four dimensions of geography
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Four Dimensions of Geography
Spatial Dimension (also called Locational Dimension)
Mapping
Spatial analysis
Boundaries and densities
Movement and transportation
Quantitative techniques and tools, such as computerized mapping and Geographic Information Systems
Central Place Theory
Areal distribution
Spatial patterns
Area Studies Dimension (also called Regional Dimension)
Description of regions or areas
World regional geography
International trends and relationships
How regions are different from one another
The chorographic dimension(regions)
Man-Land Dimension(also called Human-Environmental, Human-Land, or Culture-Environment Dimension)
Human impact on nature
Impact of nature on humans
Natural hazards
Perception of environment
Environmentalism
Cultural, political, and population geography
Earth Science Dimension
Physical geography
The lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
Earth-sun interaction
Offshoots are geology, mineralogy, paleontology, glaciology, geomorphology, and meteorology
The study of the earth as the home to humans
The four historical traditions in geographical rrsearch are spatial analysis of the natural and the human phenomenon, area studies of places and regions, studies of human -land relationship and the earth sciences.