Geography in the Christian world was confined to the process of translation of the earlier geographical ideas of the classical age. Two medieval scholars—Martianus Capelle and Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius— provided translation of Plato as early as the fifth century. In the early medieval period, the European scholars could work only with Latin documents and only in the latter part of [...]
The following points highlight the major theoretical and methodological developments that took place in geography. The developments are: 1. Location Theory 2. Central Place Theory 3. Social Physics 4. Diffusion of Innovation 5. Regional Science 6. Locational Analysis. 1. Location Theory: It is a body of theories which seek to account for the location of economic activities. Location theory was [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Types of Hypotheses 2. Levels of Hypothesis 3. Functions 4. Testing. Types of Hypotheses: There are several different kinds of hypotheses used in social and/or geographical analysis, studies and research. However, the primary types of hypotheses are: (1) Research Hypotheses, (2) Null Hypotheses, (3) Scientific Hypotheses, and (4) Statistical Hypotheses. 1. Research [...]