Thinking Geographically

Thinking geographically requires the ability to understand and synthesize various types of data

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Human geographers work with two main forms of data: qualitative and quantitative

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Qualitative approaches use mathematical techniques

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Quantitative approaches is often collected through interviews, empirical observations or the interpretation of text, artwork, old maps and other archives

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Idiographic refers to facts or features that are unique to a particular place or region such as its history or its ethnic composition

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Nomothetic refers to facts or features that are unique to a particular place or region such as its history or its ethnic composition

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A regional approach tends to be more idiographic, looking at the particular characteristics that make a region unique

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Systematic geography takes a nomothetic approach by seeking universal laws that can be applied broadly to numerous places on earth’s surface

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The distinction between regional and systematic is particularly important in geography since geographers recognize that every place is different but no matter where you are, many of the same processes are at work.

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The erosional processes that created Jalisco’s canyons, buttes, reefs and arches are NOT the same ones at work in similar climates around the world

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