Thinking GeographicallyUnit 1: Geography, It’s Nature and Perspectives

Key Concepts Locations of people Reasons for distribution Where? Why? Globalization v. Local Diversity

Physical Geography

Where and Why?

Human Geography

Where and Why?

Topical vs. Regional ApproachInstead of starting with a

REGION and going over all of the issues in that PLACE…

We are going to start with the Issues and see how they apply to different places in different ways and ask WHY?

Hurricane Katrina

5 Themes of Geography Location Place Region Movement Human-Environmental Interaction

Three ConceptsScaleSpaceConnection

Maps Spatial perspective Store reference material Communicate information Explain dynamic processes at work Reveal patterns and help us think about

the reasons for distributions of humans and activities

Big Mac Attack http://show.mappingworlds.com/world/

Overview of the Reading History of cartography Scale Projection Contemporary Tools Place Regions Scale, Space, and Connections

MapsWhat is a map?What do they do?

Map Visual representation of the physical

world Can include: Cultural landscape

Cities Houses People- Demographics States- Countries

Physical Features Mountains, Deserts, Rivers, Oceans

Cartography Science/Art of map making

How accurate does a map have to be? Scale Symbols

Maps tell stories What is the map trying to tell you?

Historic Maps

Art in Maps

World maps

World maps

Political Maps

Large Scale Artistic Maps

Physical Maps

Travel and Information

Demographics

Blueprints

Mind MapsMental image of your world.

Scale

Map Components Compass Neat Line Title Scale Key