What is space and how do we study it? Crash Course Geography #3

Today we're going to talk about SPAAAAAACE, but not like stars and satellites and stuff. Instead, we're going to talk about geographic space. In geography, we can look at the world and the places and spaces we inhabit with four distinct lenses: space as a container, topologically, socially, and how we perceive it. On this journey, we'll make stops in Antarctica, Haiti, and China as we introduce the tools you'll need from surveying and remote sensing to community-created maps to help us better understand and navigate our world.
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[@eustache_dauger]

Don't know much about space, but have an entire bar of it on my keyboard

[@rattb0i482]

I've got a MarsBar

[@nicoleheymannweltgestalter]

I appreciate that you started the video by zooming in to Sri Lanka as "your community", not the US/Europe. Even if that was only a second, it shows that "space" and the study of it is not a West-centric idea. Appreciating the images from all regions of the world for the same reason. A thumbs up and thank you for you from Germany. And Happy Holidays :)

[@jayjjoshi]

Also whole video breaking stereo type.images usually other people are using

[@shadebug]

There's gonna be a classroom in sri lanka freaking out about this video

[@loganl3746]

As an aspiring botanist, I love that person really enthusiastic about bamboo at 00:52

[@shockingheaven]

Lol same

[@HappyGrower]

I'm fascinated by them. I planted a few saplings months ago. I only recently learned that they bloom. I never seen them bloom before.

[@lesussie2237]

Rap lady, i really appreciate how worldwide the places you quoted are, not just Europe and north America. Thank you

[@chil.6476]

The Harbin ice sculptures look so cool.

[@daisuke910]

Would love to visit there during the festival. Must be amazing!

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

What is space? The final frontier

[@vaughnjohnson8767]

These are the voyages of the starship enterprise.

[@QemeH]

@@vaughnjohnson8767 It's continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, *to boldly go where no one has gone before*

[@aard1999]

I appreciate very much how diverse your examples are. Thank you

[@semaj_5022]

This video is so well made and clearly explained. It's a tougher topic than I expected, but I think I got most of it. Lol It's hard to adjust to hearing "space" and not thinking "*outer space*," but I'll get there. Thanks Crash Course team!

[@jasong1000]

This makes me miss crash course astronomy with Phil Plait. may have to watch that again.

[@madLphnt]

"SPACE.....it seems to go on and on forever. Then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you" "Fry! PIZZA GOIN OUT... C'MONNN!"

[@proplayerpak619]

I am university student and i love your videos

[@maxosall6972]

Yes Finally! was waiting for it!

[@felipearenasbarr]

I was waiting for this!

[@StudyWaliClass]

what an enthusiastic teacher and subject

[@juangabrieloc7499]

Interesting, thanks for sharing :)

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

One small step for Crash Course, one giant leap for Crash Coursekind

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

This is very topical to the time we’re in.

[@amberlynbutler7374]

Ma'am I admire your rap lesson .

[@lesussie2237]

I mean it is a crash course ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@geoffreywinn4031]

Educational!

[@shockingheaven]

Great video!

[@PhoebeJones]

I love how informative all your videos are!

[@stefanexplores]

Wohoo! Loooooove geography :D

[@Ekevoo]

3:13 Cool!! This is Toronto!!! from somewhere in Vaughan to Downsview!

[@JamesRedekop]

www.google.com/maps/@43.7818808,-79.4690401,13.38z

[@mustafamohiuddin828]

This is better than my astro teacher

[@mandarunka_mult]

I started watching your videos and I like it. Now I need more and more information...😅😂❤

[@samarelneser4602]

Thanks!

[@nathanmotley7428]

thanks for unique presentation

[@Astafari]

Nive video!

[@tinmin7375]

Yesssss it’s out!

[@alqader]

Suggestion, the concept of occupation. Humanity may really benefit from a discussion of the concept, the idea, by CC

[@bottway]

I LOVE her top in this video! Can you link to it?

[@mikebauer6917]

Surprisingly no flat Earth comments yet.

[@vaughnjohnson8767]

Yeah. They are probably too scared of crash course

[@therongjr]

@@vaughnjohnson8767 Or learning in general.

[@verociouscaldiva185]

Do they even watch Crash Course? This is a propaganda channel.

[@PetersonRyan97]

Why do we need land surveyors? It's all flat anyways. Mountains literally do not exist.

[@mjovi1]

You ARE the flat earth comment.

[@Ullmannite]

Cool Cool, but when is CrashCourse Geology coming?

[@dannie4356]

love from Harbin! Even the Manchu language is featured here.. what can i say!? love it

[@anuradhamuralimohan7176]

I am glad crash course took up , this huge project to bring awarness to many aspects, consolidated to the extent needed, to stimulate for depth insightful study, if one desires .

[@shockingheaven]

You guys made me remember how much I loved Geography classes as a kid

[@sceptre1067]

somebody like my hometown. 😀

[@lycka54]

Через 2 часа гос экзамен по истории Казахстана, но я смотрю это

[@lpaveivyourainellzeldayesh9619]

Gravity. All stuff pulls and or pushes. Right. Am I right? What two things do neither? Magnets and light. Magnets form fields. Light forms waves. This is what I hear. Make sense. Now Avima. Hears e=mc2.

[@beltransanchez5571]

Just found out this guy wrote The fault in Our stars

[@sanhitamehta5111]

WAIT it’s the same John Green?

[@mschrisfrank2420]

Yes, that John Green.

[@jasong1000]

Fault in our stars, paper towns, looking for Alaska and turtles all the way down

[@kitoken368]

@Alan Hardcastle you should also check out Looking for Alaska if you haven't

[@wanitooo]

@Alan Hardcastle lmfao this has been a thing appearing and reappearing on this channel since the dawn of crash course. Always a sight to behold. And yes, he did write the fault in our stars.

[@soumyaneelmanna3097]

Who the hell downvotes this?? Flat earthers??

[@josenellandrewtumulak2400]

dope

[@charlestucker1949]

Apparently once we understand space we can be part of the galactic federation

[@vaughnjohnson8767]

Yea. _nothing_ bad could go wrong!

[@1hogbyte]

GPS is land based.

[@BarringtonLatham]

I was hoping that this video would explain to me why my girl friend wanted space

[@elfarlaur]

Love all the comments that have nothing at all to do with the topic of the video

[@theparadigm8149]

The last time I was this early, space hadn’t been invented yet!

[@milotheaxolotl4709]

don't mind me i'm just reading the comment section, want some virtual pocorn 🍿👈

[@madLphnt]

Only if you mean virtual kettle corn, if so than yes let me get some of that 🤲. Here, have some virtual chocolate chip cookies 🍪🍪.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

The Moon is rightfully ours

[@Progamerr_06]

No

[@Slade-2556]

SAY THAT TO UNCLE SAM YOU DUMPLING * american patriotism intensifies *

[@Broke-disastrous-guy]

I think I came here first

[@pieterhulsen9170]

7:45 , they got morgan freeman to participate?!

[@duyang980]

nice shirt dude

[@carlleech5673]

Is this the geographical version of Rap God?

[@marcelmauhar8186]

One needs at least 4 satellites to determine a possition🙂

[@QemeH]

I recognize the importance of crowd-sourced information and think you are right about the potential of open street map - *BUT* just like wikipedia it's not really a source you can rely on exactly *because* of the crowd sourcing nature of it. I'm a paramedic and I'd use a paper map before I use open street map to find the incident location. [Side note: We are required to have good local knowledge anyway and all rigs are equiped with a frequently updated GPS system, so it's rare that I need anything else - but still...]

[@mschrisfrank2420]

Paper maps also have errors and are not updated the way a constantly evolving crowd sourced map would be. Each way of doing it has its own problems.

[@lesussie2237]

Any drewers here?

[@zachheilman784]

2:07 the animator needs to charge that phone! Gah it's not even real and that frustrates me

[@caiodealmeida7832]

We all know the earth is flat, and the Turtle is the thing that keeps it floating.

[@squiddle405]

:D

[@nomnom7482]

Pengen jadi anak kebumian, tapi tau otak nggak sanggup

[@annotatedmedicaltutorials858]

Wow! I failed to understand anything, not because you didnt explain well, but simply because the subject is complex.

[@charlesbrightman4237]

FOR ME: 'Space' is energy itself. Wherever space is, energy is. Wherever energy is, space is. They are one and the same thing. And for me, the 'gem' photon is the energy unit of this universe that makes up everything in existence in this universe. 'Time' is the flow of energy. 'Time' (flow of energy) cannot exist unless 'space' (energy itself) exists. And 'space' (energy itself) that does not flow (no flow of time / energy) is basically useless. An entity cannot even think a thought without a flow of energy. If all the energy in the universe stopped flowing, wouldn't we say that 'time stood still'? Time itself would still exist, it would just not be flowing, (basically 'time' stopped). But then also, how space and time are linked in what is called 'space time', (energy and it's flow).

[@charlesbrightman4237]

Thought about space time: Consider the following: a. Wavelength equals speed of light divided by frequency. b. Wavelength is how far a single 'em' photon goes in space, or possibly is the size of space itself. (Especially since 'space' itself has not been defined yet). Possibly different sizes of space for different 'em' frequencies. c. Speed of light: 'light' being 'em' photons, 'speed' being distance divided by time, distance being two points in space with space between those two points. d. Frequency being 'hertz', 'hertz being cycles per second, or how far an 'em' photon goes at a specific size during one second. e. "IF" wavelength changes (the frequency changes) then the distance a single 'em' photon goes would change and/or the size of space itself would change (assuming that an 'em' photon makes up 'space' itself). f. Possibly 'space' varies due to 'space' being made up of 'em' itself and as 'em' frequencies change, 'space' changes. g. Another possibility would be that as the wavelength changes (frequency changes) then as the distance a single 'em' photon goes would also change in it's time of existence, 'time' would change for any given 'em' photon length. The effect of that single 'em' photon makes in it's given time of existence. h. Possibly 'time' varies due to the wavelength of the 'em' photon. i. So, possibly 'space' varies due to energy frequencies changing and 'time' varies due to the wavelength of energy changing, the 'em' photon being energy itself. And if as I currently believe that what is called 'gravity' is actually a part of the 'em' photon, then the 'gem' photon makes up the energy unit that possibly makes up everything in existence in this entire universe including the universe itself, including 'space' and 'time' or 'space time' itself. It is also how space and time can warp, bend and vary.

[@al.1668]

We spend 400 million dollars instead of using it for people who we know exist. That's how.

[@semaj_5022]

What is this supposed to mean?

[@blazec8756]

First!

[@FanDjokovic]

First ! I'm the best person ever 😎

[@S0phiel0ph]

First

[@andygd8]

first

[@mrgumball6334]

No

[@DeborahFishburn]

I had to stop. There is no such place as AnARTica. There just isn't.

[@nebuliar]

First

[@bossboss9446]

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