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Warm-up Questions 1-4
I always
wanted to
be a blonde!
Warm-up Question #1
• 1) Which of the following maps would have
the largest scale?
– A) World
– B) Country
– C) City
– D) Neighborhood
Warm Up Question #2
• 2) Who is often known as the
father of modern geography?
–A) Aristotle
–B) Columbus
–C) Jay Z
–D) Ptolemy
Warm up Question #3?
• Which of the following would be the best to
use to determine the best location for a
new highway?
• A) GIS
• B) GPS
• C) Remote Sensing
• D) HCG
Warm-up Question #4
• How many satellites must a receiver be
able to locate to determine a GPS
location?
• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
•Let’s See if You
Know Your Stuff!
Warm-up Question #1
• 1) Which of the following maps would have
the largest scale?
– A) World
– B) Country
– C) City
– D) Neighborhood
Warm Up Question #2
• 2) Who is often known as the
father of modern geography?
• A) Aristotle
• B) Columbus
• C) Jay Z
• D) Ptolemy
Warm up Question #3?
• Which of the following would be the best to
use to determine the best location for a
new highway?
• A) GIS
• B) GPS
• C) Remote Sensing
• D) HCG
Warm-up Question #4
• How many satellites must a receiver be
able to locate to determine a GPS
location?
• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
1-2 Basic Concepts
Key Question: How and
why is each point on Earth
Unique?
I. PLACE (4 ways)
Same Country – Same Place??????
A) Toponym
(Proper Name of a Place)*
Toponym Example
Toponym means…”the church of Mary
In the hollow of the white hazel near
The fierce whirlpool and the Church of
Tysilio by the Red Cave” (in English)
No, this is NOT me!
B) Site
• The physical
description of a
place
-Important Choice*
-Humans can…*
Modify!!!
C) Situation
• Location of a place RELATIVE to other
places.
– Common directions*
– Very Important for…*
Singapore: Great Trade Situation
Guess who else has a great
trade situation????
D) Mathematical Location
1 – Longitude (Meridians)
• Arcs *
• Prime Meridian*
• 0 – 180 degrees east or west*
• Man-made*
• Time* (Greenwich Mean Time)
Page 18 in textbook
What Time is It? (pg 18)
(answers only)
• 1) If it is 2 pm in New York, what time is it here?
• 2) If it is 2 pm in New York, what time is it in
Denver?
• 3) If it is 2 pm here, what time is it in Moscow?
• 4) If it is 4 pm here, what time is it in California?
• 5) if it is 2 pm here, what time is it in Japan?
What time is it - Answers
•1)
• 2)
• 3)
• 4)
• 5)
2 pm
12 noon
10 pm
1 pm
4 am TOMORROW!
2- Latitude (parallels)
• Equator*
• Length*
• 0 to 90 degrees*
• Science*
II. REGIONS: AREAS OF UNIQUE
CHARACTERISITCS
A) Cultural Landscape
(AKA Regional Studies)
• 1 - Definition
Just what name
says:
-Combo of:
culture*
and physical*
2 – Fundamental principal of study
of cultural landscape
The Behavior of People*
3 – Spatial Association
• A geographers job is to….*
“the why of where?”
B) What is a Region?
• Definition: any area defined by one or
more characteristics (physical, cultural,
economic,etc.).
• Scale*
• More than one*
• Note to teacher: Video about US States
• http://youtu.be/_E2CNZIlVIg
C) Types of Regions (3)
1 – Formal Region
• Definition: an area in
which most people
have a common
characteristic.
• Borders*
• Examples*
2 – Functional Region
• Definition - area organized around a focal
point (AKA “nodal region”)
• Borders*
• Examples*
• Technology*
3 – Vernacular (Perceptual)
Region
• Definition: area that people believe exists
due to their cultural/historical identity
• Mental Map*
• Borders*
• Examples*
Examples of Regions (Text)
• For Each Figure:
– Title:
– Describe what you’re looking at
– Why Important as an example
Figure 1-14 (pg 19)
• Figure 1-15 (pg 20)
• Figure 1-16 (pg 21)
III. 2 Ways to Look at Culture:
• A) - What People Care About – ideas,
beliefs, values
– Examples*
• B) - What People Take Care of –
production of material wealth
-Examples*
C) MDC’s vs. LDC’s
• 1 – MDC is…*
- LDC is…*
2 – As Regions:
MDC’s include North America, Europe
and Japan (mostly)
LDC’s include Africa, Asia and Latin
America. (mostly)
3) Countries compete for the
wealth of the world! (Globalization)
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