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Geographers Describe Where Things Are
Key–Issue: How do geographers describe where things are?
– cartography– the science of making maps
I. Maps – a tool for storing reference materials and a way of communicating A. Early Mapmaking –
Maps are scale models of the real world. –A map is used for two purposes: 1) a tool for storing
reference material(2.) a tool for communicating geographic information. –A map is useful for
finding the shortest distance between two places when it is used as a reference tool. – A map is used
as a communication tool when it depicts the distribution of human activity or physical features. It is
also useful for thinking about reasons for an underlying distribution. –A series of maps from the
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– The projection minimizes distortion in in the shapes of most landmasses.
4. U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 – In addition to the system of longitude and latitude, other
mathematical indicators are used in different parts of the world. b. Land Ordinance of 1785– it
divided most of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to
settlers in the west.
–Thomas Hutchins was appointed the official geographer of the U.S. in 1781.
– After Thomas Hutchins died in 1789, the responsibility for surveying went to the Surveyor
General. b.Township– a square 6 mile on each side c. Principal Meridians– the north–south line
separating townships d. Base lines– some designated east–west lines – Each township has a second
number, known as range, that corresponds to its location east or west of the prime meridian. –
Townships in the first column of principal meridian are designated R1E. e.Sections– the division of
a township –A township is divided into 36 sections. Each section is i mile by 1 mile. –Sections are
numbered in consistent order from 1 in the northeast to 36 in
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Human Geography And Development Studies
In today's world people, places, societies and environments are constantly changing. Both natural
and human created events, shape the world and create strong relationships between the environment
and society. Human geography and development studies are two fields seeking to analyse these
interrelationships and answer key questions about major issues in the world such as poverty,
inequality and conflict. Human geography is largely about studying the spatial aspects of
relationships between people and society whereas development studies focusses more on the way
societies function, focussing on issues such as poverty and inequality as well as the way in which
'developing' nations function compared to 'developed' nations. Through examples of poverty and
inequality this essay will explain the ways in which development studies and human geography
overlap and the ways in which they are different in their analyses.
Human geography is defined as "The study of interrelationships between people, places and
environment and how these vary spatially and temporally across and between locations" (Castree,
Kitchin and Rogers, 2013). It looks at how society shapes the environment and vice versa. Although
physical geography and human geography are separate fields they both concentrate on spatial
processes; physical geography more on the natural and physical sciences and human geography on
the way in which human lives are shaped by processes in nature (Castree et al., 2013). A key
principle of
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Biography Of Eratosthenes : The Greatest Ancient...
Eratosthenes was born during 276 BC in Cyrene(present day Libya) and passed away at the age of
81 during the year 195 BC in Alexandria(present day Egypt) (Eratosthenes of Cyrene). He was very
well educated as a Greek scientific writer, astronomer, poet, mathematics, history and also he was
best known for his knowledge in geography. With geography being his strongest subject, he had an
extreme amount of knowledge which helped him become one of the greatest ancient geographers of
all time. Since Eratosthenes was one of the more educated in his class, he unfortunately trailed shy
of being top ranked in his class with being second best. A lot of students disliked Eratosthenes and
nicknamed him Beta. When later he proved many of his classmates wrong, he was extremely skillful
in the knowledge he knew. He bounced ahead of them in different levels, buy showing to be one of
the person who was major help to information we have now. As for how Eratosthenes calculated the
Earth 's circumference, I believe many rolls had to come together. Building up the actual phase of
Eratosthenes finding what he believed to be the circumference of the earth. One major roll, I think
started him off in his path, was his high knowledge from the schooling he had gone through. With
his skillful background knowledge, Ptolemy III probably would have never offered him the position
to become roll of director of the Alexandrian Library at the age of forty. Spending days in and days
out with countless
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Thomas Jefferson's Influence On Modern Geography
Samuel Schafer
Dr. Michael Pretes
GE 300W
10/11/2016
Jefferson and Modern Geography
Geography is such a holistic discipline that it requires much concentration and focus on its subject
matter. A geographer must focus on a specific topic that interests him or her and devote their brain
power to discovering how the area of interest is influenced by its geographic environment through a
spatial perspective. Thomas Jefferson is one such individual who committed throughout his life to
view the world through the spatial lens.
In William A. Koelsch's article on Thomas Jefferson, American Geographers, and the Uses of
Geography Koelsch makes the argument for the reanalysis of Jefferson's geographic prowess as
basis for his title as the "Father of Modern Geography" (Koelsch, 2010). If we know the current
state of modern geography, we can then trace the influencers of the current philosophical approach
to spatial thinking through our history books to then find the impact of Thomas Jefferson's influence
on the study of geography and how his influence has evolved geography into the expansive science
it is today. As revealed in Tim Cresswell's textbook Geographic Thought, modern Geography is
largely a product of key influential geographers who applied their research to changing and solving
some of the greatest issues of their time. The granite base for the Geography we know today was
founded on the spatial thinking of the early German geographers. Among them was one Alexander
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Ap Human Geography Research Paper
"Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the
future". This is a quote by one of the most successful and innovative men to ever live, Walt Disney.
He was successful because he constantly kept looking to make a better future for himself and others.
He did this through interactions with the world and everything around him. Interactions such as
these can push mankind forward. They lead to innovations that revolutionize the world we live in. It
only takes one great idea to change the world and make it a better place for everyone. Human
geography deals with how human actions influence and impact other humans and the world's
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These tools include demographics, development, urbanization and culture. These tools must be
understood by geographers in order to be used properly. They can help with this understanding
through the organization and use of space. In the article Geography Strikes Back claims are made
that tools such as these help geographers to understand global conflicts. For example the article
poses the questions, "Why does President Vladimir Putin covet buffer zones in Eastern Europe and
the Caucasus...?" and then goes on to answer saying that it is, "Because Russia still constitutes a
vast, continental space that is unprotected by mountains and rivers... [Putin] expresses a deep
geographical insecurity" (Kaplan 1). Geographers can organize space on maps to come to
conclusions such as these. These conclusions in turn help geographers to understand development
and culture in areas of impact. As the global population explodes human geography becomes
increasingly important. Using statistics and data to show demographical shifts and urbanizations has
led to many claims of future problems such as megacities. Megacities are cities with a population of
10 million or more. Using population growth trend lines and progressions, James Canton in his
article is able to claim that, "By 2040 most of the world's population will be living in megacities."
(Canton 1). He also
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Discuss the Future of Human Geography with Reference to...
Discuss the future of human geography with reference to the approaches that have emerged since the
1950s.
Geography found its roots during periods of exploration when man's knowledge of the world was
still subject to the imagination. For many decades, Europe and the British Empire in particular
formed much of what cartography is today, and environmental determinism was widely used to
serve imperialist needs. Many ideas and theories were highly influenced and composed by upper
class academics and soon critiques were formed. During the mid 1930s, environmental determinism
lost much of its support and regional geography fell into to favour. Soon however, regional
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Pattinson hoped "that through a widened willingness to conceive of and discuss the field in terms of
these traditions, geography will be better able to secure the inner unity and outer intelligibility" (W.
Pattinson, 1964). This approach to geography aimed to quell the discourse that was prevalent within
geography and tried to pave a clearer way for geographies future. On the other hand, thinking in
such a law–based manner, restricts dynamic thinking, which is where human geography draws its
strengths. I felt that Pattinson still asked more how than why but he certainly helped promote the
growth of geography.
Subsequently, "The Big Questions" was an article written to try and stimulate thoughts of for the
future as well as trying to gain the attention of the media and the public eye. Susan L. Cutter,
Reginald Golledge and William L. Graff wanted to create a dialogue for the future whilst tackling
questions that already plagued the discipline of geography. As for the future of geography, this
article ask some thought provoking questions such as "when does geography start and finish?" (S.L.
Cutter, R.Golledge, W.L.Graff, 2002) and "what are likely to be the major problems of doing the
geography of other planets?" (S.L. Cutter, R.Golledge, W.L.Graff, 2002) If we are to answer or even
begin to answer these questions, we must draw upon the past and in particular what has transgressed
over the 60 years.
Over these years of the evolution of geography naturally
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The Little Prince Analysis
Innumerable hours have been spent in search for the best way to use time and to live our lives to the
fullest. Nevertheless, it seems that no one has found the perfect answer. Throughout The Little
Prince (1943), Antoine de Saint Exupery gives the reader a look at how society views time. In
particular, he offers up a critique on how many individuals value saving time and efficiency over
anything else. The titular character witnesses this first hand through his various interactions with
grownups along his journey. He meets characters who are enthralled with task at hand and they they
would not "waste time" to enjoy other things in life that may be more meaningful.The novella is
able to convey the fact that society has become overly consumed with the pursuit of efficiency
although taking your time is often more rewarding than rushing in an attempt to save time.
It seems that nowadays countless people live by the saying "time is money" and spend all their time
fully dedicated to work. The line separating an individual's work and life has become essentially
blurred and it is not uncommon to have people wholly wrapped up with their careers, having no time
for anything unrelated. On the Little Prince's journey across planets, he meets two characters, the
businessman and the geographer, both demonstrating an unhealthy relationship between work and
time. The businessman is so devoted to his work that he barely acknowledges the Little Prince. He
deems that time not
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Dr. Steven M. Quiring
Introduction and overview
Dr. Steven M. Quiring (hereinafter, Dr. Quiring) is a climatologist, associate professor and graduate
director in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University. As his research assistant, I felt
so happy to work with such an excellent, patient, and easygoing scholar over this semester. And I
was fortunate to be assigned to interview him so as to have an opportunity to know him better. Dr.
Quiring and I met at his office on Tuesday, November 17th. Due to he is one of the busiest faculty
members in the department of geography, so finally we conducted a short half–hour interview. We
talked about his research, career path, the qualities and skills that he deems a successful geographer
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Then he gradually lost interest in this major. During the first semester, he took an introductory of
physical geography course, which is a science course for non–science majors. This was his first time
to try to understand and learn geography. Before that, he claimed he did not really know about
geography in the high school. He got really interested in geography from the class he took in his
first semester. And he started to choose more geography–related courses, learn it online, and
discover the latest news from this discipline. In his view, geography is a practical and attractive
discipline, which is closely connected to the real world with a very extensive application. So he
switched his major.
"A good teacher may shape your future." A good teacher can teach you knowledge, import wisdom
to you, and even bright your future. Dr. Quiring said he switched his major and eventually become a
geography professor also because the professor he met in that class impacted him a lot. His first
geography professor is a climatologist, who did a really good job of teaching the course,stimulate
the students,and aroused their interest in the study. This professor is one of the most impressive
professors for Dr. Quiring, who changed Quiring's attitude to geography. After that, Dr. Quiring
switched his major and decided to be a geography faculty member when he was a junior student.
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The Importance Of Population Differences
Geographers have different factors to focus on when trying to understand why there are differences
in the world's population. Crude birth rate, crude death rate, natural increase rate, life expectancy
and so on. Each of those are methods used by geographers to measure population. Geographers
should not only look at those methods when trying to figure out the population differences. Some
social factors like the economy, culture, lifestyle and the government contributes in the differences
in population. Crude birth rate and life expectancy are the two most important indicators that can
help a geographer understand why is there differences in the population.
Crude birth rate is an immensely important factor because not in all courtiers a woman is having up
to seven children. According to statista Niger is a country with the highest crude birth rate because
women are estimated to have 6.76 children per women. However, China has the largest population
in the world and in the Washington post it states that China allows couples to only have two
children. It is also mentioned that although the government allows couples to have two children
most people only have one child. People in China prefer to just have one child because is extremely
costly. In the Washington post it indicates that "to prepare a child to succeed in the country's
competitive schools and workplaces, parents must invest lots of time and money in a child –– for
schooling, extracurricular activities, and outside tutoring, often for college–entrance and English
proficiency exams". This type of factors makes the difference in population. The economy is not the
same around the world and in the countries that are poor women do not health care and that means
they can not be put on birth control. Crude birth rate explains why some countries population is
bigger than others. If women in some countries are having 5 and more children the population is
going be higher than in countries that women are having one child. In this case, China can not be
included because although you are allowed to just have two children, China was already over
populated and had to come up with the one child policy. I believe that if China stick to just having
one child and Niger's
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Carl Sauer Research Paper
Carl Sauer was an American geographer from the United States who lived from 1889 to 1975. He
had a German heritage, being the son of two German immigrants. After attending college at
Wesleyan University, he attained his PhD at the University of Chicago. After establishing himself in
the world of geography, he became a geography professor at the University of Michigan and then
later on at the University of California, Berkeley. He had an extremely decorated career. He was
awarded the Honorary Fellowship Award in 1935 and was also awarded the Daly Medal in 1940,
both by the American Geographical Society. Unlike many geographers, Sauer focused in his studies
on rural areas and landscapes, rather than cities and urban landscapes. To go along with his devotion
to rural areas, he liked history and economics. He also believed that the ways of the world today and
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I greatly respect Sauer's willingness to go out to prove a point. He trekked to Latin America to
gather information. Sauer stayed there for an extended period of time to fully understand the
cultures that existed there, the people, the geography, and how everything worked. Someone that
puts in that much effort deserves my admiration. Afterwards he wrote a series of papers from his
studies over there. He also studied soil and soil erosion when he worked with the National Land Use
Committee. I approve of the fact that he ventured out into a more scientific field that he was used to
in order to make a difference in nature. Lastly, at the end of his career he held a conference deemed
"Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth", which influenced other scientists. I appreciate ever
ounce of effort that he put in until the end of his career. Working that hard and influencing so many
people is something that one should
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'Popularity In The Word Vulgar'
The main points made by the article is what kind of opportunities does this contemporary cultural
phenomena shown to geographers by looking at the pop culture that is present and how technology
presented by the pop culture fit within cultural geography. As part of the first question addressed,
Kinsley takes the term "vulgar" and see how it fits into cultural geography. Recognizing that the
"implication of 'disgust' and 'distaste' in the word 'vulgar'" (Kinsley 793) are what most consider
when hearing the word, but that is not the point in case of this situation. That instead of seeing that
the word in a negative connotation, but when it comes to looking deeper into this new wave of
cultural geography, it should instead be seen as "a useful (if challenging) means" when speaking
about cultural geography especially when "popular" has started to take place within cultural
geography. Analyzing the notion of "popular" cultural geography, Kinsley talks the different
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In order to learn more or to dig deeper in specifics of any study of cultural geography, Kinsley
acknowledges on how technology, especially at the rate and the new advances that have been made,
can allow for geographers to delve into these landscapes. Now, cultural geographers are not just that,
but instead they are "'multimedia' scholars"(Kinsley 795) who have been defied with the idea of
"reading of landscapes as text with watching of, listening to, and touching forms of spatial
experience composed as, in and through image, sounds haptics" (Kinsley 795). In terms of cultural
geography and how the word popular fits into all it and the progression it making is something that
takes account based off of
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Professionalizing Geography
Andrew Singer History of Geography Dr. Sechrist Professionalizing Geography Geography is field
of study that has come a long way in history. It not as old as some of the other studies that were
developed so many years ago but it has certain grown into professionalized discipline. Geography
was very general in the beginning but as it grew disciplines then became available at the University
of Berlin. All this and much more has contributed to becoming the recognized profession it is today.
There were several figures and there careers that really helped get geography professionalized. This
included Paul Vidal de la Blache (Vidal), William Morris Davis, Halford Mackinder and Friedrich
Ratzel. They have had big contributions to geography ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
One needs to have that connection between time and place which can be brought forth by the
connection between history for time and geography for place. Mackinder made major head way with
the release of his first major work, Britain and the British Seas which was an example of a regional
study in global context. This in return led to his famous lecture at the Royal Geographical Society
on "The Geographical Pivot of History". This was important because this is where he introduced his
Heartland Theory. This can be explained as "Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland, who
rules the Heartland commands the World–Island, who rules the World–Island controls the World."
The model is based on selecting a few facts of a location and a few sequences of events and ignores
complicating details. It cannot provide a precise blue print of things to come, yet it cannot be
completely ignored (All Possible Worlds 215). The last of these 4 contributors of professionalizing
Geography is Friedrich Ratzel. Ratzel was German Geographer who was around during the time of
the New Geography in German. This was touched upon in the beginning of this paper. The New
Geography in Germany was huge due to the new fact that The
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How Did Christopher Columbus Mistake
We all know that Columbus found the beautiful U.S.A. but most of 5C knows that he thought that he
had landed in the West Indies (the west side of Asia). But the real one to find this land and notice his
mistake was Amerigo Vespucci. He believed that Columbus had reached a " New World ". Amerigo
was born March 9, 1451 in Florence, Italy. Even if he didn't go to actual school( grade and high
school ) he was educated by his uncle Giorgio Antonio Vespucci. He traveled to Paris, France in his
20's for an assignment set by his uncle. He soon became a citizen of Seville, Spain. And became a
banker. By this time Columbus returned from his second voyage and Vespucci got to talk to him.
They spoke of what he explored and lively explained it to Vespucci. This of course got Vespucci
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With him also being with a company making ships equipped for long trips he took four. He was in
his 40's and had the king and queen of spain funding him so he set sail for the westward passage to
Asia. He claimed to lead all 4 expeditions but research shows that he was only a navigator. He sailed
west and landed in South and North America. He got most of his fame from letters he wrote to back
home. In the letters he vaguely described the places he explored and mentioned a vast content. They
were more bestselling than Columbus's diaries.He even named the letters. He discovered the Nile,
the Yangtze, the Susquehanna, and the Amazon in South America. He was one of the first to notice
that he had reached a " New World ". He did marry Maria Cerezo and probably had kids. Later the
king of portuguese funded him. In my research I did find out if he had any siblings. He did take 4
voyages to what he called the " New World ". Soon scholars began to question his discoveries. It is
unclear if he made more voyages to the " New World ". Unfonoly he died because of malaria on
Feb. 22, 1512. Many people then thought that Columbus was the real european explorer to find the "
New World
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Maya Civilization Collapse
The example of societal collapse in which I will be making reference to throughout this essay is the
Maya civilization. The Maya civilization is, "probably the best known of all early American
civilizations." (Fagan, 1995) It was at its strongest point between AD 300 AND 900. Around AD
900 was the time of its collapse. This civilization was developed in a densely, tropical forest on
either highlands or lowlands. Today to visit a Mayan site, people would go to the modern Mexican
state, capital city of Merida. This site was once home to the "New World's most advanced Native
American civilization before European arrival." (Diamond, 2009) Over the years there has been
many predictions on what had caused the Maya civilization to collapse. At ... Show more content on
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He stated that if the communication between the rulers and the Gods failed and the hope for a good
harvesting season and the production of rainfall to occur, tensions would develop rapidly among the
group. Here we have another example of how climate change and societal factors can affect the
societal well–being of a group. Traditions were handed down from generation to generation. The
ways of living and teaching were embedded into each Mayan person. Some of these ways of living
consisted as being hunter–gatherers, this is because their predecessors were known for their hunting
and gathering of supplies to keep them alive. Climate change and education come into consideration
here whilst talking about their well–being. Due to the fact that their predecessors were hunter–
gatherers, the weather had a major impact on their ways of collecting food and supplies. If there was
severe weather conditions throughout the forest there was a limit in the amount of food collected
and in terms of the education view it declines also because they cannot learn from their ancestors
how to survive in these conditions. It is believed that they were not 'savages' but people who
developed their own culture
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Is Resources Useful To Geographers?
A resource is anything that is created through a natural process that people use and value. Some
examples of resources include air, soil, plants, animals, raw materials, space, land, wind, energy,
metals, and sunlight. These resources can be useful to geographers because they are elements of the
atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere, which people interact with. Natural resources
are different from human resources because human resources are created or invented by humans.
There are 3 different types of resources, political– cultural, technological, and economic resources.
Political– cultural resources are resources that guide a process of identifying substances as resources
so we can live life. These resources are very valuable
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Geographers Susan Hardwick
1. Hardwick, Susan. (2004). "Encouraging Girls to be Geographers". The Geography Teacher, 1:1,
8–9, DOI:10.1080/19338341.2004.11089825.
In this article, Susan Hardwick discusses why girls typically outperform boys in geography and as
they get older lose interest. It also discusses ways to support them in class and get them to pursue a
career in geography. It says that, "completing collaborative assignments, playing geography games,
role playing, conducting interviews and writing personal narratives" are all ways to support girls in
geography classrooms. I'll could use this information to make sure some of my activities are similar
to the ones on this list because I will have girls in class, unless I teach at an all–boys school, so it's
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Davidson, John. (2004). "Borderline", The Geography Teacher, 1:1,43, DOI:
10.180/19338341.2004.11089838.
In this article, John Davidson discusses the educational cardgame, "Borderline". The article
describes the game and how it is played. The pack includes one card from each state or country,
water cards and wildcards and each person gets 8 cards. The objective of the game is to get rid of
their cards playing a location card that borders the previous card played. There's various versions
such as USA, the World and Africa. This would work in my unit as something the students can do if
they get done an assignment early because they'll be learning about what areas surround Egypt.
5. (2005). "Google Earth–Digital Toy or Classroom Tool?" The Geography Teacher, 3:1, 18–18,
DOI: 10.180/19338341.2006.11089882.
In this article, the author discusses the use of Google Earth as a tool to be used in the classroom,
rather than something to fool around with online. It also says that there are Google Earth Lessons
where the teacher can take that lesson and use it in class. Personally, I would rather use Google
Earth as a hook, sometime at the beginning of class, as a homework assignment or as a replacement
for normal stagnant
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How Did Geography Support British Imperialism
Imperialism was at its height from 1870–1925, a time in which 80% of the Earth's land was under
imperial control. Arguably, Britain is the most infamous nation in terms of colonisation, where at its
precipice, ruled 20% of the world's population and was the biggest empire in history. It was also at
this time that contemporary Geography was attempting to carve a place for itself as a discipline
amongst other subjects, to be taken seriously amongst scholars, academic institutions, societies, and
governments. Geography in the Victorian era found its footing within theories like Environmental
Determinism and literally applied Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' to societies as a way of sorting
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One such institution that was responsible for deeply influencing the path which Victorian Geography
took was the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). The RGS was founded in 1830 and consisted of
elite white men who would fit the highest hierarchal rank of social construct at that time. It's
important to recognise the characteristics of the members of the RGS as it explains why many of the
advocates for the society supported British Imperialism. One supports a cause if they benefit from it,
and the expansion of the British Empire meant white men would be more powerful than ever.
Perhaps this explains the reason why the RGS grew exponentially, from having 460 fellows in 1830
to 4,000 fellows in 1900. To further prove my point, I would like to point out that women were not
admitted until 83 years after the society was founded. What this shows is that a young subject like
Geography, that only became a university discipline in 1874 was shaped by the views of such
powerful institutions that only presented a small group of people's views, skewing the discipline.
Heffernan explains in his essay the importance of the role of Geography in war, especially from
1914–1919 as revealed by the activities of institutions such as the RGS. The RGS were responsible
for collecting foreign maps and related information on the military resources and topography of
other countries to facilitate British imperial expansion around the world. For example, they
produced a modified 1:1 million map of Europe which was designed and used as an important
strategic and geopolitical device during war. This meant the RGS gained importance throughout the
war and had a key role in influencing political decisions related to British expansionist policies
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Ap Human Geography Unit 1 Study Guide
Geography – Unit One Notes What is Geography? Geography is the study of the world, how it
works, and how people use and change the world as they live in it. Origins The word "Geography"
comes from the Greek word "Geo." Meaning earth and "graph" meaning writing. Definitions
Population Denisty – Figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by the region's area.
Staristical Analysis – Studying collected data for the purposes of summarizing information to make
it more usable and for making generalizations. Geotechnologies – New Geographic technologies,
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(Natural resources, way of life, climate.) * Knowledge of geography promotes a greater
understanding of the books and newspapers we read. For example, it helps farmers choose crops
best suited to the climatic and soil conditions of the areas in which they live. Themes of Geography
The Five Main Themes of Geography are: Place, Location, Human and Environmental Interaction,
Human Movement, and Regions. They are described as: 1.Place – Refers to physical and human
characteristics of an area. Physical characteristics = The shape of the landforms and the bodies of
water, climate, siol, and plant and human life. Human characteristics = the amount of people living
in an area, how close together they live, social traits, culteral traditions, and political instituitions. 2.
Locations – Refers to the significance of where one thing is in relation to another. The study of
location is basically how many physical characteristics (harbours, riviers, fertile plains, and
mountaineous terrain) affect human settlement, and the way places are used. 3. Human and
Environmental Development – This refers to the changs people have made in their environment and
the changes they continue to make. 4. Human Movement – Refers to the geographical study of
movement in relation to the routes people take, why these movements occur, in addition to the
cause/affect of human settlement. 5 Regions – Refers to how areas differenciate from one another.
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Technology Used By Geographers
One technology used by geographers is remote sensing. Remote sensing is the acquisition of data
using different satellites located around the Earth. The satellites will scan the Earth and relay that
information back to an information center/base back on Earth. Some of the uses of remote sensing
are that geographers are able to use the information they get from the satellites to map different
features across the world such as agriculture, drought, and sprawl. Another type of technology used
by geographers is GPS (global positioning system). GPS is enabled by a multitude of satellites,
tracking stations and receivers to relay the information. GPS most common use is transportation.
GPS will locate a vehicle's current location and the give directions
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Thematic Essay Geography
Do you know why geographers are playing a crucial role in the world? Geography helps people to
analyzes the Earth from many points of view, by the land, features, and inhabitants. Not only that,
geographers use various types of maps such as physical, economy and cultural to represent and
expand people's perspective and better understanding about the world. Geographers adoption
physical map to display the physical landscape features, climate, and landform of a certain place or
location. Physical map generally shows things like mountains, rivers, and lakes which those are
nature made. In a different part of the region, it will have various types of climate and landform.
Climate is used to provide data about the general weather condition in a particular area around the
world. Landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain, hills, and plains.
Accordingly, this allows people to know the characteristics of different topographical and weather in
their surrounding. Because of Geographers so everybody is able to explore more things they ever
had thought or seem about. Another map that geographers use to represent is economy. Economy
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Cultural map is spread out through a number of branches such as political, population density and
thematic maps. Political map shows the state and national boundaries of a place. Its goal is used to
showing a state or nation's political or cultural features. Population density is to measure population
per unit area. Some area has more people but some have fewer people. Every single part of the area
will have their own celebration or cultural. Thematic map is designed to show a particular theme
connected with a specific geographic area. This maps can portray political, social and cultural. This
allows people to learn and understanding the different part of the area include diverse cultural or
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Leon Yacher Essay
When Leon Yacher was young, his father spent about five years traveling all over Peru. Through
this, Yacher was introduced to different areas and cultures and landscapes. He learned that there
were different places, that not every area was the same. Looking back, Dr. Yacher believes these
early travels to have planted seeds of curiosity and interest inside him. These seeds experienced a
growth spurt when he moved to the United States and attended the University of New Mexico.
While there, he took a geography class taught by Professor Richard Murphy that sparked his interest
in geography and changed his life. Today, Dr. Yacher is one of the most eclectic geographers, having
traveled to the cities of more than 150 countries. When he enters a city, he immediately begins to
search for commonalities and differences, what makes this city unique and how it is like every other
city in the world. Because he is not interested in the superficial, he stays away from any tourist
attractions, choosing to sleep in local boarding houses rather than hotels so as to build a relationship
with the city. He walks the streets untouched by wealthy visitors and talks to real people. By so
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Along with Professor Joesph Manzella, a colleague at Southern Connecticut University, Dr. Yacher
has been watching Central Asia begin to come out of its totalitarian phase. Kyrgyzstan especially
has made significant strides away from totalitarian journalism, in which the government is the final
word on truth, and toward the Western method in which the media acts as a watchdog. Halfway
between these two schemas, Kyrgyzstan does not neatly fit under any of the labels representing the
different types of journalism. Instead, Kyrgyzstan, like Indonesia and Venezuela, is in a transitional
phase, neither totalitarian nor
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Geography Assignment : Landforms And Landscapes
Geography Assignment: Landforms and Landscapes (Stage 1)
How Has Rainfall Impacted Stalactite Formation in the Princess Margaret Rose Cave?
Concepts
The seven concepts of geography are used many times by geographers and each concept plays a key
role in landscapes and landforms. Space, Place, Interconnection, Change, Environment, Scale and
Sustainability re all the 7 concepts geographers use. The landscape 'Princess Margaret Rose Cave ' is
arguably the most attractive cave in Victoria and in the cave the 7 concepts are involved.
Space– This concept relates to the way things are arranged in the cave. In Princess Margaret Rose
Cave there are many objects inside, these include: stalagmites, stalactites, shawls, rim pools, straws,
flowstone, cave coral, blankets, bacons, pillars and helictites. All of these are placed in the cave,
some may be coming down at the top or some maybe coming out at the bottom or even some maybe
coming out of the sides. These help geographers to see what is in the cave.
Place– This concept are parts of the cave that are identified and given meaning by people. The
Princess Margaret Rose Cave is located Princess Margaret Rose Caves Road, Mumbanaar VIC
3304. It is located 30 minutes from Mount Gambier and 15 minutes from Nelson. The cave is also
300m from the Glenelg River and the whole cave is situated near a national park: Lower Glenelg
National Park. The surrounding of the cave is green grassland with trees on the sides and flowers as
well. Throughout
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Analysis On The 's ' Supply Side ' Rent Gap ' By...
This paper published by geographer Chris Hamnett traces the popularity of research into
gentrification and examines the competing theories of its origin and dynamics, namely the
geographer David Ley's humanist and demand–side theory and Neil Smith's supply–side "rent–gap"
theory. Hamnett argues that both theories provide an incomplete picture of this complex process,
and thus a cohesive explanation of gentrification must incorporate ideas from both. This is argued
through the critiquing the two differing viewpoints: through examining their potential flaws and by
citing real world data from studies of other scholars, including Clark (1988). Additionally, Hamnett
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His second argument is that both Ley's and Smith's theory are important and valid to some extent
but provides an incomplete picture of the complex process of gentrification. He argues that either
theory were unable to explain why or how gentrification occurs despite identifying the
demographics of gentrifies and some conditions of when and where it may occur. This leads to his
final argument: that a cohesive explanation of gentrification must be one that integrates ideas from
both theories, accounting for both when and where gentrification occurs and for the source and
consumption patterns of the gentrifiers.
Hamnett critiques the two main theories to sustain his arguments through three main methods: by
comparing and contrasting the two theories, by examining their potential flaws, and by citing real
world data and studies from other scholars. By comparing and contrasting the two theories, the
author shows the limitation of scope for both theories. For example, by juxtaposing Smith's
dismissal of the individualism of the gentrifers, arguing that their preference towards downtown
residences are the result of a "collective social preference" created by real estate developers and the
mortgage industry, with Ley's identification that gentrifiers tend to be young and single white–
collared workers employed in the service industry who are interested in the Arts and cultural
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Five Themes Of Geography
Erin Paradis
Mrs. Zemetres
World Geography
Five Themes Essay
9 January 2015
Imagine that you need to tell a friend how to get from their house to the grocery store. How would
you give the directions? Would you give steps for the friend to follow? Or would you tell them that
the grocery store is next to the local convenience store? Describing a location and giving directions
area examples of using the five themes of geography in your daily life. In the same way we use the
five themes of geography throughout the day, geographers use the five themes in their researching.
Location is used by geographers to describe either the absolute or relative location of a place. The
absolute location is the location on a map latitude and longitude, or as we use it, a street address.
Finding absolute location is the starting point for geographic research. Relative locations are
described by landmarks or the distance from one place to another. Location would be used by a
geographer to express where things are.
Place is used by geographers to describe physical or human characteristics of an area. Physical
characteristics are landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, soils, and climate types. Human
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Studying human environmental interaction helps geographers learn how people depend, modify, and
adapt to their environments. "Geographers recognize that human beings play a very important role
in shaping and modifying the natural environment (Geo Hunter)." Some effects of humans
interacting with their environment are useful and good for the environment, but there are also some
harmful effects of human environmental interaction. Some of the things that humans to do harm
their environment consist of pollution or deforestation. People and their environments impact each
other
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Meaning Of Geography Vs Geography
"History rhymes, but geography endures." was once stated by Andrew C. Katen. History, in fact,
does not repeat itself. However, it does seem to have recurring events. With geography, on the other
hand, the learning possibilities are endless. As people continually change, it causes the environment
around us to change, which makes geography an ongoing happening. For example, the population is
always increasing and decreasing because of the number of births and deaths. So therefore, more
and more space is being taken up to provide living space for the large amount of humans on Earth.
Geography deals with not only maps, compasses, and landforms, but with people of different
cultures and how they interact with the space around them. Many geographers feel that geography is
how people adapt their environment to fit their culture (and vice–versa), while other geographers
feel as though geography is about how different factors make the earth diverse and how things are
laid out based on the diversity of the earth. According to some geographers, the definition of
geography is how people adapt, or change, their environment to fit their culture. In document one, it
states, "...Geography emphasizes people, their ways of life, their divisions, and their endeavors to
solve their problems and to adapt the regional environmental conditions to their ways and means..."
This basically is saying that people change the environment around them so that it is able to go
together with their goals,
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Zombie Apocalypse: Are You Prepared?
Zombie Apocalypse: Are you Prepared?
In the event of a zombie apocalypse having geography skills would be very helpful. Some recent
interviews with four professional geographers will help understand the reasons why geography is so
important to survival. In the following article you will obtain information on how to survive and
thrive in a natural disaster.
Geography Terms and Tools
Before understanding why geography tools are important, know what they are. There are many
different types of maps. Physical, climate, economic, topographical, political, road, and many more.
Things such as an atlas, globe, aerial photographs, satellite photograph, graphs, and GIS systems are
also important in a geographer's line of work. A GIS is a computer program ... Show more content
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How much debris will there be in the event of a natural disaster?
There are many other titles professional geographers go by. Julie Bassuk is a co–managing partner
and Chairman of Seattle Design Company. She works with cities and neighborhoods on
transforming areas into companies.
Survival Guide Zombie Apocalypse When most people hear the words zombie apocalypse, they
think things like, not possible, that can't happen, and not in a million years. Being prepared never
hurt anyone and understanding geography is a great way to prepare for a natural disaster. Julie
Bassuk has a great way to help plan for an attack such as a zombie apocalypse. To survive, you must
first know the enemy. Ask yourself what patterns are the enemy moving in. Are they moving by
major roads, or is the enemy choosing to take back roads and fields? Is the enemy moving toward or
away from lights and noise? What areas can and can't the enemy access? Then, you must retreat to
safety. Map out a safe haven and use geographic tools to identify where those safe havens may be.
Move away from the things that attract zombies. Be sure to barricade yourself in a place where you
could have easy access to natural resources. Also, you must help your friends. Use maps and
sketches to identify places where you and your friends can meet
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Human Geography And Development Studies
Both people and the Earth's natural landscape shape the world; geography helps people understand
its effects in the past, present and near future. This essay will examine how both concepts, human
geography and development studies and how they share similarities and differences. Human
geography is the study of how people interact with their surrounding environment and the impact
they have on that specific environment (Murray 2015). Development studies is the process, which
involves focusing on improving the quality of human lives and reducing global risks (Amedeo and
Harvey). I will examine how these two concepts particularly in the Asian Pacific region.
Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth's surface and its atmosphere, and how
human interaction affects or is affected by these concepts. The essential link between physical and
human geography is interaction and how this is achieved sustainably (Amedeo and Harvey). Human
geography uses number geographic concepts such as place, scale and space. Human geography can
be integrative, as it is divided into many subfields. Human geography's primary concern, involves
spatial differentiation and the organization in relation to human activity through economic, cultural
and social divisions (Stupples). Hence human geographers study how the distribution of people and
their culture alter and change the environment and the specific location of this process. In order to
understand the distribution of people and
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The Contributions Of The Enlightenment Era ( 1685-1815?
Enlightenment era (1685–1815)
The creation of a world market led to the Europeans busying to consolidate their power in all
directions, this resulted in the thirty years. The British had committed regicide, as well as fighting in
the Anglo–Dutch wars which arose out of commercial rivalry. Arising amongst the turmoil,
geography underwent a "Scientific Revolution" (Hefferman, 2009, pp.05). Cartography and
navigational skills led to researchers to explore further, which led to scientific discoveries and
conscious data gathering. In this period, you could perhaps say the interests of a naturalist and a
navigator were one, as see with the likes of Linnaeus and his new classification system. This
scientific revolution led to new methodologies, language, instruments which all had an influence on
geographical traditions. This was a truly significant change, since before expeditions were powered
by imperial zealotry tinged with evangelic instincts (Livingstone, 1996). The achievements of this
era are well documented, for example William Dampier (1651–1715) was the first Englishman to
scientifically examine the west and northwest parts of Australia. This was significant as it was the
first voyage by the British for pure scientific exploration (Crone, 1964). Then in 1769, James Cook
(1728–90) transformed circumnavigation from, hit and miss, to well–masterminded expeditions. He
opened the south hemisphere for exploitation as these explorations entwined with commercial
backing and
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What Does Geography Mean To Me Essay
Geography will never mean the same to me, the more I read the more I've learned it' so much more
than land and boundaries. What I've learned from this literature it seems to be the study of issues
that affect people and the environment, and ways to solve the world's problems. Geography is
important because it affects all aspects of life. No matter what you are talking or thinking about
geography is somehow involved. Everything in the world has a direct connection to place, location,
interaction, movement, and region.
Some of the major technologies used in geography, have made both sorts of information far more
readily available and far easier to use. Statistical analysis and modeling of spatial patterns have
relied on computer technology.
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What Are The Five Themes Of Geography
Geographers use something called the five themes of geography, this idea helps them fully
understand a particular area. The first theme is location and the second and third is physical
characteristics and the interaction of the environment. The movement of people, goods, and ideas is
the fourth. The final one is the regions that makeup of an area. For the sake of the essay, I will be
studying my grandmas and grandpas house by using the five themes. My grandparents have a huge
property and a huge house and that is why in this paragraph I will take the time to describe the
layout. My grandpa's house is on the very top of the hill next to the gravel driveway that is very
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At the farm, their is also a lot of cows that frequently get bought by Subiaco. That means there are
many customers that come on his property to look at the cattle. This information describes the
movement of people and the interaction of the environment. This is the most important themes to
geographers. A final theme is a landscape. My grandma's house is on a hill and her property is filled
with Pine and Spruce trees. They also live next to a lake which means they live on the coast. Their
land is filled with lots of sharp rocks and has a lot of vegetation. This information is useful to a
geographer so that they know they know the landscape. Because if you were to go to Egypt most
people might think the land there studying is dessert, but what happens when they study an oasis
instead. This is why it is important. The five themes might not seem important at first, but once you
hear an example you start to realize why it is important. This is why the five themes of geography
were created in the first place. It was designed to make geographers jobs easier. This is why it is
important to be taught to us while we are young because those things that we are taught stay with us
when we are adults in the modern
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Analysis Of Joe Painter, A Political Geographer, And The...
The definition of 'state' is ambiguous. The meaning can change depending on the context. For
instance, it could relate to agencies within the state such as government bodies, or the practices
carried out by individuals. Furthermore, the state is part of everyday life and manifests itself through
the combination of institutions, practices, people and discourses. This creates social order (Blakeley
and Saward, 2009, p. 360).
We encounter the state through people such as police officers or doctors; people we may recognise
as professionals. These people work for government bodies such as the police force or the National
Health Service. Joe Painter, a political geographer, mentions "every day discourses of state actors"
(Painter, cited in Blakeley and Saward, 2009, p. 354). By this he means that the people representing
the government bodies are 'state actors' and the actions they carry out as part of the role are the
'every day discourses'. These people are physical examples of the state in action but it is possible for
the state to operate in invisible ways. Jill's story illustrates both of these aspects. Firstly, the presence
of the school inspectors and health visitor are examples of the visible presence of the state. There are
also examples of state institutions – namely the post office and school. Additionally, the requirement
for Jill to have an MOT certificate for her car is evidence of the state operating in invisible ways.
The state also dictates Jill's routine at
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Islamic Influence On The Modern World
The muslims from the Islamic empire had created everything from the elegant architecture such as
mosques to a completely new level in the field of medicines. This time period takes place in the 7th
and 8th centuries and lies between its two primary cities, Baghdad and Cordoba. During the Golden
Age, the ideas of the Arabs, Egyptians, and Europeans came together. The Islamic contributions
affected the modern world by creating unique geometric and floral designs, making new discoveries
in geography and taught the study of arithmetics.
The natives of the Islamic empire had produced many new and dazzling forms of arts and literature
calligraphy and architecture, that was popular around that time period and in the modern world of
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Geometric and floral design was significant because it helped to make everyday items, such as
plates, and turn it into a work of art using these designs. Also, it helped to illuminate the Qur'an and
helped to decorate the mosques. Geography was important because the muslims created more
accurate maps, that helped the travelers to get information of a region's location, physical features,
and natural resources. Lastly mathematics helped the world because the Muslims help spread a very
important number, 0. It was important also because of the muslim scholar who had invented the
arabic numbers, which are used today. Without this useful innovations, it would be difficult to make
such progress people would have in the modern
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The First Modern Geographer Of The World
Essay Test 1 Before, there was a word "geography" happen, this branch of knowledge still related to
other branches of knowledge; for example, mathematics, geometry, astrology, astronomy, even if
magic. So, geographer in the past worked in many branches of knowledge. From history of many
countries showed that there were many famous geographer travel to explore the world or find the
answer of measure and coordinate of the world, such as Ptolemy; he is famous in Astronomer,
Cartographer, and Mathematician; he is an earliest geographer of the world; Baron Friedrich
Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, he is the first modern geographer. His famous work is
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Nowadays, geography helps human to understand the places in many parts of world. In addition, it
makes a word "globalization" happen, because people around the world communicate to each other;
to do business, trading, or using social media; although, they stay at opposite side of the world. In
history of many countries, there are history about trading and it showed that many countries had
been trade with other countries around the world; especially many countries in Europe and Asia. The
reason why those countries have to trade each other, because each countries wanted the goods of
other countries, because their country could not produce that goods or other reasons. After that, the
merchants would bring those goods to their country and sold it to people in their country. However,
because of technology in that time, merchants had to use long time to travel and transport those
goods to their country. In the other hand, at present, the development of communication,
transportation, education, and higher–technology influence to people life around the world, we
cannot reject it, because our living depend on these things, and globalization is happened.
Globalization make the world closer, we can communicate and manage many things easier and
shorter time. For example, the production of a shirt, it is made by cotton from the United States, but
it is not made in the United States; the United States sent
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The Four Moodalities Of Post-humanism And Vitalist...
medical implants (2009). What of humans using an artificial vision system to regain sight after
going blind? What of humans having an artificial robotic arm after an accident? These are real–life
situations where humans and non–humans are made one entity. Therefore, it will be preposterous to
think that this human and non–human divide is relevant in the contemporary time. So, with the
examples illustrated above, it will be out of place to assume that humans are separable from non–
humans because the two are networked, connected and should be analyzed as whole in any
discourse in the 21st century.
Having explained why the dualism in human and non–human and nature–culture is irrelevant, the
subsequent section of this paper looks at two out of the four modalities of posthumanism; what each
denotes, the similarities and the differences between the two.
Deconstructive posthumanism and Vitalist posthumanism
Deconstructive and Vitalist posthumanisms are two of the four modalities of posthumanism
identified by Lorimer in his article titled 'Posthumanism/Posthumanistic Geographies'. One might be
wondering why I am concerned with these two to the abandonment of the other two (hyperbolic,
apocalyptic) in this paper? That might be an interesting question to ask and the simple reason for
focusing on these two is basically to assess how posthumanism has been discussed and debated in
the social sciences and geography. As concisely echoed by Lorimer (2009), deconstructive and
vitalist
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Michael Chisholm's Human Geography: Evolution Or Revolution?
Michael Chisholm's book Human Geography: Evolution or Revolution? was broken into six
sections. These six sections were Introduction, Origin, Static Patterns, Dynamic Patterns, Theories
of Spatial Structure and Process, and Whither Next. In the Introduction, Chisholm explained the
purpose of his book. While in the Origin chapter of his book, he explained how geography began
and changed through the years leading up to writing of it. In Static Patterns, Chisholm began a more
in depth explanation into geographical patterns that deal with transformation and coordinate
systems. This discussion of patterns carried on into the next chapter but morphed into Dynamic
Patterns, which focuses more on the distribution of phenomenon than static awareness. Then
Chisholm evaluated Theories of Spatial Structure and Process, where he explained theoretical
frameworks that geographers used while writing. Finally, in Whither Next?, Chisholm wrote about
his expectations for the future of geography.
One of the first things Chisholm provided was a definition of geography. He explained that this was
important so that the reader would not have any misconceptions of the perspective of the writer or
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He explained there was a relationship between fact, theory, and logic. He wrote about understanding
patterns and the need for geography to move forward in these advancements but also wrote about
the frustrations of the need to use equipment and complex mathematics to rely on accuracy for the
theories to properly be effective. Chisholm continually found a way to revert to his point of the
fundamental need for geographers to understand space and that the error was in the transformation
of the data to a different
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Geographic Information Systems ( Gis )
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has had one of the biggest impacts on the discipline of
modern day geography. Roger Tomlinson coined the term GIS in the early 1960s in Canada.
Tomlinson defined GIS in its early days as a computer application designed to perform certain
specific functions (Coppock et al; 1991). GIS is interdisciplinary in nature, having a distinctive role
in geography. The application created for the Canada GIS department was designed to summarize
and tabulate land inventory for the country; it solved two issues: to measure irregular homogeneous
geographic areas and to overlay different themes. Other early systems were created for the Chicago
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From this perspective, GIS on its own is meaningless; it gains meaning only by its goals, which
generally involve the application of knowledge by scientists, but not science itself (Table 1;
McCauley 1993; Moll 1993; Skelly 1993b). Discussants view it the same as remote sensing, it is a
tool. Some scientist would argue that GIS is a part of the engineering field more than it is in the
science field. Engineering is identified as a problem–solving activity and science is linked to
discovery and problem solving understandings. It is also felt that GIS is a tool used by geographers
to answer geographic questions, thus a tool only applied when going about the business of
geography, so it is geography.
Other theorists believe that the tool is inseparable from the science. When GIS advances, so does the
study of Geography and Cartography. Geographers are GIS toolmakers. They understand the
concepts, methods, models and theories that are behind the tool. They also understand how a
phenomenon is dispersed shown through the tool and knowledge of geographic concepts. This leads
to the thought that if you can do GIS, then you do geography so therefore if one is a science the
other must be a science as well.
The science debate over GIS is that it is a method and or a body of knowledge used to develop and
test spatial theories and hypothesis. Many believe that it is not
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Geographers Research Paper
Geographers use a lot of different types of maps to compare. There are a lot of maps such as
Climate, Economic Activity, and more. The reason why Geographers use a lot of different types of
maps because they all affect each other in other large ways. But also relates to each other
Geographers use other different maps for different reasons. The First map I want to talk about is that
Geographers use is Landforms. Landforms are a natural feature of the Earth's surface. You can see
the terrain. Some have those dark colors, some have lighter colors to identify the height of the land.
Vietnam's Landforms is a various in landforms, a country of low land, rolling green hills and
densely forest mountains. These are the reason why Geographers use Landforms
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Stereotypes Of Geography
Regions are necessary to understand a piece of land in a meaningful manner and to successfully
advance civilization using the surrounding natural resources. Canada, being the second biggest
country in the world, is home to numerous biomes, many forms of natural resources and a very
diverse population. However, Canada is united by the different patchworks of regions that creates it
and is dependent on them to grow. Just like how geographers define regions, the regions themselves
define the country. The contrast between the northern tundra contrasted with the milder border–
defining south gives the impression that Canada is much colder than it actually is. For example, the
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Thus, the regions that urban citizens are concerned about may not be the same type of regions that
geographers are studying. For the majority of the population in Canada, regions do not define what
type of land they live but the types of resources, food, and culture they interact with in their daily
lives. Living in an urban or suburban society, the natural resources nor the types of terrain matter
little to them. However, the lingering aspects of early settlers still affects the city dwellers greatly.
For instance, the difference in culture between coastal cities and interior cities could affect the
lifestyle and habits of its inhabitants in unpredictable ways. Even in current times, the importance of
regions for newly immigrants can determine "key variables such as accessibility to employment,
English language classes, people of similar cultures or situations, proximity to
food/clothing/healthcare" can determine "livability" in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. Instead of
natural resources, the crucial resources for these refuges are the ability to be able to survive by
obtain the ability to communicate and the ability to make money. As for biomes, the importance of
living with like–minded people can provide security and support as well as a comfort of living that
some other parts of the area does not
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A Career As A Registered Nurse, Geographer
there are many Jobs which include scientists, financial, military, ect. Some of these jobs may interest
you or others. These jobs interest me, the author. These jobs include registered nurse, geographers,
and art director. Below is some info on each job. One of these jobs is a Registered Nurse. These
people teach patients to how to cope and treat illnesses. In order to become a Registered Nurse, you
must have at least a Bachelors degree. This career is interesting to me because my Dad is a nurse.
This career also interests me because medical careers tend to also naturally appeal to me. Another
job is a Geographer. These people study the earth, including its land and inhabitant. They also study
the earths features. You
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  • 1. Geographers Describe Where Things Are Key–Issue: How do geographers describe where things are? – cartography– the science of making maps I. Maps – a tool for storing reference materials and a way of communicating A. Early Mapmaking – Maps are scale models of the real world. –A map is used for two purposes: 1) a tool for storing reference material(2.) a tool for communicating geographic information. –A map is useful for finding the shortest distance between two places when it is used as a reference tool. – A map is used as a communication tool when it depicts the distribution of human activity or physical features. It is also useful for thinking about reasons for an underlying distribution. –A series of maps from the same area ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... – The projection minimizes distortion in in the shapes of most landmasses. 4. U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 – In addition to the system of longitude and latitude, other mathematical indicators are used in different parts of the world. b. Land Ordinance of 1785– it divided most of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to settlers in the west. –Thomas Hutchins was appointed the official geographer of the U.S. in 1781. – After Thomas Hutchins died in 1789, the responsibility for surveying went to the Surveyor General. b.Township– a square 6 mile on each side c. Principal Meridians– the north–south line separating townships d. Base lines– some designated east–west lines – Each township has a second number, known as range, that corresponds to its location east or west of the prime meridian. – Townships in the first column of principal meridian are designated R1E. e.Sections– the division of a township –A township is divided into 36 sections. Each section is i mile by 1 mile. –Sections are numbered in consistent order from 1 in the northeast to 36 in ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 5. Human Geography And Development Studies In today's world people, places, societies and environments are constantly changing. Both natural and human created events, shape the world and create strong relationships between the environment and society. Human geography and development studies are two fields seeking to analyse these interrelationships and answer key questions about major issues in the world such as poverty, inequality and conflict. Human geography is largely about studying the spatial aspects of relationships between people and society whereas development studies focusses more on the way societies function, focussing on issues such as poverty and inequality as well as the way in which 'developing' nations function compared to 'developed' nations. Through examples of poverty and inequality this essay will explain the ways in which development studies and human geography overlap and the ways in which they are different in their analyses. Human geography is defined as "The study of interrelationships between people, places and environment and how these vary spatially and temporally across and between locations" (Castree, Kitchin and Rogers, 2013). It looks at how society shapes the environment and vice versa. Although physical geography and human geography are separate fields they both concentrate on spatial processes; physical geography more on the natural and physical sciences and human geography on the way in which human lives are shaped by processes in nature (Castree et al., 2013). A key principle of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 9. Biography Of Eratosthenes : The Greatest Ancient... Eratosthenes was born during 276 BC in Cyrene(present day Libya) and passed away at the age of 81 during the year 195 BC in Alexandria(present day Egypt) (Eratosthenes of Cyrene). He was very well educated as a Greek scientific writer, astronomer, poet, mathematics, history and also he was best known for his knowledge in geography. With geography being his strongest subject, he had an extreme amount of knowledge which helped him become one of the greatest ancient geographers of all time. Since Eratosthenes was one of the more educated in his class, he unfortunately trailed shy of being top ranked in his class with being second best. A lot of students disliked Eratosthenes and nicknamed him Beta. When later he proved many of his classmates wrong, he was extremely skillful in the knowledge he knew. He bounced ahead of them in different levels, buy showing to be one of the person who was major help to information we have now. As for how Eratosthenes calculated the Earth 's circumference, I believe many rolls had to come together. Building up the actual phase of Eratosthenes finding what he believed to be the circumference of the earth. One major roll, I think started him off in his path, was his high knowledge from the schooling he had gone through. With his skillful background knowledge, Ptolemy III probably would have never offered him the position to become roll of director of the Alexandrian Library at the age of forty. Spending days in and days out with countless ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 13. Thomas Jefferson's Influence On Modern Geography Samuel Schafer Dr. Michael Pretes GE 300W 10/11/2016 Jefferson and Modern Geography Geography is such a holistic discipline that it requires much concentration and focus on its subject matter. A geographer must focus on a specific topic that interests him or her and devote their brain power to discovering how the area of interest is influenced by its geographic environment through a spatial perspective. Thomas Jefferson is one such individual who committed throughout his life to view the world through the spatial lens. In William A. Koelsch's article on Thomas Jefferson, American Geographers, and the Uses of Geography Koelsch makes the argument for the reanalysis of Jefferson's geographic prowess as basis for his title as the "Father of Modern Geography" (Koelsch, 2010). If we know the current state of modern geography, we can then trace the influencers of the current philosophical approach to spatial thinking through our history books to then find the impact of Thomas Jefferson's influence on the study of geography and how his influence has evolved geography into the expansive science it is today. As revealed in Tim Cresswell's textbook Geographic Thought, modern Geography is largely a product of key influential geographers who applied their research to changing and solving some of the greatest issues of their time. The granite base for the Geography we know today was founded on the spatial thinking of the early German geographers. Among them was one Alexander ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 17. Ap Human Geography Research Paper "Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future". This is a quote by one of the most successful and innovative men to ever live, Walt Disney. He was successful because he constantly kept looking to make a better future for himself and others. He did this through interactions with the world and everything around him. Interactions such as these can push mankind forward. They lead to innovations that revolutionize the world we live in. It only takes one great idea to change the world and make it a better place for everyone. Human geography deals with how human actions influence and impact other humans and the world's environment. Human geography teaches us that everyday people's actions impact ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... These tools include demographics, development, urbanization and culture. These tools must be understood by geographers in order to be used properly. They can help with this understanding through the organization and use of space. In the article Geography Strikes Back claims are made that tools such as these help geographers to understand global conflicts. For example the article poses the questions, "Why does President Vladimir Putin covet buffer zones in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus...?" and then goes on to answer saying that it is, "Because Russia still constitutes a vast, continental space that is unprotected by mountains and rivers... [Putin] expresses a deep geographical insecurity" (Kaplan 1). Geographers can organize space on maps to come to conclusions such as these. These conclusions in turn help geographers to understand development and culture in areas of impact. As the global population explodes human geography becomes increasingly important. Using statistics and data to show demographical shifts and urbanizations has led to many claims of future problems such as megacities. Megacities are cities with a population of 10 million or more. Using population growth trend lines and progressions, James Canton in his article is able to claim that, "By 2040 most of the world's population will be living in megacities." (Canton 1). He also ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 21. Discuss the Future of Human Geography with Reference to... Discuss the future of human geography with reference to the approaches that have emerged since the 1950s. Geography found its roots during periods of exploration when man's knowledge of the world was still subject to the imagination. For many decades, Europe and the British Empire in particular formed much of what cartography is today, and environmental determinism was widely used to serve imperialist needs. Many ideas and theories were highly influenced and composed by upper class academics and soon critiques were formed. During the mid 1930s, environmental determinism lost much of its support and regional geography fell into to favour. Soon however, regional geography was also criticised due to its limiting scope and constricting ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Pattinson hoped "that through a widened willingness to conceive of and discuss the field in terms of these traditions, geography will be better able to secure the inner unity and outer intelligibility" (W. Pattinson, 1964). This approach to geography aimed to quell the discourse that was prevalent within geography and tried to pave a clearer way for geographies future. On the other hand, thinking in such a law–based manner, restricts dynamic thinking, which is where human geography draws its strengths. I felt that Pattinson still asked more how than why but he certainly helped promote the growth of geography. Subsequently, "The Big Questions" was an article written to try and stimulate thoughts of for the future as well as trying to gain the attention of the media and the public eye. Susan L. Cutter, Reginald Golledge and William L. Graff wanted to create a dialogue for the future whilst tackling questions that already plagued the discipline of geography. As for the future of geography, this article ask some thought provoking questions such as "when does geography start and finish?" (S.L. Cutter, R.Golledge, W.L.Graff, 2002) and "what are likely to be the major problems of doing the geography of other planets?" (S.L. Cutter, R.Golledge, W.L.Graff, 2002) If we are to answer or even begin to answer these questions, we must draw upon the past and in particular what has transgressed over the 60 years. Over these years of the evolution of geography naturally ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 25. The Little Prince Analysis Innumerable hours have been spent in search for the best way to use time and to live our lives to the fullest. Nevertheless, it seems that no one has found the perfect answer. Throughout The Little Prince (1943), Antoine de Saint Exupery gives the reader a look at how society views time. In particular, he offers up a critique on how many individuals value saving time and efficiency over anything else. The titular character witnesses this first hand through his various interactions with grownups along his journey. He meets characters who are enthralled with task at hand and they they would not "waste time" to enjoy other things in life that may be more meaningful.The novella is able to convey the fact that society has become overly consumed with the pursuit of efficiency although taking your time is often more rewarding than rushing in an attempt to save time. It seems that nowadays countless people live by the saying "time is money" and spend all their time fully dedicated to work. The line separating an individual's work and life has become essentially blurred and it is not uncommon to have people wholly wrapped up with their careers, having no time for anything unrelated. On the Little Prince's journey across planets, he meets two characters, the businessman and the geographer, both demonstrating an unhealthy relationship between work and time. The businessman is so devoted to his work that he barely acknowledges the Little Prince. He deems that time not ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 29. Dr. Steven M. Quiring Introduction and overview Dr. Steven M. Quiring (hereinafter, Dr. Quiring) is a climatologist, associate professor and graduate director in the Department of Geography at Texas A&M University. As his research assistant, I felt so happy to work with such an excellent, patient, and easygoing scholar over this semester. And I was fortunate to be assigned to interview him so as to have an opportunity to know him better. Dr. Quiring and I met at his office on Tuesday, November 17th. Due to he is one of the busiest faculty members in the department of geography, so finally we conducted a short half–hour interview. We talked about his research, career path, the qualities and skills that he deems a successful geographer should have, and his ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Then he gradually lost interest in this major. During the first semester, he took an introductory of physical geography course, which is a science course for non–science majors. This was his first time to try to understand and learn geography. Before that, he claimed he did not really know about geography in the high school. He got really interested in geography from the class he took in his first semester. And he started to choose more geography–related courses, learn it online, and discover the latest news from this discipline. In his view, geography is a practical and attractive discipline, which is closely connected to the real world with a very extensive application. So he switched his major. "A good teacher may shape your future." A good teacher can teach you knowledge, import wisdom to you, and even bright your future. Dr. Quiring said he switched his major and eventually become a geography professor also because the professor he met in that class impacted him a lot. His first geography professor is a climatologist, who did a really good job of teaching the course,stimulate the students,and aroused their interest in the study. This professor is one of the most impressive professors for Dr. Quiring, who changed Quiring's attitude to geography. After that, Dr. Quiring switched his major and decided to be a geography faculty member when he was a junior student. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 33. The Importance Of Population Differences Geographers have different factors to focus on when trying to understand why there are differences in the world's population. Crude birth rate, crude death rate, natural increase rate, life expectancy and so on. Each of those are methods used by geographers to measure population. Geographers should not only look at those methods when trying to figure out the population differences. Some social factors like the economy, culture, lifestyle and the government contributes in the differences in population. Crude birth rate and life expectancy are the two most important indicators that can help a geographer understand why is there differences in the population. Crude birth rate is an immensely important factor because not in all courtiers a woman is having up to seven children. According to statista Niger is a country with the highest crude birth rate because women are estimated to have 6.76 children per women. However, China has the largest population in the world and in the Washington post it states that China allows couples to only have two children. It is also mentioned that although the government allows couples to have two children most people only have one child. People in China prefer to just have one child because is extremely costly. In the Washington post it indicates that "to prepare a child to succeed in the country's competitive schools and workplaces, parents must invest lots of time and money in a child –– for schooling, extracurricular activities, and outside tutoring, often for college–entrance and English proficiency exams". This type of factors makes the difference in population. The economy is not the same around the world and in the countries that are poor women do not health care and that means they can not be put on birth control. Crude birth rate explains why some countries population is bigger than others. If women in some countries are having 5 and more children the population is going be higher than in countries that women are having one child. In this case, China can not be included because although you are allowed to just have two children, China was already over populated and had to come up with the one child policy. I believe that if China stick to just having one child and Niger's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 37. Carl Sauer Research Paper Carl Sauer was an American geographer from the United States who lived from 1889 to 1975. He had a German heritage, being the son of two German immigrants. After attending college at Wesleyan University, he attained his PhD at the University of Chicago. After establishing himself in the world of geography, he became a geography professor at the University of Michigan and then later on at the University of California, Berkeley. He had an extremely decorated career. He was awarded the Honorary Fellowship Award in 1935 and was also awarded the Daly Medal in 1940, both by the American Geographical Society. Unlike many geographers, Sauer focused in his studies on rural areas and landscapes, rather than cities and urban landscapes. To go along with his devotion to rural areas, he liked history and economics. He also believed that the ways of the world today and the way humans are participating in everyday life is destroying ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I greatly respect Sauer's willingness to go out to prove a point. He trekked to Latin America to gather information. Sauer stayed there for an extended period of time to fully understand the cultures that existed there, the people, the geography, and how everything worked. Someone that puts in that much effort deserves my admiration. Afterwards he wrote a series of papers from his studies over there. He also studied soil and soil erosion when he worked with the National Land Use Committee. I approve of the fact that he ventured out into a more scientific field that he was used to in order to make a difference in nature. Lastly, at the end of his career he held a conference deemed "Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth", which influenced other scientists. I appreciate ever ounce of effort that he put in until the end of his career. Working that hard and influencing so many people is something that one should ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 41. 'Popularity In The Word Vulgar' The main points made by the article is what kind of opportunities does this contemporary cultural phenomena shown to geographers by looking at the pop culture that is present and how technology presented by the pop culture fit within cultural geography. As part of the first question addressed, Kinsley takes the term "vulgar" and see how it fits into cultural geography. Recognizing that the "implication of 'disgust' and 'distaste' in the word 'vulgar'" (Kinsley 793) are what most consider when hearing the word, but that is not the point in case of this situation. That instead of seeing that the word in a negative connotation, but when it comes to looking deeper into this new wave of cultural geography, it should instead be seen as "a useful (if challenging) means" when speaking about cultural geography especially when "popular" has started to take place within cultural geography. Analyzing the notion of "popular" cultural geography, Kinsley talks the different arguments that ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In order to learn more or to dig deeper in specifics of any study of cultural geography, Kinsley acknowledges on how technology, especially at the rate and the new advances that have been made, can allow for geographers to delve into these landscapes. Now, cultural geographers are not just that, but instead they are "'multimedia' scholars"(Kinsley 795) who have been defied with the idea of "reading of landscapes as text with watching of, listening to, and touching forms of spatial experience composed as, in and through image, sounds haptics" (Kinsley 795). In terms of cultural geography and how the word popular fits into all it and the progression it making is something that takes account based off of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 45. Professionalizing Geography Andrew Singer History of Geography Dr. Sechrist Professionalizing Geography Geography is field of study that has come a long way in history. It not as old as some of the other studies that were developed so many years ago but it has certain grown into professionalized discipline. Geography was very general in the beginning but as it grew disciplines then became available at the University of Berlin. All this and much more has contributed to becoming the recognized profession it is today. There were several figures and there careers that really helped get geography professionalized. This included Paul Vidal de la Blache (Vidal), William Morris Davis, Halford Mackinder and Friedrich Ratzel. They have had big contributions to geography ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One needs to have that connection between time and place which can be brought forth by the connection between history for time and geography for place. Mackinder made major head way with the release of his first major work, Britain and the British Seas which was an example of a regional study in global context. This in return led to his famous lecture at the Royal Geographical Society on "The Geographical Pivot of History". This was important because this is where he introduced his Heartland Theory. This can be explained as "Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland, who rules the Heartland commands the World–Island, who rules the World–Island controls the World." The model is based on selecting a few facts of a location and a few sequences of events and ignores complicating details. It cannot provide a precise blue print of things to come, yet it cannot be completely ignored (All Possible Worlds 215). The last of these 4 contributors of professionalizing Geography is Friedrich Ratzel. Ratzel was German Geographer who was around during the time of the New Geography in German. This was touched upon in the beginning of this paper. The New Geography in Germany was huge due to the new fact that The ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 49. How Did Christopher Columbus Mistake We all know that Columbus found the beautiful U.S.A. but most of 5C knows that he thought that he had landed in the West Indies (the west side of Asia). But the real one to find this land and notice his mistake was Amerigo Vespucci. He believed that Columbus had reached a " New World ". Amerigo was born March 9, 1451 in Florence, Italy. Even if he didn't go to actual school( grade and high school ) he was educated by his uncle Giorgio Antonio Vespucci. He traveled to Paris, France in his 20's for an assignment set by his uncle. He soon became a citizen of Seville, Spain. And became a banker. By this time Columbus returned from his second voyage and Vespucci got to talk to him. They spoke of what he explored and lively explained it to Vespucci. This of course got Vespucci urging him to see the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... With him also being with a company making ships equipped for long trips he took four. He was in his 40's and had the king and queen of spain funding him so he set sail for the westward passage to Asia. He claimed to lead all 4 expeditions but research shows that he was only a navigator. He sailed west and landed in South and North America. He got most of his fame from letters he wrote to back home. In the letters he vaguely described the places he explored and mentioned a vast content. They were more bestselling than Columbus's diaries.He even named the letters. He discovered the Nile, the Yangtze, the Susquehanna, and the Amazon in South America. He was one of the first to notice that he had reached a " New World ". He did marry Maria Cerezo and probably had kids. Later the king of portuguese funded him. In my research I did find out if he had any siblings. He did take 4 voyages to what he called the " New World ". Soon scholars began to question his discoveries. It is unclear if he made more voyages to the " New World ". Unfonoly he died because of malaria on Feb. 22, 1512. Many people then thought that Columbus was the real european explorer to find the " New World ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 53. Maya Civilization Collapse The example of societal collapse in which I will be making reference to throughout this essay is the Maya civilization. The Maya civilization is, "probably the best known of all early American civilizations." (Fagan, 1995) It was at its strongest point between AD 300 AND 900. Around AD 900 was the time of its collapse. This civilization was developed in a densely, tropical forest on either highlands or lowlands. Today to visit a Mayan site, people would go to the modern Mexican state, capital city of Merida. This site was once home to the "New World's most advanced Native American civilization before European arrival." (Diamond, 2009) Over the years there has been many predictions on what had caused the Maya civilization to collapse. At ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... He stated that if the communication between the rulers and the Gods failed and the hope for a good harvesting season and the production of rainfall to occur, tensions would develop rapidly among the group. Here we have another example of how climate change and societal factors can affect the societal well–being of a group. Traditions were handed down from generation to generation. The ways of living and teaching were embedded into each Mayan person. Some of these ways of living consisted as being hunter–gatherers, this is because their predecessors were known for their hunting and gathering of supplies to keep them alive. Climate change and education come into consideration here whilst talking about their well–being. Due to the fact that their predecessors were hunter– gatherers, the weather had a major impact on their ways of collecting food and supplies. If there was severe weather conditions throughout the forest there was a limit in the amount of food collected and in terms of the education view it declines also because they cannot learn from their ancestors how to survive in these conditions. It is believed that they were not 'savages' but people who developed their own culture ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 57. Is Resources Useful To Geographers? A resource is anything that is created through a natural process that people use and value. Some examples of resources include air, soil, plants, animals, raw materials, space, land, wind, energy, metals, and sunlight. These resources can be useful to geographers because they are elements of the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere, which people interact with. Natural resources are different from human resources because human resources are created or invented by humans. There are 3 different types of resources, political– cultural, technological, and economic resources. Political– cultural resources are resources that guide a process of identifying substances as resources so we can live life. These resources are very valuable ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 61. Geographers Susan Hardwick 1. Hardwick, Susan. (2004). "Encouraging Girls to be Geographers". The Geography Teacher, 1:1, 8–9, DOI:10.1080/19338341.2004.11089825. In this article, Susan Hardwick discusses why girls typically outperform boys in geography and as they get older lose interest. It also discusses ways to support them in class and get them to pursue a career in geography. It says that, "completing collaborative assignments, playing geography games, role playing, conducting interviews and writing personal narratives" are all ways to support girls in geography classrooms. I'll could use this information to make sure some of my activities are similar to the ones on this list because I will have girls in class, unless I teach at an all–boys school, so it's important ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Davidson, John. (2004). "Borderline", The Geography Teacher, 1:1,43, DOI: 10.180/19338341.2004.11089838. In this article, John Davidson discusses the educational cardgame, "Borderline". The article describes the game and how it is played. The pack includes one card from each state or country, water cards and wildcards and each person gets 8 cards. The objective of the game is to get rid of their cards playing a location card that borders the previous card played. There's various versions such as USA, the World and Africa. This would work in my unit as something the students can do if they get done an assignment early because they'll be learning about what areas surround Egypt. 5. (2005). "Google Earth–Digital Toy or Classroom Tool?" The Geography Teacher, 3:1, 18–18, DOI: 10.180/19338341.2006.11089882. In this article, the author discusses the use of Google Earth as a tool to be used in the classroom, rather than something to fool around with online. It also says that there are Google Earth Lessons where the teacher can take that lesson and use it in class. Personally, I would rather use Google Earth as a hook, sometime at the beginning of class, as a homework assignment or as a replacement for normal stagnant ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 65. How Did Geography Support British Imperialism Imperialism was at its height from 1870–1925, a time in which 80% of the Earth's land was under imperial control. Arguably, Britain is the most infamous nation in terms of colonisation, where at its precipice, ruled 20% of the world's population and was the biggest empire in history. It was also at this time that contemporary Geography was attempting to carve a place for itself as a discipline amongst other subjects, to be taken seriously amongst scholars, academic institutions, societies, and governments. Geography in the Victorian era found its footing within theories like Environmental Determinism and literally applied Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' to societies as a way of sorting people in a hierarchical manner to differentiate them ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One such institution that was responsible for deeply influencing the path which Victorian Geography took was the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). The RGS was founded in 1830 and consisted of elite white men who would fit the highest hierarchal rank of social construct at that time. It's important to recognise the characteristics of the members of the RGS as it explains why many of the advocates for the society supported British Imperialism. One supports a cause if they benefit from it, and the expansion of the British Empire meant white men would be more powerful than ever. Perhaps this explains the reason why the RGS grew exponentially, from having 460 fellows in 1830 to 4,000 fellows in 1900. To further prove my point, I would like to point out that women were not admitted until 83 years after the society was founded. What this shows is that a young subject like Geography, that only became a university discipline in 1874 was shaped by the views of such powerful institutions that only presented a small group of people's views, skewing the discipline. Heffernan explains in his essay the importance of the role of Geography in war, especially from 1914–1919 as revealed by the activities of institutions such as the RGS. The RGS were responsible for collecting foreign maps and related information on the military resources and topography of other countries to facilitate British imperial expansion around the world. For example, they produced a modified 1:1 million map of Europe which was designed and used as an important strategic and geopolitical device during war. This meant the RGS gained importance throughout the war and had a key role in influencing political decisions related to British expansionist policies ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 69. Ap Human Geography Unit 1 Study Guide Geography – Unit One Notes What is Geography? Geography is the study of the world, how it works, and how people use and change the world as they live in it. Origins The word "Geography" comes from the Greek word "Geo." Meaning earth and "graph" meaning writing. Definitions Population Denisty – Figure calculated by dividing the population of a region by the region's area. Staristical Analysis – Studying collected data for the purposes of summarizing information to make it more usable and for making generalizations. Geotechnologies – New Geographic technologies, such as remote sensing, GPS and GIS, that have ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... (Natural resources, way of life, climate.) * Knowledge of geography promotes a greater understanding of the books and newspapers we read. For example, it helps farmers choose crops best suited to the climatic and soil conditions of the areas in which they live. Themes of Geography The Five Main Themes of Geography are: Place, Location, Human and Environmental Interaction, Human Movement, and Regions. They are described as: 1.Place – Refers to physical and human characteristics of an area. Physical characteristics = The shape of the landforms and the bodies of water, climate, siol, and plant and human life. Human characteristics = the amount of people living in an area, how close together they live, social traits, culteral traditions, and political instituitions. 2. Locations – Refers to the significance of where one thing is in relation to another. The study of location is basically how many physical characteristics (harbours, riviers, fertile plains, and mountaineous terrain) affect human settlement, and the way places are used. 3. Human and Environmental Development – This refers to the changs people have made in their environment and the changes they continue to make. 4. Human Movement – Refers to the geographical study of movement in relation to the routes people take, why these movements occur, in addition to the cause/affect of human settlement. 5 Regions – Refers to how areas differenciate from one another. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 73. Technology Used By Geographers One technology used by geographers is remote sensing. Remote sensing is the acquisition of data using different satellites located around the Earth. The satellites will scan the Earth and relay that information back to an information center/base back on Earth. Some of the uses of remote sensing are that geographers are able to use the information they get from the satellites to map different features across the world such as agriculture, drought, and sprawl. Another type of technology used by geographers is GPS (global positioning system). GPS is enabled by a multitude of satellites, tracking stations and receivers to relay the information. GPS most common use is transportation. GPS will locate a vehicle's current location and the give directions ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 77. Thematic Essay Geography Do you know why geographers are playing a crucial role in the world? Geography helps people to analyzes the Earth from many points of view, by the land, features, and inhabitants. Not only that, geographers use various types of maps such as physical, economy and cultural to represent and expand people's perspective and better understanding about the world. Geographers adoption physical map to display the physical landscape features, climate, and landform of a certain place or location. Physical map generally shows things like mountains, rivers, and lakes which those are nature made. In a different part of the region, it will have various types of climate and landform. Climate is used to provide data about the general weather condition in a particular area around the world. Landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain, hills, and plains. Accordingly, this allows people to know the characteristics of different topographical and weather in their surrounding. Because of Geographers so everybody is able to explore more things they ever had thought or seem about. Another map that geographers use to represent is economy. Economy maps label specific type of economic activity or ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Cultural map is spread out through a number of branches such as political, population density and thematic maps. Political map shows the state and national boundaries of a place. Its goal is used to showing a state or nation's political or cultural features. Population density is to measure population per unit area. Some area has more people but some have fewer people. Every single part of the area will have their own celebration or cultural. Thematic map is designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. This maps can portray political, social and cultural. This allows people to learn and understanding the different part of the area include diverse cultural or ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 81. Leon Yacher Essay When Leon Yacher was young, his father spent about five years traveling all over Peru. Through this, Yacher was introduced to different areas and cultures and landscapes. He learned that there were different places, that not every area was the same. Looking back, Dr. Yacher believes these early travels to have planted seeds of curiosity and interest inside him. These seeds experienced a growth spurt when he moved to the United States and attended the University of New Mexico. While there, he took a geography class taught by Professor Richard Murphy that sparked his interest in geography and changed his life. Today, Dr. Yacher is one of the most eclectic geographers, having traveled to the cities of more than 150 countries. When he enters a city, he immediately begins to search for commonalities and differences, what makes this city unique and how it is like every other city in the world. Because he is not interested in the superficial, he stays away from any tourist attractions, choosing to sleep in local boarding houses rather than hotels so as to build a relationship with the city. He walks the streets untouched by wealthy visitors and talks to real people. By so doing, he is able to see and know the real ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Along with Professor Joesph Manzella, a colleague at Southern Connecticut University, Dr. Yacher has been watching Central Asia begin to come out of its totalitarian phase. Kyrgyzstan especially has made significant strides away from totalitarian journalism, in which the government is the final word on truth, and toward the Western method in which the media acts as a watchdog. Halfway between these two schemas, Kyrgyzstan does not neatly fit under any of the labels representing the different types of journalism. Instead, Kyrgyzstan, like Indonesia and Venezuela, is in a transitional phase, neither totalitarian nor ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 85. Geography Assignment : Landforms And Landscapes Geography Assignment: Landforms and Landscapes (Stage 1) How Has Rainfall Impacted Stalactite Formation in the Princess Margaret Rose Cave? Concepts The seven concepts of geography are used many times by geographers and each concept plays a key role in landscapes and landforms. Space, Place, Interconnection, Change, Environment, Scale and Sustainability re all the 7 concepts geographers use. The landscape 'Princess Margaret Rose Cave ' is arguably the most attractive cave in Victoria and in the cave the 7 concepts are involved. Space– This concept relates to the way things are arranged in the cave. In Princess Margaret Rose Cave there are many objects inside, these include: stalagmites, stalactites, shawls, rim pools, straws, flowstone, cave coral, blankets, bacons, pillars and helictites. All of these are placed in the cave, some may be coming down at the top or some maybe coming out at the bottom or even some maybe coming out of the sides. These help geographers to see what is in the cave. Place– This concept are parts of the cave that are identified and given meaning by people. The Princess Margaret Rose Cave is located Princess Margaret Rose Caves Road, Mumbanaar VIC 3304. It is located 30 minutes from Mount Gambier and 15 minutes from Nelson. The cave is also 300m from the Glenelg River and the whole cave is situated near a national park: Lower Glenelg National Park. The surrounding of the cave is green grassland with trees on the sides and flowers as well. Throughout ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 89. Analysis On The 's ' Supply Side ' Rent Gap ' By... This paper published by geographer Chris Hamnett traces the popularity of research into gentrification and examines the competing theories of its origin and dynamics, namely the geographer David Ley's humanist and demand–side theory and Neil Smith's supply–side "rent–gap" theory. Hamnett argues that both theories provide an incomplete picture of this complex process, and thus a cohesive explanation of gentrification must incorporate ideas from both. This is argued through the critiquing the two differing viewpoints: through examining their potential flaws and by citing real world data from studies of other scholars, including Clark (1988). Additionally, Hamnett also draws from theorists such as Mullins (1982) to further his critique of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... His second argument is that both Ley's and Smith's theory are important and valid to some extent but provides an incomplete picture of the complex process of gentrification. He argues that either theory were unable to explain why or how gentrification occurs despite identifying the demographics of gentrifies and some conditions of when and where it may occur. This leads to his final argument: that a cohesive explanation of gentrification must be one that integrates ideas from both theories, accounting for both when and where gentrification occurs and for the source and consumption patterns of the gentrifiers. Hamnett critiques the two main theories to sustain his arguments through three main methods: by comparing and contrasting the two theories, by examining their potential flaws, and by citing real world data and studies from other scholars. By comparing and contrasting the two theories, the author shows the limitation of scope for both theories. For example, by juxtaposing Smith's dismissal of the individualism of the gentrifers, arguing that their preference towards downtown residences are the result of a "collective social preference" created by real estate developers and the mortgage industry, with Ley's identification that gentrifiers tend to be young and single white– collared workers employed in the service industry who are interested in the Arts and cultural ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 93. Five Themes Of Geography Erin Paradis Mrs. Zemetres World Geography Five Themes Essay 9 January 2015 Imagine that you need to tell a friend how to get from their house to the grocery store. How would you give the directions? Would you give steps for the friend to follow? Or would you tell them that the grocery store is next to the local convenience store? Describing a location and giving directions area examples of using the five themes of geography in your daily life. In the same way we use the five themes of geography throughout the day, geographers use the five themes in their researching. Location is used by geographers to describe either the absolute or relative location of a place. The absolute location is the location on a map latitude and longitude, or as we use it, a street address. Finding absolute location is the starting point for geographic research. Relative locations are described by landmarks or the distance from one place to another. Location would be used by a geographer to express where things are. Place is used by geographers to describe physical or human characteristics of an area. Physical characteristics are landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, soils, and climate types. Human characteristics of a place come from human ideas and actions. Human characteristics include ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Studying human environmental interaction helps geographers learn how people depend, modify, and adapt to their environments. "Geographers recognize that human beings play a very important role in shaping and modifying the natural environment (Geo Hunter)." Some effects of humans interacting with their environment are useful and good for the environment, but there are also some harmful effects of human environmental interaction. Some of the things that humans to do harm their environment consist of pollution or deforestation. People and their environments impact each other ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 97. Meaning Of Geography Vs Geography "History rhymes, but geography endures." was once stated by Andrew C. Katen. History, in fact, does not repeat itself. However, it does seem to have recurring events. With geography, on the other hand, the learning possibilities are endless. As people continually change, it causes the environment around us to change, which makes geography an ongoing happening. For example, the population is always increasing and decreasing because of the number of births and deaths. So therefore, more and more space is being taken up to provide living space for the large amount of humans on Earth. Geography deals with not only maps, compasses, and landforms, but with people of different cultures and how they interact with the space around them. Many geographers feel that geography is how people adapt their environment to fit their culture (and vice–versa), while other geographers feel as though geography is about how different factors make the earth diverse and how things are laid out based on the diversity of the earth. According to some geographers, the definition of geography is how people adapt, or change, their environment to fit their culture. In document one, it states, "...Geography emphasizes people, their ways of life, their divisions, and their endeavors to solve their problems and to adapt the regional environmental conditions to their ways and means..." This basically is saying that people change the environment around them so that it is able to go together with their goals, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 101. Zombie Apocalypse: Are You Prepared? Zombie Apocalypse: Are you Prepared? In the event of a zombie apocalypse having geography skills would be very helpful. Some recent interviews with four professional geographers will help understand the reasons why geography is so important to survival. In the following article you will obtain information on how to survive and thrive in a natural disaster. Geography Terms and Tools Before understanding why geography tools are important, know what they are. There are many different types of maps. Physical, climate, economic, topographical, political, road, and many more. Things such as an atlas, globe, aerial photographs, satellite photograph, graphs, and GIS systems are also important in a geographer's line of work. A GIS is a computer program ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... How much debris will there be in the event of a natural disaster? There are many other titles professional geographers go by. Julie Bassuk is a co–managing partner and Chairman of Seattle Design Company. She works with cities and neighborhoods on transforming areas into companies. Survival Guide Zombie Apocalypse When most people hear the words zombie apocalypse, they think things like, not possible, that can't happen, and not in a million years. Being prepared never hurt anyone and understanding geography is a great way to prepare for a natural disaster. Julie Bassuk has a great way to help plan for an attack such as a zombie apocalypse. To survive, you must first know the enemy. Ask yourself what patterns are the enemy moving in. Are they moving by major roads, or is the enemy choosing to take back roads and fields? Is the enemy moving toward or away from lights and noise? What areas can and can't the enemy access? Then, you must retreat to safety. Map out a safe haven and use geographic tools to identify where those safe havens may be. Move away from the things that attract zombies. Be sure to barricade yourself in a place where you could have easy access to natural resources. Also, you must help your friends. Use maps and sketches to identify places where you and your friends can meet ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 105. Human Geography And Development Studies Both people and the Earth's natural landscape shape the world; geography helps people understand its effects in the past, present and near future. This essay will examine how both concepts, human geography and development studies and how they share similarities and differences. Human geography is the study of how people interact with their surrounding environment and the impact they have on that specific environment (Murray 2015). Development studies is the process, which involves focusing on improving the quality of human lives and reducing global risks (Amedeo and Harvey). I will examine how these two concepts particularly in the Asian Pacific region. Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth's surface and its atmosphere, and how human interaction affects or is affected by these concepts. The essential link between physical and human geography is interaction and how this is achieved sustainably (Amedeo and Harvey). Human geography uses number geographic concepts such as place, scale and space. Human geography can be integrative, as it is divided into many subfields. Human geography's primary concern, involves spatial differentiation and the organization in relation to human activity through economic, cultural and social divisions (Stupples). Hence human geographers study how the distribution of people and their culture alter and change the environment and the specific location of this process. In order to understand the distribution of people and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 109. The Contributions Of The Enlightenment Era ( 1685-1815? Enlightenment era (1685–1815) The creation of a world market led to the Europeans busying to consolidate their power in all directions, this resulted in the thirty years. The British had committed regicide, as well as fighting in the Anglo–Dutch wars which arose out of commercial rivalry. Arising amongst the turmoil, geography underwent a "Scientific Revolution" (Hefferman, 2009, pp.05). Cartography and navigational skills led to researchers to explore further, which led to scientific discoveries and conscious data gathering. In this period, you could perhaps say the interests of a naturalist and a navigator were one, as see with the likes of Linnaeus and his new classification system. This scientific revolution led to new methodologies, language, instruments which all had an influence on geographical traditions. This was a truly significant change, since before expeditions were powered by imperial zealotry tinged with evangelic instincts (Livingstone, 1996). The achievements of this era are well documented, for example William Dampier (1651–1715) was the first Englishman to scientifically examine the west and northwest parts of Australia. This was significant as it was the first voyage by the British for pure scientific exploration (Crone, 1964). Then in 1769, James Cook (1728–90) transformed circumnavigation from, hit and miss, to well–masterminded expeditions. He opened the south hemisphere for exploitation as these explorations entwined with commercial backing and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 113. What Does Geography Mean To Me Essay Geography will never mean the same to me, the more I read the more I've learned it' so much more than land and boundaries. What I've learned from this literature it seems to be the study of issues that affect people and the environment, and ways to solve the world's problems. Geography is important because it affects all aspects of life. No matter what you are talking or thinking about geography is somehow involved. Everything in the world has a direct connection to place, location, interaction, movement, and region. Some of the major technologies used in geography, have made both sorts of information far more readily available and far easier to use. Statistical analysis and modeling of spatial patterns have relied on computer technology. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 117. What Are The Five Themes Of Geography Geographers use something called the five themes of geography, this idea helps them fully understand a particular area. The first theme is location and the second and third is physical characteristics and the interaction of the environment. The movement of people, goods, and ideas is the fourth. The final one is the regions that makeup of an area. For the sake of the essay, I will be studying my grandmas and grandpas house by using the five themes. My grandparents have a huge property and a huge house and that is why in this paragraph I will take the time to describe the layout. My grandpa's house is on the very top of the hill next to the gravel driveway that is very steep. If you go down further you will see the shop. The shop has four ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... At the farm, their is also a lot of cows that frequently get bought by Subiaco. That means there are many customers that come on his property to look at the cattle. This information describes the movement of people and the interaction of the environment. This is the most important themes to geographers. A final theme is a landscape. My grandma's house is on a hill and her property is filled with Pine and Spruce trees. They also live next to a lake which means they live on the coast. Their land is filled with lots of sharp rocks and has a lot of vegetation. This information is useful to a geographer so that they know they know the landscape. Because if you were to go to Egypt most people might think the land there studying is dessert, but what happens when they study an oasis instead. This is why it is important. The five themes might not seem important at first, but once you hear an example you start to realize why it is important. This is why the five themes of geography were created in the first place. It was designed to make geographers jobs easier. This is why it is important to be taught to us while we are young because those things that we are taught stay with us when we are adults in the modern ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 121. Analysis Of Joe Painter, A Political Geographer, And The... The definition of 'state' is ambiguous. The meaning can change depending on the context. For instance, it could relate to agencies within the state such as government bodies, or the practices carried out by individuals. Furthermore, the state is part of everyday life and manifests itself through the combination of institutions, practices, people and discourses. This creates social order (Blakeley and Saward, 2009, p. 360). We encounter the state through people such as police officers or doctors; people we may recognise as professionals. These people work for government bodies such as the police force or the National Health Service. Joe Painter, a political geographer, mentions "every day discourses of state actors" (Painter, cited in Blakeley and Saward, 2009, p. 354). By this he means that the people representing the government bodies are 'state actors' and the actions they carry out as part of the role are the 'every day discourses'. These people are physical examples of the state in action but it is possible for the state to operate in invisible ways. Jill's story illustrates both of these aspects. Firstly, the presence of the school inspectors and health visitor are examples of the visible presence of the state. There are also examples of state institutions – namely the post office and school. Additionally, the requirement for Jill to have an MOT certificate for her car is evidence of the state operating in invisible ways. The state also dictates Jill's routine at ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 125. Islamic Influence On The Modern World The muslims from the Islamic empire had created everything from the elegant architecture such as mosques to a completely new level in the field of medicines. This time period takes place in the 7th and 8th centuries and lies between its two primary cities, Baghdad and Cordoba. During the Golden Age, the ideas of the Arabs, Egyptians, and Europeans came together. The Islamic contributions affected the modern world by creating unique geometric and floral designs, making new discoveries in geography and taught the study of arithmetics. The natives of the Islamic empire had produced many new and dazzling forms of arts and literature calligraphy and architecture, that was popular around that time period and in the modern world of today. During ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Geometric and floral design was significant because it helped to make everyday items, such as plates, and turn it into a work of art using these designs. Also, it helped to illuminate the Qur'an and helped to decorate the mosques. Geography was important because the muslims created more accurate maps, that helped the travelers to get information of a region's location, physical features, and natural resources. Lastly mathematics helped the world because the Muslims help spread a very important number, 0. It was important also because of the muslim scholar who had invented the arabic numbers, which are used today. Without this useful innovations, it would be difficult to make such progress people would have in the modern ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 129. The First Modern Geographer Of The World Essay Test 1 Before, there was a word "geography" happen, this branch of knowledge still related to other branches of knowledge; for example, mathematics, geometry, astrology, astronomy, even if magic. So, geographer in the past worked in many branches of knowledge. From history of many countries showed that there were many famous geographer travel to explore the world or find the answer of measure and coordinate of the world, such as Ptolemy; he is famous in Astronomer, Cartographer, and Mathematician; he is an earliest geographer of the world; Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, he is the first modern geographer. His famous work is "Cosmos", it is a book which is about globe map. In addition, the purpose of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Nowadays, geography helps human to understand the places in many parts of world. In addition, it makes a word "globalization" happen, because people around the world communicate to each other; to do business, trading, or using social media; although, they stay at opposite side of the world. In history of many countries, there are history about trading and it showed that many countries had been trade with other countries around the world; especially many countries in Europe and Asia. The reason why those countries have to trade each other, because each countries wanted the goods of other countries, because their country could not produce that goods or other reasons. After that, the merchants would bring those goods to their country and sold it to people in their country. However, because of technology in that time, merchants had to use long time to travel and transport those goods to their country. In the other hand, at present, the development of communication, transportation, education, and higher–technology influence to people life around the world, we cannot reject it, because our living depend on these things, and globalization is happened. Globalization make the world closer, we can communicate and manage many things easier and shorter time. For example, the production of a shirt, it is made by cotton from the United States, but it is not made in the United States; the United States sent ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 133. The Four Moodalities Of Post-humanism And Vitalist... medical implants (2009). What of humans using an artificial vision system to regain sight after going blind? What of humans having an artificial robotic arm after an accident? These are real–life situations where humans and non–humans are made one entity. Therefore, it will be preposterous to think that this human and non–human divide is relevant in the contemporary time. So, with the examples illustrated above, it will be out of place to assume that humans are separable from non– humans because the two are networked, connected and should be analyzed as whole in any discourse in the 21st century. Having explained why the dualism in human and non–human and nature–culture is irrelevant, the subsequent section of this paper looks at two out of the four modalities of posthumanism; what each denotes, the similarities and the differences between the two. Deconstructive posthumanism and Vitalist posthumanism Deconstructive and Vitalist posthumanisms are two of the four modalities of posthumanism identified by Lorimer in his article titled 'Posthumanism/Posthumanistic Geographies'. One might be wondering why I am concerned with these two to the abandonment of the other two (hyperbolic, apocalyptic) in this paper? That might be an interesting question to ask and the simple reason for focusing on these two is basically to assess how posthumanism has been discussed and debated in the social sciences and geography. As concisely echoed by Lorimer (2009), deconstructive and vitalist ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 137. Michael Chisholm's Human Geography: Evolution Or Revolution? Michael Chisholm's book Human Geography: Evolution or Revolution? was broken into six sections. These six sections were Introduction, Origin, Static Patterns, Dynamic Patterns, Theories of Spatial Structure and Process, and Whither Next. In the Introduction, Chisholm explained the purpose of his book. While in the Origin chapter of his book, he explained how geography began and changed through the years leading up to writing of it. In Static Patterns, Chisholm began a more in depth explanation into geographical patterns that deal with transformation and coordinate systems. This discussion of patterns carried on into the next chapter but morphed into Dynamic Patterns, which focuses more on the distribution of phenomenon than static awareness. Then Chisholm evaluated Theories of Spatial Structure and Process, where he explained theoretical frameworks that geographers used while writing. Finally, in Whither Next?, Chisholm wrote about his expectations for the future of geography. One of the first things Chisholm provided was a definition of geography. He explained that this was important so that the reader would not have any misconceptions of the perspective of the writer or miss the meaning of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... He explained there was a relationship between fact, theory, and logic. He wrote about understanding patterns and the need for geography to move forward in these advancements but also wrote about the frustrations of the need to use equipment and complex mathematics to rely on accuracy for the theories to properly be effective. Chisholm continually found a way to revert to his point of the fundamental need for geographers to understand space and that the error was in the transformation of the data to a different ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 141. Geographic Information Systems ( Gis ) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has had one of the biggest impacts on the discipline of modern day geography. Roger Tomlinson coined the term GIS in the early 1960s in Canada. Tomlinson defined GIS in its early days as a computer application designed to perform certain specific functions (Coppock et al; 1991). GIS is interdisciplinary in nature, having a distinctive role in geography. The application created for the Canada GIS department was designed to summarize and tabulate land inventory for the country; it solved two issues: to measure irregular homogeneous geographic areas and to overlay different themes. Other early systems were created for the Chicago Area Transportation Study, the U.S. Census Bureau and Landscape ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... From this perspective, GIS on its own is meaningless; it gains meaning only by its goals, which generally involve the application of knowledge by scientists, but not science itself (Table 1; McCauley 1993; Moll 1993; Skelly 1993b). Discussants view it the same as remote sensing, it is a tool. Some scientist would argue that GIS is a part of the engineering field more than it is in the science field. Engineering is identified as a problem–solving activity and science is linked to discovery and problem solving understandings. It is also felt that GIS is a tool used by geographers to answer geographic questions, thus a tool only applied when going about the business of geography, so it is geography. Other theorists believe that the tool is inseparable from the science. When GIS advances, so does the study of Geography and Cartography. Geographers are GIS toolmakers. They understand the concepts, methods, models and theories that are behind the tool. They also understand how a phenomenon is dispersed shown through the tool and knowledge of geographic concepts. This leads to the thought that if you can do GIS, then you do geography so therefore if one is a science the other must be a science as well. The science debate over GIS is that it is a method and or a body of knowledge used to develop and test spatial theories and hypothesis. Many believe that it is not ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 145. Geographers Research Paper Geographers use a lot of different types of maps to compare. There are a lot of maps such as Climate, Economic Activity, and more. The reason why Geographers use a lot of different types of maps because they all affect each other in other large ways. But also relates to each other Geographers use other different maps for different reasons. The First map I want to talk about is that Geographers use is Landforms. Landforms are a natural feature of the Earth's surface. You can see the terrain. Some have those dark colors, some have lighter colors to identify the height of the land. Vietnam's Landforms is a various in landforms, a country of low land, rolling green hills and densely forest mountains. These are the reason why Geographers use Landforms ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 149. Stereotypes Of Geography Regions are necessary to understand a piece of land in a meaningful manner and to successfully advance civilization using the surrounding natural resources. Canada, being the second biggest country in the world, is home to numerous biomes, many forms of natural resources and a very diverse population. However, Canada is united by the different patchworks of regions that creates it and is dependent on them to grow. Just like how geographers define regions, the regions themselves define the country. The contrast between the northern tundra contrasted with the milder border– defining south gives the impression that Canada is much colder than it actually is. For example, the stereotype of Canada is a very sparsely populated land that is covered ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Thus, the regions that urban citizens are concerned about may not be the same type of regions that geographers are studying. For the majority of the population in Canada, regions do not define what type of land they live but the types of resources, food, and culture they interact with in their daily lives. Living in an urban or suburban society, the natural resources nor the types of terrain matter little to them. However, the lingering aspects of early settlers still affects the city dwellers greatly. For instance, the difference in culture between coastal cities and interior cities could affect the lifestyle and habits of its inhabitants in unpredictable ways. Even in current times, the importance of regions for newly immigrants can determine "key variables such as accessibility to employment, English language classes, people of similar cultures or situations, proximity to food/clothing/healthcare" can determine "livability" in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. Instead of natural resources, the crucial resources for these refuges are the ability to be able to survive by obtain the ability to communicate and the ability to make money. As for biomes, the importance of living with like–minded people can provide security and support as well as a comfort of living that some other parts of the area does not ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 153. A Career As A Registered Nurse, Geographer there are many Jobs which include scientists, financial, military, ect. Some of these jobs may interest you or others. These jobs interest me, the author. These jobs include registered nurse, geographers, and art director. Below is some info on each job. One of these jobs is a Registered Nurse. These people teach patients to how to cope and treat illnesses. In order to become a Registered Nurse, you must have at least a Bachelors degree. This career is interesting to me because my Dad is a nurse. This career also interests me because medical careers tend to also naturally appeal to me. Another job is a Geographer. These people study the earth, including its land and inhabitant. They also study the earths features. You ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...