Geographers Perspectives Unit 1 Geography Concepts Skills What

Geographer’s Perspectives Unit 1: Geography Concepts & Skills

What is a Geographic Perspective Two primary perspectives inform geographic inquiry. • The Spatial Perspective is concerned with questions related to where: “Where is it? ” Why is it there? ”; and “Why should I care? ” Geography, then, is concerned about place and space. • The Ecological Perspective recognizes that humans are in relationship on Earth with nonliving and other living things. Humans modify physical environments, and the physical world places constraints on human activities. The two perspectives are complemented by the perspectives in history, civics, and economics.

Brasilia, Brazil “Brasilia was constructed as a capital city between 1956 and 1960. Brazil's previous capital, Rio de Janeiro, was crowded. Its design hindered government work because buildings were located far apart from one another and traffic was heavy. Brasilia was constructed in the country’s interior, to spur development there and lay a plan for an ideal capital city. City planners, architects, and political scientists worked with Brazils leaders on the design of Brasilia. ” –National Geographic. Cement had to be brought in by plane because there were no roads. "The problem is that it's not a city. It's that simple. The issue is not whether it's a good city or a bad city. It's just not a city. It doesn't have the ingredients of a city: messy streets, people living above shops, and offices nearby, " Burdett told the BBC World Service in 2010. "It just doesn't have the complexity of a normal city. It's a sort of office campus for a government, " says Burdett, who was Chief Adviser on Architecture and Urbanism for the London 2012 Olympics. "People run away on Thursday evenings and go to Sao Paulo and Rio to have fun. ” The city was designed to house the rich and poor, but now mainly houses the rich. The poor are pushed to satellite cities ranging from proper buildings to shanty towns. How do people decide where to build a new city? (Spatial Perspective)

Carrying Capacity Carrying capacity (ability to hold or do something) can be defined as a species average population size in a habitat. The species population size is limited by environmental factors like adequate (good enough) food, shelter, water, and mates. If these are not met, the population will decrease until the resource rebounds. Read the article below: https: //www. theguardian. com/global-development-professionalsnetwork/2016/jan/11/population-growth-in-africa-grasping-the-scale-of-thechallenge Answer: How does population size impact the ability of the environment to support human activities there? (Ecological perspective)

Sanborn Map Fire insurance maps are detailed city plans, usually at scales of 50 or 100 feet to an inch. They show individual building footprints, complete with construction details such as building material, number of stories, building use, and more. The maps were originally produced for insurance underwriters, but today are used by researchers in history, urban geography, architectural history, and other fields. They are commonly referred to as Sanborn maps because the Sanborn company was the largest national producer, covering the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Marion, 1894 April https: //digital. tcl. sc. edu/digital/collection/SFMAPS/id/3169 Marion, 1904 June https: //digital. tcl. sc. edu/digital/collection/SFMAPS/id/1269/rec/5 Answer: How have places changed over time (historic perspective)?