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