UTAH’S GEOGRAPHY. WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY Geography is the study of the earth.
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Geog 100Geog 100Themes in World GeographyThemes in World Geography
Dr. Julie CidellDr. Julie Cidell
Fall 2004Fall 2004
Section 7Section 7
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What is geography?
• The study of spatial variation
• How – and why – things differ from place to place on the surface of the earth
• The study of how observable spatial patterns evolved through time
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Spatial variation: predominant religion
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Why spatial variation exists: earthquakes
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Changes over time: deforestation
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What is geography?
• Geography is a spatial science
• Spatial behavior of people
• Spatial relationships between places
• Spatial processes that create or maintain those behaviors and relationships
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Spatial behavior of people: population
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Spatial relationships between places: trade
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Spatial processes: commuting and urban form
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Five fundamental themes of geography
1) Location: the meaning of relative and absolute position on the earth's surface
Sample terms: Latitude and longitude, site and situation, direction, distance, scale
Skills: Map reading, identification Questions: Where is ____? Where is ____
relative to where I am?
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2) Place: the distinctive and distinguishing physical and human characteristics of locales
Sample terms: Physical and cultural landscapes, sense of place
Skills: Description, compare and contrast Questions: What does ____ look like?
Why? How is it different from ____?
Five fundamental themes of geography
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3) Relationships within places: the development and consequences of human-environment relationships
Sample terms: Ecosystems, natural resources, environmental pollution
Skills: Evaluation, analysis Questions: What human-environment
relationships are occurring? How do they affect the place and its inhabitants?
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4) Movement: patterns and change in human spatial interaction on the earth
Sample terms: Migration, diffusion, globalization
Skills: Explanation, prediction Questions: How has this spatial pattern
developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved?
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5) Regions: how they form and change Sample terms: Formal vs. functional regions Skills: Synthesis, application Questions: How has this spatial pattern
developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved?
Five fundamental themes of geography
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Relative and absolute location
• Stand up!
• Where were you born?
• Where do you live?
• Where’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
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Index cards
• Name and e-mail address
• Experience with geography
• Something unique or interesting about yourself
• Anything I should know?
After looking at the syllabus:
• What are you most and least looking forward to in the class?