Pillars of Geography Location Place Connection Region Location

Pillars of Geography Location, Place, Connection, Region

Location ¡ You have to know where something is before you can study it geographically. ¡ You can’t know where something is unless you have at least one other piece of spatial information: distance, direction, adjacency (next to) , or enclosure (inside). ¡ How many ways can you describe where you are sitting?

Describing Location ¡ Landmark l Next to the Mosque

Describing Location ¡ Topological l Between his house and the Mosque

Describing Location ¡ Distance l Three kilometers from her house

Describing Location ¡ Direction l Northeast of the river

Describing Location ¡ Address l l Beirut Street Hawalli, Kuwait 13105

Describing Location ¡ ¡ ¡ Global Grid Latitude: lines run east to west Longitude: lines run north to south Like the map grid, these lines allow us to pinpoint locations. Example: 51 degrees east by 143 degrees southeast.

Latitude and Longitude Film

Describing Location ¡ Map Grid l Sector 3 B

Place ¡ Refers to a location’s characteristics…those things that make it special. ¡ What is around a place? ¡ What do people do at the place? ¡ Every place is unique…no two places are the same.

Connections ¡ Natural Connections l Rivers, mountain passes, ocean routes exist without human actions.

Connections ¡ Artificial Connections l Highways, railroads, canals are created by humans.

Connections ¡ Consider the objects in this room l All the different kinds of materials come from places all over the world…places that are connected through economic trade.

Regions ¡ Places that share similar conditions (the Middle East) l l l ¡ religion language geography Sub-region: a place inside a region that shares similar condition.

Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. n What three things do geographers focus on most (geographic perspective)? n What is the definition of geography we discussed in class? n Describe what you know about “spatial knowledge. ” n What are the 4 benefits of having spatial knowledge? n Explain the purpose of regional geography: n Define topical geography: n Give 2 examples of thematic maps: n This assignment is due before the end of class.