FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN GEOGRAPHY
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN GEOGRAPHY
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN GEOGRAPHY
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MODELS<br />
Geog 5<br />
People, place<br />
& Environment<br />
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A simplified representation of a portion of reality,<br />
expressed in conceptual, physical, graphical, or<br />
computational form.<br />
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What does this mean?<br />
• Models convey a set of interrelated theories about structures<br />
and processes of a system of interest to the world<br />
• Expresses the parts and their causal interactions<br />
• Many examples in human geography<br />
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