How Geographers Look at the World Chapter 1

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How Geographers Look at the World Chapter 1: Geography Skills and Craft

How Geographers Look at the World Chapter 1: Geography Skills and Craft

Important Vocabulary ▪ Site: a place’s specific location (physical setting). Ex: San Francisco. ▪

Important Vocabulary ▪ Site: a place’s specific location (physical setting). Ex: San Francisco. ▪ Situation: an expression of relative location. Ex: San Francisco as a port city. ▪ Place: a particular space with physical and human meaning. ▪ Region: areas with similar characteristics. Ex: Switzerland.

Vocabulary (Cont’d) ▪ Formal Region: defined by common characteristics. Ex: The Corn Belt. ▪

Vocabulary (Cont’d) ▪ Formal Region: defined by common characteristics. Ex: The Corn Belt. ▪ Functional Region: a central place where the surrounding area is linked to it. Ex: Metropolitan Areas. ▪ Perceptual Region: classified by popular feelings and images, not objective data. Ex: The Heartland.

Vocabulary (Cont’d) ▪ Ecosystem: a community of plants and animals that depend upon one

Vocabulary (Cont’d) ▪ Ecosystem: a community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival. ▪ Movement: of people, goods, and ideas. ▪ Human-environment interactions: the study of the inter-relationship between people and their physical environment.

Vocabulary (Cont’d) ▪ Cartography: the designing and making of maps. ▪ Geographic information systems

Vocabulary (Cont’d) ▪ Cartography: the designing and making of maps. ▪ Geographic information systems (GIS): computer tools that process and organize data and satellite images with other types of intel.

Introduction ▪What is geography? ▪Why is it important?

Introduction ▪What is geography? ▪Why is it important?

Maps ▪ A cartographer creates maps. ▪ Great Circle Route: Curved Line. Shortest distance.

Maps ▪ A cartographer creates maps. ▪ Great Circle Route: Curved Line. Shortest distance. ▪ Map Projections: Planar, Cylindrical, and Conic. ▪ Finding Absolute Locations. ▪ The Hemispheres.

Maps (Cont’d) ▪ Small-Scale vs. Large-Scale. ▪ Physical Map – Topography. ▪ Political Maps

Maps (Cont’d) ▪ Small-Scale vs. Large-Scale. ▪ Physical Map – Topography. ▪ Political Maps – Humanmade. ▪ Qualitative Maps. ▪ Flow-Line Maps.

Geography Breakdown ▪ Geography is broken into two major branches: Physical and Human. ▪

Geography Breakdown ▪ Geography is broken into two major branches: Physical and Human. ▪ Physical Geography focuses on the earth’s physical features. ▪ Human (or Cultural) Geography centers on human activities.

Geographic Usages ▪ Geography interprets the past, understands the present, and plans for the

Geographic Usages ▪ Geography interprets the past, understands the present, and plans for the future. ▪ This is accomplished through: observation, mapping, interviewing, statistical analysis, and technology. ▪ Final Examples: Politics, Culture, and Economics.

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