Chapter One Thinking Geographically Cultural Landscape Main thing

Cultural Landscape • Main thing human geographers are concerned with • Visible imprint of

Sequent Occupance • Notion that successive societies leave the cultural imprints on a place,

Scale Differences Maps of Washington State Fig. 1 -3: The effects of scale in

Township & Range System in the US Fig. 1 -4: Principal meridians & east-west

Principal Meridians & Baselines U. S. Land Ordinance of 1785

Layers of a GIS Fig. 1 -5: A geographic information system (GIS) stores information

Uniqueness of Places & Regions • Place: Unique location of a feature – –

Situation: Singapore Fig. 1 -7: Singapore is situated at a key location for international

World Geographic Grid Fig. 1 -8: The world geographic grid consists of meridians of

World Time Zones Fig. 1 -9: The world’s 24 standard time zones each represent

Formal Regions: also called Uniform or Homogeneous Fig. 1 -10: Presidential election results by

Formal and Functional Regions Fig. 1 -11: The state of Iowa is an example

Vernacular Regions – also called perceptual Fig. 1 -12: A number of features are

World Climate Regions Fig. 1 -14: The modified Köppen system divides the world into

Density and Concentration of Baseball Teams, 1952 & 2007 Fig. 1 -19: The changing

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Chapter One Thinking Geographically

Cultural Landscape • Main thing human geographers are concerned with • Visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

Sequent Occupance • Notion that successive societies leave the cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape

Scale Differences Maps of Washington State Fig. 1 -3: The effects of scale in maps of Washington State. (Scales from 1: 10 million to 1: 10, 000)

Township & Range System in the US Fig. 1 -4: Principal meridians & east-west baselines of the township system. Townships in northwest Mississippi & topographic map of the area.

Principal Meridians & Baselines U. S. Land Ordinance of 1785

Layers of a GIS Fig. 1 -5: A geographic information system (GIS) stores information about a location in several layers. Each layer represents a different category of information.

Uniqueness of Places & Regions • Place: Unique location of a feature – – Toponyms Place names Site Situation Mathematical location • Regions: Areas of unique characteristics – – – Cultural landscape Types of regions Spatial association Regional integration of culture Cultural ecology

Situation: Singapore Fig. 1 -7: Singapore is situated at a key location for international trade.

World Geographic Grid Fig. 1 -8: The world geographic grid consists of meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude. The prime meridian ( 0º) passes through Greenwich, England.

World Time Zones Fig. 1 -9: The world’s 24 standard time zones each represent about 15° of longitude. They are often depicted using the Mercator projection.

Formal Regions: also called Uniform or Homogeneous Fig. 1 -10: Presidential election results by county & state illustrate differences in regional voting patterns.

Corn Belt

Formal and Functional Regions Fig. 1 -11: The state of Iowa is an example of a formal region; the areas of influence of various television stations are examples of functional regions. DISTANCE DECAY is an important concept associated with this type of region

Vernacular Regions – also called perceptual Fig. 1 -12: A number of features are often used to define the South as a vernacular region, each of which identifies somewhat different boundaries.

World Climate Regions Fig. 1 -14: The modified Köppen system divides the world into five main climate regions.

Density and Concentration of Baseball Teams, 1952 & 2007 Fig. 1 -19: The changing distribution of North American baseball teams illustrates the differences between density and concentration.