Introduction to Geography and Economic Geography
Geography
Origin of the Discipline
Three Fundamental Questions
Concepts
Two Dimensioned Researches
System of Geography
Four Schools of Research
Origin of the Discipline
Geography (English)
was first coined by Eratosthenes (270 – 192
B.C), a Greek scientist/geographer, chief librarian of the Alexanria Library
Geō = Earth
Graphia = Description
Concept of Geography
The studies of the phenomena, processes and patterns of natural environment and the spatial organization of human life as a whole. 3 Fundamental Questions
1.
Where?: Where did/are the phenomenon, processes, patterns happened/happening?
2.
Why there?: Why did/are they happened/happening there? (not at a different/other place?)
3.
How?: How are they in the relationships to those at other places, and affect or are affected by human life and natural environment?
spatial/geographical thinking
Oaktree Ecosystem
Ecosystem diversity
To answer those questions, we:
Focus in spatial and system analytical
Using concepts, terms, and methods in geography
Understand things are rationally organized on earth’s surface
Spatial patterns understanding how people live on and shape the earth’s surface
Two Dimensioned Studies
1.
Spatial phenomena: Studies of phenomenon and process of natural environment, and the spatial patterns which societies organize their activities.
2.
Spatial interaction: Studies of the interactions and relationships between societies and natural environment which create the unity, diversity and openness of physical and cultural landscape in the earth.
System of Geography
Basic Geographic
Concepts
Spatial/Space
Location
Direction
Distance
Size and Scale
Place
Region
Spatial Interaction and Analysis
Spatial/Space
‘Spatial’ always carries the ideas of the ways things are distributed, the movement occur, and the processes operate over the whole or a part of the surface of the earth.
Space
Origin of the Discipline
Three Fundamental Questions
Concepts
Two Dimensioned Researches
System of Geography
Four Schools of Research
Origin of the Discipline
Geography (English)
was first coined by Eratosthenes (270 – 192
B.C), a Greek scientist/geographer, chief librarian of the Alexanria Library
Geō = Earth
Graphia = Description
Concept of Geography
The studies of the phenomena, processes and patterns of natural environment and the spatial organization of human life as a whole. 3 Fundamental Questions
1.
Where?: Where did/are the phenomenon, processes, patterns happened/happening?
2.
Why there?: Why did/are they happened/happening there? (not at a different/other place?)
3.
How?: How are they in the relationships to those at other places, and affect or are affected by human life and natural environment?
spatial/geographical thinking
Oaktree Ecosystem
Ecosystem diversity
To answer those questions, we:
Focus in spatial and system analytical
Using concepts, terms, and methods in geography
Understand things are rationally organized on earth’s surface
Spatial patterns understanding how people live on and shape the earth’s surface
Two Dimensioned Studies
1.
Spatial phenomena: Studies of phenomenon and process of natural environment, and the spatial patterns which societies organize their activities.
2.
Spatial interaction: Studies of the interactions and relationships between societies and natural environment which create the unity, diversity and openness of physical and cultural landscape in the earth.
System of Geography
Basic Geographic
Concepts
Spatial/Space
Location
Direction
Distance
Size and Scale
Place
Region
Spatial Interaction and Analysis
Spatial/Space
‘Spatial’ always carries the ideas of the ways things are distributed, the movement occur, and the processes operate over the whole or a part of the surface of the earth.
Space