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SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Cy Woods High School
2012/13
What is Geography? the study of the distribution and interaction
between the physical and human (cultural) features on the Earth.
Ask 2 questions:
2 major branches:The “father of Geography” and the first to successfully measure the circumference of the Earth?
Erastosthones
Thinking Spatially
Geography deals with space. Where things are and why they are
located there.
Looking for
(space)
Geographer’s Tools
Advantages vs. globes?
Disadvantages vs. globes?
They are flat and portable
Some properties will be distorted
Geographer’s Tools
Advantages vs. maps?
Disadvantages vs. maps?
Size and shapes have the correct properties
Can’t see small scales and can’t carry around
Geographer’s Tools
Pinpoints exact location
Geographer’s Tools
Layers information
Map basics
Drag the word to thecorrect place on the map.
Square, checkerboard or quilt pattern usually indicate agriculture (different greens equal different types of crops)
Rivers, streams, and bayous appear as wavy lines (irregular, wavy=nature). If image has color, water is usually but not always colored blue or dark grey.
Light grey = populations, development, urbanization (straight lines = infrastructure, man made)
Brown, light tan is usually an indication of soil exposure (as in clearing for development, planting or natural settings such as deserts and beaches)
Darker shades typically indicate thicker vegetation or deeper water
Lighter shades typically indicate sparse vegetation or more shallow water (may also show soil erosion in water)
“Reading”
GIS ImageryHouston, Texas
Drag labels to show the corresponding feature on the GIS image
Bush Intercontinental
Airport
Galveston Bay
Rural areas
Downtown Houston
http://www.wpmap.org/physical-map-of-africa/
Drag labels to show the corresponding feature on the GIS image
Saharadesert
Mt. Kilimanjaro volcano
Lake Victoriawater
Great Rift Valley elevation change
Suez Canalchokepoint
Congo Basinvegetation
Nile River water
Can you match the label to the correct image?
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
Hawaii
California
Great Salt Lake
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Aral SeaSahara
ItalySpain
Key Concept
The Internet, GPS, and GIS have influenced the way we study the Earth.
5 Themes of Geography
Movement: how people, goods, and ideas move
DIFFUSION
5 Themes of Geography
Movement: how else do people, goods, and ideas move?
5 Themes of Geography
Movement: Push factors vs. Pull factors.
ex. push factors ex. of pull factors
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
Global Movements of People
Developing
ex. ??? Which direction are immigrants moving?
Global Movements of People
Rural
Why do people live where they do?
Explain how climate impacts where people live.
Population Density
Temperate Zones
Why do people live where they do?
Explain how landforms impact where people live.
Why do people live where they do?
Explain how urbanization impacts where people live.
Why do people live where they do?
Explain how transportation impacts where people live.
Why do people live where they do?
Explain how resources impact where people live.
Why do people live where they do?
Explain how economic activities impact where people live.
PrimarySecondaryTertiary Quaternary
Where would people most likely live on the map below?
Where would peoplebe least likelyto live?
How did the physical geography of the U.S. impact where people settled?
Appalachian Mnts.
Rocky Mnts.
Key Concept
Physical features and environmental conditions influence migration patters.
Key Concept
Physical features have influenced the size and distribution of settlements.
Key Concept
Urbanization, transportation, resources and economic activities have changed settlement patterns.
Key Concept
When cities lose their function, size and population goes down.
Sample Question
Which of the following best describes the changes in patterns of settlement in the U.S. from 1790 to 2006?
A. The U.S. is a rural nation due to the availability of fertile soil and mild climate.
B. The U.S. became an urbanized nation due to the growth in manufacturing and transportation.
C. Since the 1990s, population density of the U.S. is the highest in the Breadbasket region.
D. Over time, population density has increased in the interior regions of the U.S.
5 Themes of Geography
Regions: share some characteristic
Types of regions 1. formal 2. perceptual 3. functional
What type of region is pictured below?
A. FormalB. FunctionalC. PerceptualD. Natural
What economic activity is this region known for?
Key Concept
There are formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
5 Themes of Geography
Place: What makes a place significant or unique.
What is unique about the Middle East?
Key Concept
Every place and region has something that makes it significant or unique.
Regions of Texas
What are the characteristicsof these regions?
Regions of the U.S.
What are the characteristicsof these regions?
The Northeast
Known for urbanization (NY, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington D.C.)
American megalopolis (BosWash)
The Midwest
Known for agricultural production (“Breadbasket”)
Sunbelt and Rustbelt
Population boomed in the Sunbelt and South with the invention of air conditioning
Key Concept
Physical features and environmental conditions influenced the distribution of culture groups today.
Key Concept
Technological innovations like A/C and desalination have allowed humans to adapt to places.
Northwest
Known for being rainy because of mountains near the coast.
Key Concept
Things like climate, vegetation, language, trade networks, political units, river systems and religions can all be used to describe different regions.
5 Themes of Geography
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