GC3-1 - CA model structure

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Author and Citation Info: 

DiBiase, D., DeMers, M., Johnson, A., Kemp, K., Luck, A. T., Plewe, B., and Wentz, E. (2006). CA model structure. The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers. (2nd Quarter 2016, first digital).

Learning Objectives: 
  • Analyze the advantages and limitations of CA geospatial representations
  • Explain how the use of CA to represent a geographical region relates to how places in a region are interconnected
  • Describe how CA might represent a geographical region