GEOG 254 — THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GEOGRAPHY II
BA BA Geography and Rural Development · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
The focus is on models, methods and techniques used in the explanation of geographical issues and problems. Topics include the role of laws, theories and models in geography; application of the scientific method; the quantitative revolution in geography; systems analysis in geography; the central place theory; Von Thunen Model of land use; concept of the Growth Pole; distance decay; gravity model; Spatial Diffusion; geography in a globalizing world.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
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