...Themes and Traditions of Geography Jennifer Friedrichsen Geography 100 4/20/2012 Dr. Siri Nimal Wickramaratne Themes and Traditions of Geography “Geography is the science that studies the relationships among natural systems, geographic areas, society, culture activities, and the independence of all of these over space.” (Christopherson, 2010, p. 4) Over time there have been two attempts that have influenced the basic understanding of geographic information, which allows us to gain additional and improved knowledge as well as appreciation for environmental changes and the different cultures around the world. These attempts are The Four Traditions of Geography and The Five Themes of Geography. Four Traditions of Pattison The four traditions consist of the spatial tradition, area tradition, man-land tradition and earth science tradition. Spatial Tradition is an “academic tradition in modern Geography that investigates geographic phenomena from a strictly spatial perspective” (Pidwirny, 2006). Spatial Tradition focuses on the mapping, positioning, direction, and distance, the characteristics of the form and movement related to these aspects or the distribution of phenomena. Area Studies Tradition is “an academic tradition in modern Geography that investigates an area on the Earth from a geographic perspective at either the local, regional, or global scale” (Pidwirny, 2006). This is the descriptions of different areas or regions. The nature of these...
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...kkkkk ? and ?Late Ferry?. Through poetic devices, Gray enriches our understanding of the concept of journeys and expands our knowledge. However, by contrasting ?Late Ferry... Save Paper Inner Journey- Alibrandi, My Place, The Road Not Taken development towards a better understanding of themselves and the world around them. The growth we derive from such journeys can present us with an avenue for self... Save Paper Statement Of Purpose I could engage with persons from diverse backgrounds and cultures to expand my understanding of the world I live in. I have a desire to go beyond the boundaries... Testing extent has studying the concept of physical journeys expanded your understanding of yourself, of individual, and of the world? Peter Skrzyneckis Immigrant... The Power Of Journeys along the way, and the experiences we possess. Journeys have the ultimate power to change our thinking, our ideas and concepts, inevitably changing us individually... Save Paper Inner Journeys extent has studying the concept of inner journeys expanded your understanding of yourself individuals and of the world? Inner journeys are about the process in... Journeys Lead The Traveller To Knowledge other end of the scale, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert also maintains the concept of Journeys lead the traveller to knowledge, but in a more clever and humorous way... Save Paper Journey Speech story of Edwards view on himself from a different perspective as a hero...
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...Possible Questions National Geographic Society 1. Fahey remarks about magazine piles “ that has come to haunt people today don’t want clutter. Comment? 2. How can Fahey promote cross functional and cross divisional collaboration by bringing radical changes in business model from paper to digital. 3. What should be the best strategy for fahey to integrate the media and magazine by transforming the culture, behavior and value of a legacy organization. 4. In 1994 Fahey was CEO of ‘Life Time’ ironically facing same challenges with earlier generation of media and technology. Fifteen years later same person is seen as elite general manager at work in a completely different organization. Has his thinking and management style changed? 5. Whom should the e commerce boss report to? How to transform a 123-year-old cultural icon and prepare it for the digital world? Slowly, Key concepts include: 1. Practitioners need to understand the power of the history of their own organizations in order to effect change. 2. Making transformational changes at the National Geographic Society involved pulling management levers to alter a deeply ingrained culture, develop new organizational capabilities, and design a compensation structure aligned with new values. 3. A one-size-fits-all approach to management doesn't work. General managers encountering similar problems in different organizations may need different solutions to solve them. That has come back to...
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...Summary: The Bhutan country was an emerging market. They strived to instill innovative leaders who wanted to open up to foreign markets. The main industrial strive to increase its growing tourism business was in the form of Royal Bhutan Airlines. They experienced industry growth. This caused them to rethink their strategy of high value low volume. This was due to wanting to preserve the culture and geography of the small nation of under 700 thousand people. Royal Bhutan Airlines was contemplating how to increase size and lower costs by online booking, increased domestic travel, and alliance partnerships. Issues: The major issues that interfered with growth was corporate culture, tariffs, seasonal traffic, and logistical burdens. For starters, Royal Bhutan Airlines was a direct extension from the government since it was designed as a taxi service for Indian officials. They were set on preserving the pristine nature of the Bhutan culture, religious and geographically. Hence why they set small limits on tourists coming in and out of the country. Tariffs caused higher prices on people traveling to the country due to having to go through specific travel agents. Season trends were a large portion of the problem for Royal Bhutan Airlines. To solve this problem, consider buying smaller more economical planes that are only used during slower seasons. It would help with the load percentage. During peak seasons bring out the larger aircrafts. This would also reduce wear...
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...Introduction Javan gibbon is an endemic species in West Java and it is categorized as endangered species now (IUCN, 2008). Javan gibbon habitat is sentralized in lowland forest and mountain forest, one of that are situated at Gunung Tilu Protected Area. However the area has been facing many problems which resulted from human activites such as stealing the forest products, and the existence of tea plantation in this protected area. The research objectives is to develop the habitat suitability map of Javan gibbon in Gunung Tilu Protected Area (GTPA) utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS). Method Javan gibbon habitat suitability mapping was initiated by collection the spatial and attribute data, such as digital map, data survey, and literature. This mapping was based on some habitat variable which determine the Javan gibbon habitat suitability, namely Leaf Area Index (LAI), accesibility (elevation and slope), and distance to road. Variables then were analyzed with GIS and produced thematic map for each variable. Javan gibbon distribution survey data in GTPA by KONUS (Konservasi Alam Nusantara) was used for determine the weight value of habitat variable using a Principal Componenet Analysis (PCA). Result of PCA were utilized as weight to determine Javan gibbon habitat suitability model. Furthermore, the model analyzed by using scoring and overlay methode. Result and disscussion The habitat suitability model: IKH = (2,154xFLAI) + (2,154xFjalan) + (1,044xFtinggi)...
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...English 269: Intro to Cultural Studies 30 September 2010 Cultural Geography Project The small piece of property between Torches on the Hudson and Gully’s Restaurant in Newburgh has become a cornerstone of revitalizing the city’s economy. Although it is only about half a mile long, in less than ten years the enormous facelift that has been given to the area has done wonders for the city’s revenue and tourist appeal as well as provided a much needed aesthetic boost to the waterfront area. Newburgh’s waterfront area has a rare appeal for this particular case study because it has aspects of providing a sense of community in the sense that it is often a focal point for local social gatherings, but it is also a place whose very existence is predicated upon the fact that it generates revenue for the city. As a young kid I can remember days where my father and I would drop my mother off at work and spend the rest of the morning running errands while stopping at the Newburgh Waterfront for lunch. By and large the place was decidedly unimpressive. In fact, there wasn’t much to be seen other than the old rickety piers and the folks ignorant enough of their state to trust their sturdiness (my father and I were quite often included in this class). There were sidewalks to nowhere, not much parking, very little landscaping was done, no shops, just a pier and the few people on it. It seemed, when looked at as a whole, very much like an area that had been almost forgotten by the city...
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...An organisation cannot satisfy the needs and wants of all consumers. To do so may result in a massive drain in company resources. Segmentation is simply the process of dividing a particular market into sections, which display similar characteristics or behaviour. There are a number of segmentation variables that allow an organisation to divide their market into homogenous groups. These variables will be discussed briefly below Demographic Segmentation Demographics originates from the word ‘demography’ which means a ‘study of population’. The population can be divided into age, gender, income, and family lifecycle amongst other variables. As people age their needs and wants change, some organisations develop specific products aimed at particular age groups for example nappies for babies, toys for children, clothes for teenagers and so on. Gender segmentation is commonly used within the cosmetics, clothing and magazine industry. All Bar One within the UK have developed their bars to attract the female audience, taking opportunity of the rise in the number of women who now enjoy ‘social drinking’. In the UK we have also seen the introduction of Maxim, (www.maxim-magazine.co.uk) a male lifestyle magazine covering male fashion, films, cars, sports and technology. We have also seen the introduction of unisex cosmetic products like CK1 which works on the similarities between the two genders. | ...
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...DB 1: Geography posted by Stacy Harris Thu Dec 9 23:48:28 2010 According to yourdictionary.com, Geography is defined as the study of the earth and all of its features. This also includes the human race and the effect that humans play on the earth. NationalGeographic.com states that there are five themes in Geography. These themes are location, place, human/environment interactions, movement, and regions. If I would have not read this article, I would think that location, place, and region are just about the same. But as I read the article, I found this was not the case. Location refers to the latitude and longitude of an exact spot on a map or globe. Places are defined by the characteristics that distinguish them from other places. For instances, the animal population of certain place makes it unique, as well as other features like mountains and even human architecture. Region refers to an area on earth that is unified by a specific attribute. These attributes can be either human or physical and can include things like climate,religious, political, cultural, and many others. Movement is used to study the way people and products move from one place to another through interactions and travel. It is also used to study resources and where they are located around the earth and how these resources are dispersed throughout the world. Human interaction/environment is used to describe the way that people interact with the world around them. This interaction can be both positive and negative...
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...SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE GROUP MEMEBERS IFTAKHAR AHMED RIZWAN JAMEEL USMAN BUTT SULMAN SHEIKH E09MBA054 E09MBA041 E09MBA060 E09MBA062 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE INTRODUCTION SDLC – SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE Problem Definition SDLC - is the process of creating or altering systems, and the models and methodologies that people use to develop. Implementation Analysis Testing Design SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE PROBLEM DEFINATION • MCB was used in house development System MIBS • PROBLEMS System Not Integrated Each Branch have their own Server Mostly Work done Manually and at the end of day a KPO entered the voucher Each branch maintain separate customer account in separate SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE ANAYLSIS • After defining the Problems MCB requires a new System. • System which overcome all these problems • System which are fully integrated in the branch and also connected with the other branch • System which required no duplication of customer record • The customer account can be operated from any MCB branch • The system which have a less manual work Proposed System The Proposed system was AMBIT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE DESIGN • AMBIT system was integrated extended enterprises banking system developed by a software company in SINGAPURE • MCB name the AMBIT system “SYMBOLS PROJECT” • In Symbols Project initially six modules and then additionally four modules was designed Branch Teller Deposits Kernel...
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...Mouhamad Diabate UID: 109-039-840 Intern at Prince George's County Office of Information Technology and Communications Department Of Geographic Information System BSOS 386 Section: 0401 Experiential Learning My internship is with the Geographic Information System Department of the Office of Information Technology and Communication of Prince George's County government. The OITC deals with any technology related issues in the county. The Geographic Information System Department assists all the other county agencies and some private companies in their need of Geographic services. The department is relatively small compared to the work load. In the previous years there used to be many people but as the year went by, and the economic crisis, it has been reduced to five including me. However we managed to get the job done as the only department in charge of assisting all county agencies with Geographic Information services. In fact most agencies have their own Geographic Information System divisions, although they lack technology resources and expertise in the use of the software. Therefore our tasks is to advise and most of the time, to correct them in the creation and updating of map layers. We also manage their geographic database to make it available for all agencies in the entire county. My supervisor, Mr. Patrick Callahan is the director of the department. He overlooks every project that are undergoing in the department...
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...the potential to shape its future by posing new opportunities. Environmental scanning is the process of gathering information and forecasting relevant trends, competitive actions, and circumstances that will affect operations in geographic areas of potential interest. Scanning should focus on the future interests of the firm should cover the following major variables. 3. 4. Discuss the relative advantages of globalization versus regionalization. Advantages of globalization versus regionalization/localization while globalization supports integration of different cultures, countries and societies across the globe; on the other hand regionalization or localization encourages economic and social harmony limited to a certain Geography such as North America or Europe....
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...TOPIC 1 INTRODUCTION This work equips Geography teachers with appropriate techniques of teaching Geography in secondary Schools and other institutions. It deals with methods and approaches used in teaching Geography. Be aware that each area of specialization has its own techniques though some are similar. Classes of Geographers – we have two classes of Geographers (a) Geographers with content - those who have learned Geography content from lower levels to the highest levels (primary to university). Some of them are reputable Geographers in teaching. (b) Geographers with content and methodology – Those that have learned Geography content right from primary to the University/Diploma level in some cases they have been classmates in group (a). They have an element of teaching methods for Geographers. In case two, content is integrated with methodology. NB – A teacher’s teaching methods will motivate or demotivate/discourage students from enrolling in Geography. Nature and Content of Geography Definition of Geography Geo – Greek word meaning the earth, graphia – meaning to write/describe Literally means – descriping of the earth/writing about the earth. Thus, there is no total consensus on the definition of Geography. Geography has diverse content leading to conflicting definitions, concepts and aims. Geography is a science of place/space (spatial characteristics). Geography as a science deals with description and explanation of the spatial distribution of...
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...Should Lincoln Electric enter India or not? Yes No + Most of the future growth in their industry - Their performance in Asia is lower than in the rest will come from India and China. of the world, and they need to solve that problem first. + The market is still ripe for the taking. It is - They already have a lot of complexity from operating wide open for a successful entry. on all but one continent. + If they don’t go to India, their toughest competitors - If they had difficulty for years adapting to Europe, why will dominate the market and use their free cash flow would they have any better luck navigating India’s to attack Lincoln Electric in other geographies. challenging business environment? Firms can increase their profitability through global expansion in a number of ways—can Lincoln Electric do the following: * Implement cost-cutting initiatives (such as lower-cost labor pools) - ? (best practices to raise labor productivity in a local-for-local operation) * Bring differentiated products to an underserved geographic market - ? What is Lincoln’s reputation? * Spread “fixed costs” of R & D and branding over a more expansive customer base - ? Can they? * Actively attempt to improve industry structure through acquisitions - ? (fragmented—buyout larger player) If Lincoln Electric enters India, which entry mode choice is best? Licensing Strategic Alliance/JV Acquisition Wholly Owned ...
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...Much complain has been made of the "spatial turn" lately, over a scope of orders. It is tricky to know whether the consideration has been justified. A disarray of terms has been utilized, for example, space, place, spatiality, area and each has implied a group of regularly opposing and confounding implications. This wonder is normal to a scope of controls in the humanities. This implies, first and foremost, that it is not generally simple to perceive what is being talked about under the rubric of space, and second, that over-broadened employments of the social turn have frustrated important engagement with materiality in discourses of space. This article demonstrates how materiality has been underestimated both by an easygoing vocabulary and an energetic epistemological comprehensive quality from researchers, and how the spatial turn has been too nearly connected to the social turn to permit it to build up its fullest illustrative potential. It exhibits how history specialists may gainfully hypothesize the noteworthiness of spot and space in their work acquiring methods from geographers and anthropologists, and alluding to the phenomenological custom, and sets out a few difficulties for utilizing space all the more adequately as a part of informative frameworks. Enlivened by ecological history, human science, and science and innovation studies, I propose a method for creating space as not the same as customary verifiable treatment of materiality, and end by distinguishing...
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...ENSR International 1) What are the pros & cons of organizing around geographies? Service lines? Industries? Clients? The company ENSR is a multinational company with having its offices all around the world. As the clients of the company have dispersed geographically therefore; there is a high need for the company to expand more in geographical terms. Organizing around geographies would help the company to have different and vast exposure with respect to the clients however; it will also require company resources that include the money and time of the consultant. This is a major reason why ENSR always tries to make their business around geographies. Furthermore, organizing around service lines would help the company in efficiently utilizing the company’s resources with respect to desired level of expertise. Moreover, organizing around industries and clients will be helpful in securing clients more efficiently but with a greater level of expense. Moreover, the key accounts program will also help the company in securing relationships with potential and existing customers of ENSR. 2) How could the BDO solution look like in detail? Who would do what? How would the new organization chart look like? Which problems would be solved, which not? Business Development officers are the ones who are engaged in developing relationships with current and potential clients of the company. The business development officer solution was initially implemented in the 90s era as a part...
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