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Method vs Perspective

Learn how geographic methods and perspectives help analyze Earth's data, including examples like "Earth at Night" and "Las Vegas at Night." Discover the investigative process from global to regional scales.

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Method vs Perspective

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  1. Method vs Perspective • Geographic Method: using geographic information to describe the earth • Geographic Perspective: a geographic grid through which information is interpreted • Example: The Earth at Night

  2. Geographic Investigation Process - 4 Level Analysis • Level 1 - What? Where? When? Scale? • Level 2 - Pattern Identification • Level 3 • Why there? • How did it get there? • Level 4 (prediction) • So what? • What if?

  3. Earth at Night - Global Scale

  4. North America at Night - Regional Scale Online: 6/27/2006 - http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/49261main_usa_nightm.jpe

  5. Las Vegas At Night

  6. Geographic Investigation Process • Level 1 - What? Where? When? • Level 2 - Pattern Identification • Level 3 • Why there? • How did it get there? • Level 4 • So what? • What if?

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