Social Geography -- Block 3

Is a sub-discipline of geography concerned about the mobility of people, freight and information.

• Urban Geography  

• Tourism Geography    

• Food Geography  

• Transportation Geography

Most basic manner to represent distance as a straight line between two locations, used to provide an approximation of distance.

• Transport Distance     

• Euclidean Distance     

• Logistical Distance      

• Basic Distance

More complex representation of distance that accounts for the existing structure of the transport network.

• Transport Distance     

• Euclidean Distance     

• Logistical Distance      

• Basic Distance

Complex representation of distance that encompasses all the tasks required so that a movement between two locations can take place.

• Transport Distance     

• Euclidean Distance     

• Logistical Distance      

• Basic Distance

Refers to the ease of movement of passengers, freight or information.

• Transportation  

• Transportation Geography             

• Movement     

• Mobility

The ease at which the cargo can be damaged during transport.

• Weight  

• Perishable           

• Fragility     

• Storage

Complexity related to hold the cargo in inventory before it can be used.

• Weight  

• Perishable           

• Fragility     

• Storage

Simple indicator of the amount of energy that must be spent to carry the cargo.

• Weight  

• Perishable           

• Fragility     

• Storage

Rate at which a cargo degrades.

• Weight  

• Perishable           

• Fragility     

• Storage

Represents the smallest load unit that can be effectively transported.

• People

• Freight          

• Massification     

• Atomization