Thinking Geographically
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Thinking Geographica lly Unit 1: Geography, It’s Nature and Perspectives
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Thinking Geographically. Unit 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?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
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
