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GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES

"A perspective provides a frame of reference for asking and answering questions, identifying and solving problems, and evaluating consequences of alternative actions."

  1. The Spatial Perspective
    Space and place . . . the spatial dimensions of human experience . . . the essential issue of "whereness"

  2. The Ecological Perspective
    Webs of relationships . . . understanding Earth as a complex set of interacting living and nonliving elements.

"Geographic perspectives bring societies and nature under the lens of geography for interpretation and explanation."