Week 2

Question 1

two aspects of spatial thinking

Answer 1

space and place

Question 2

what does space define

Answer 2

the research framework

Question 3

what is the importance of WHERE

Answer 3

where is important to understand how and why

Question 4

John Snow contribution

Answer 4

medical doctor

his method of asking WHERE led to finding HOW and WHY

spatial thinking is essential for looking for geographic patterns and concentrations

Question 5

cholera outbreak

Answer 5

early 1850s in Soho London

london sewer hadnt reached Soho yet
human waste dumped into thr river

Question 6

the need for spatial thinking

Answer 6

people die each year from diseases,

that start usually witha concentration, which could be caught before serious outcomes

Question 7

first definition of space

Answer 7

Plato

material things come into existance and go out of existance

space provides a location for things to come into existance

Question 8

first definition of place

Answer 8

Aristotle

place as the inner two-dimensional surface boundary of the containing body that is in touch with the out two-dimensional surface

AKA - the smallest unit of space that can be used
ex. Alberta, Calgary, NW, Ranchlands, house, bedroom

Question 9

describe space and place in contemporary geography

Answer 9

Space : an empty container where geographical phenomena happen
ex. mapping, quantitative analysis

Place : a portion of space that is meaningful
ex. context, emotions

Question 10

what is relative space

Answer 10

a space emerging from the relationships among objects

recognition of values or approaches

Question 11

define DISTANCE

Answer 11

relationship b/w objects in space

spatial separation
relative
symmetry
perception

Question 12

define DISTANCE MEASUREMENT

Answer 12

properties
geometry
triangle inequality
distance metrics

Question 13

describe how distance can be distorted

Answer 13

distance can be inflated by travle time and travel costs

everyone perceives distance and its impacts differently
also depends on method of travel available

Question 14

what are the two types of scale

Answer 14

cartographic scale, and geographic scale

Question 15

describe geographical scale

Answer 15

analytical scale

spatial extent of the research area

size of regions (global, local, international)

portion of space being studied

Question 16

describe cartographic scale

Answer 16

the map scale

ratio between objects on earth and their distance on the map

large/small

1:5000

Question 17

define territory

Answer 17

a bouned space under the control of a group of people, usually a state

Question 18

factors of territory

Answer 18

power
control
government
central/local
traditional territory

Question 19

describe macroeconomics

Answer 19

larger organizations, global scale, large scale
economy as a whole

Question 20

describe microeconomics

Answer 20

individual things, sales, products, small scale productions

individual households

Question 21

Economic scale is the same thing as geographic scale

T/F?

Answer 21

FALSE

Question 22

DAVOS video (how to trust economics)

Answer 22

users trust the system

economists are tribal

we must forget about the failures of the past 40 years (if we want to learn to trust economics)

globalization is a force of nature

we must assume there are no other options

all models are based on assumptions

countries objectives have changed with recent climate change effects, migration, and globalization etc