definitions of spatial scale, presents approaches for exploring spatial scale and makes use of a wide variety of case studies in the physical and social sciences to demonstrate key concepts, making it a key resource for anyone who makes use of geographical information.
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Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780870447266
A family reference work containing alphabetically arranged articles, with charts, maps, and photographs, covering physical and human geography.
Author : Margaret Pearce
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 26,58 MB
Release : 2002-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780716749172
You can’t navigate human geography, if you can’t read the maps. This full-color interactive web based workbook uses cartographic visualization as an approach to using maps as tools for both the exploration and representation of geographic ideas.
Author : Caroline Arnold
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,51 MB
Release : 2001-11-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780471412366
Get to Know the Earth's Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and EasyProjects From finding directions by the stars, to mapping your neighborhood,to making an earthquake in a box, you'll have a great time learningabout the world with The Geography Book. You'll find out how todetermine location on the Earth, how maps can provide us with awide range of information, how different landforms were created,how water has helped shape the Earth, and much more. Using simple materials you'll be able to find around the house orin your neighborhood, you'll be able to create things like a giantcompass rose, a balloon globe, a contour potato, a map puzzle, anda tornado in a jar. So get ready for a fascinating trip around theglobe.
Author : Ann Voskamp
Publisher : Master Books
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 16,55 MB
Release : 2021-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781683442745
Open the book and step outside your door into a delightful world of learning in the exciting A Child's Geography series! This updated, all-in-one course for Volume 1, Explore His Earth, will take you and your fledgling geographers on amazing adventures through our Father's world. Discover the atmosphere, the lithosphere, plate tectonics, weather, significant scientific discoveries, the world's ocean, the hydrosphere, maps, longitude, latitude, and more - in ways that you will never forget! With built-in worksheets and fun activities, the course encourages students to take an active journey to learn about and appreciate the world God has created!
Author : Peter A. Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317748948
Exploring Social Geography, first published in 1984, offers a challenging yet comprehensive introduction to the wealth of empirical research and theoretical debate that has developed in response to the advent of a social approach to the subject. The argument emphasises the essentially spatial structure of social interaction, and includes a succinct discussion of geographical research on segregation and interaction, which has combined numerical analyses and qualitative ethnographic field research. A distinctive view of social geography is adopted, inspired by the Chicago school of North American pragmatism, but also incorporating the formal sociological theories of Simmel and Weber. Exploring Social Geography will be of value to students of urban geography in particular. However, it will also indicate a wide-ranging and distinctive perspective for all students of the social sciences with a special interest in debates concerning urban, ethnic, racial, anthropological and theoretical issues.
Author : Julie Cidell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,61 MB
Release : 2021-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 153812940X
This clear text provides a broad introduction to transportation geography. With an emphasis on the social and political aspects of transport, Julie Cidell takes a multi-scalar approach across multiple modes and places. She covers waterborne transport, starting with logistics systems; aviation and air travel; railroads; roads (including bicycles and pedestrians as well as cars); and public transit. Each mode covers global systems of transportation, how national identities or landscapes are shaped by transport, the impact of regional governance, the local scale and how it integrates with each of these systems, and how individuals and bodies are part of these systems as well. Throughout, Cidell considers the concepts of equity and sustainability in terms of past, present, and possible future transportation systems. She provides historical and current perspectives to help us think about our present situation and how we might work toward more sustainable transport futures.
Author : Richard Rayburn
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 0743937996
Reproducible maps and challenging activities help students gain a thorough knowledge of world geography. Students learn not only about rivers, mountains, climate, and vegetation, but also about people--their cities, languages, religions, clothing, and more. This 2nd edition features updated maps and data.
Author : Mark Jenkins
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780792254874
This collection of 50 classic tales of travel and adventure from "National Geographic" magazine traces the growth of the National Geographic Society as it explored the unknown and brought it to readers eager for knowledge of "the world and all that is in it."
