FC-22 - Geometric primitives

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Learning Objectives: 
  • Identify the three fundamental dimensionalities used to represent points, lines, and areas
  • Describe the data models used to encode coordinates as points, lines, or polygons
  • Critique the assumptions that are made in representing the world as points, lines, and polygons
  • Evaluate the correspondence between geographic phenomena and the shapes used to represent them