What are the 2 branches of geographic study?

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What are the 2 branches of geographic study?
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Physical and human geography are the two branches
of study
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What is the significance of the Spatial
perspective?
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It is the unifying bond and is illustrated with
maps
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Contributions of Herodotus
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linked history and geography
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Contributions of Aristotle
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Studied possible relationships between latitude,
climate, and population densityProved Earth
was round using lunar eclipse observation
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Significance of Eratosthenes
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Father of geography named it Geography for
description of the Earthgt calculated the
circumference of Earth (w/o GIS, computers,
calculators)
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Contributions of Hipparchus
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devised a grid system (latitude/longitude) to map
the curved surface of Earth
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Significance of Ptolemy
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created first gazetteer (place name lat/long)
gt Decreed that North shall be at the top of all
maps instead of the direction of travel being at
the top of the page.
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Who was Carl Sauer?
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Creator of Possibilism human activity is
determined by choices that humans make rather
than by physical environments
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Define Absolute Space
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Exists in the aerial relations among phenomena on
Earths surface
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Define Relative Space
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is perceptual it is socially produced and is
subject to continual change
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Define Place
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Refers to a location that has a particular
identity or value
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Define Scale (not map scale)
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Refers to the size of the area studied Tutsis
and Hutus in Rwanda cannot be examined just by
looking at the country
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What are the 3 types of maps?
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PhysicalPoliticalSpecial Purpose
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What are the 4 properties of maps that get
distorted in projections?
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SizeShapeDistanceDirection
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Define Region
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A part of Earth that displays internal
homogeneity and is relatively distinct from
surrounding areas
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Regionalization
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A special kind of classification in which
locations on Earths surface are assigned to
various regions, which must be contiguous spatial
units
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What are 3 types of regions?
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Formal regions classifying large regions
Functional regions spatial analysisVernacular/
perceptual regions human landscapes
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WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF DATA USED IN APHG?
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Field researchCensus dataGISSpace photography
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