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This document provides an overview of key concepts in geography. It discusses human geography and how people organize space and interact across places. It also covers the five themes of geography: location, human-environment interaction, region, place, and movement. The document then explains understanding geographic tools, specifically maps. It details the common elements of maps, including title, legend, grid system, direction, and scale. It concludes with an example of a mapping activity.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in geography. It discusses human geography and how people organize space and interact across places. It also covers the five themes of geography: location, human-environment interaction, region, place, and movement. The document then explains understanding geographic tools, specifically maps. It details the common elements of maps, including title, legend, grid system, direction, and scale. It concludes with an example of a mapping activity.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in geography. It discusses human geography and how people organize space and interact across places. It also covers the five themes of geography: location, human-environment interaction, region, place, and movement. The document then explains understanding geographic tools, specifically maps. It details the common elements of maps, including title, legend, grid system, direction, and scale. It concludes with an example of a mapping activity.
Midterm Exam Reviewer- Geog 1 purposes of geography is to study the
special character and meaning of
I. Geography Redefined places. a. Basic Concepts in Geography Sense of Place- developed by people giving meaning and emotion to a Human Geography particular place - how people make places Movement - how we organize space and society - how we interact with each other in - Mobility of people, goods, and ideas places and across space across the surface of the planet - how we make sense of others and - Expression of the interconnectedness ourselves in our localities, regions, and of places the world II. Understanding Geographic Tools Globalization a. Maps - set of processes that are increasing - represent the world by providing versions of interactions, deepening truth for human minds to apprehend relationships, and heightening interdependence w/o regard to Mental Map country borders - Persons perception of the world *see notes - Changes as time goes by (becomes detailed and organized as person gets b. Five Themes older) Location - Depends on the background/exp of a person - how the geographical position of people and things on the Earths The real surface affects what happens and why worldInformationSensesBrainCog - helps to establish the context within nitionCultureCognitive Image which events and processes are Other differences because of: situated - Age Human-Environment Interaction - Access to transportation - reciprocal relationship between - Leisure time humans and environments - Fear/confidence level
Region Elements of the Map
- Phenomena are not evenly distributed 1. Title
on the surface of the Earth. Instead, 2. Legend features tend to be concentrated in particular areas, which we call regions. a. Point- indicate/describe location - Understanding the regional geography b. Line- show a distribution of a place allows us to make sense of much of the information we have c. Area- differences in kind and value about places and digest new (choropleth) information about places as well 3. Grid System Place - location of places - All places on the surface of the Earth have unique human and physical - distance of points characteristics, and one of the - different time zones - spatial analysis - Participatory 3D Mapping i. Pattern ii. Density iii. Dispersion a. Latitude b. Longitude 4. Direction 5. Scale Example of Mapping Activity