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[01:10.39]So, welcome to your introductory geography lecture.
[01:13.36]We'll begin with some basics.
[01:15.90]Firstly, what do we learn by studying geography?
[01:19.66]Well, we learn a great deal about all the processes that have affected and that continue to affect the earth’s  surface.
[01:27.80]But we learn far more than that, because studying geography also informs us about the different kinds of relationships that develop between a particular  environment and the people that live there.
[01:40.23]Okay.
[01:41.15]We like to think of geography as having two main branches.
[01:45.16]There's the study of the nature of our planet - its physical features, what it actually looks like - and then there's the study of the ways in which we choose to live and of the impact of those on our planet.
[01:58.16]Our current use of carbon fuels is a good example of that.
[02:01.66]But there are more specific study areas to consider too, and we'll be looking at each of these in turn throughout this semester.
[02:09.72]These include bio-physical geography, by which I mean the study of the natural environment and all its living things.
[02:17.53]Then there's topography -that looks at the shapes of the land and oceans.
[02:23.80]There's the study of political geography and social geography too, of course, which is the study of communities of people.
[02:30.76]We have economic geography - in which we examine all kinds of resources and their use -agriculture, for example.
[02:39.69]Next comes historical geography - the understanding of how people and their environments and the ways they interact have changed over a period of time - and urban geography, an aspect I'm particularly interested in, which takes as its focus the location of dties, the services that those cities provide, and migration of people to and from such cities.
[03:04.59]And lastly, we have cartography.
[03:07.74]That's the art and science of mapmaking.
[03:10.91]You'll be doing a lot of that!
[03:12.74]So, to summarise before we continue, we now have our key answer...
[03:19.29]studying this subject is important because without geographical knowledge, we would know very little about our surroundings and we wouldn't be able to identify all the problems that relate to them.
[03:32.90]So, by definition, we wouldn't be in an informed position to work out how to solve any of them.
[03:43.67]Okay, now for some practicalities.
[03:45.91]What do geographers actually do?
[03:49.92]Well, we collect data to begin with!
[03:52.12]You'll be doing a lot of that on your first field trip!
[03:55.90]How do we do this?
[03:56.78]There are several means.
[03:58.48]We might, for example, conduct a census - count a population in a given area perhaps.
[04:04.69]We also need images of the earth's surface which we can produce by means of computer-generation technology or with the help of satellite relays.
[04:14.56]We've come a very long way from the early exploration of the world by sailing ships when geographers only had pens and paper at their disposal.
[04:23.69]After we've gathered our information, we must analyse it!
[04:28.94]We need to look for patterns, most commonly those of causes and consequences.
[04:34.71]This kind of information helps us to predict and resolve problems that could affect the world we live in.
[04:40.97]But we don't keep all this information confidential.
[04:44.71]We then need to publish our findings so that other people can access it and be informed by it.
[04:50.87]And one way in which this information can be published is in the form of maps.
[04:56.18]You'll all have used one at some stage of your life already.
[05:00.56]Let's consider the benefits of maps from a geographer's perspective.
[05:04.71]Maps can be folded and put in a pocket and can provide a great store of reference when they're collected into an atlas.
[05:12.65]They can depict the physical features of the entire planet if necessary, or, just a small part of it in much greater detail.
[05:21.40]But there is a drawback.
[05:22.93]You can't exactly replicate something that is three-dimensional, like our planet, on a flat piece of paper, because paper has only two dimensions, and that means there'll always be a certain degree of distortion on a map.
[05:37.33]It can't be avoided.
[05:38.81]We can also use aerial photographs ...
[05:42.32]pictures taken by cameras at high altitude above the earth.
[05:46.50]These are great for showing all kinds of geographical features that are not easy to see from the ground.
[05:52.82]You can easily illustrate areas of diseased trees or how much traffic is on the roads at a given time or information about deep sea beds, for example.
[06:03.38]Then there are Landsats.
[06:06.80]These are satellites that circle the earth and transmit visual information to computers at receiving stations.
[06:13.31]They circle the earth several times a day and can provide a mass of information - you'll all be familiar with the information they give us about the weather, for example.
[06:23.45]So, what we're going to do now is look at a short presentation in which you'll see all these tools…

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Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Geography

 

Studying geography helps us to understand:

• the effects of different processes on the of the Earth

• the dynamic between and population

 

Two main branches of study:

• physical features

• human lifestyles and their

 

Specific study areas: biophysical, topographic, political, social, economic, historical and geography, and also cartography

 

Key point: geography helps us to understand our surroundings and the associated

 

What do geographers do?

• find data - e.g. conduct censuses, collect information in the form of

using computer and satellite technology

• analyse data - identify e.g. cause and effect

• publish findings in form of:

 

a) maps

-easy to carry

-can show physical features of large and small areas -BUT a two-dimensional map will always have some

 

b) aerial photos

-can show vegetation problems, density, ocean floor etc.

 

c) Landsat pictures sent to receiving stations

-used for monitoring conditions etc.

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