PPT-1006: Ideas in Geography

Environmental Modelling II Dr Mathias Mat Disney UCL Geography Office 113 Pearson Building Tel 7670 0592 Email mdisneyuclgeogacuk wwwgeoguclacukmdisney Last week Why model Improve process system understanding. Geography The people who settled Rome chose a geographic location that was good for defense travel and trade Economics To survive Roman farmers relied on discipline and hard work The Beginnings of Rome ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is the early history of Weather. Write GEOGRAPHY WEATHER TOPIC at the back of your jotter.. Think up as many words as you can to do with the weather that begin with:. G,E,O,G,R,A,P,H,Y W,E,A,T,H,E,R T,O,P,I,C. Geography. Weather. Why do scholars study the people, events, and ideas of long ago?. Section 1. History is the study of the past.. We can improve our understanding of people’s actions and beliefs through the study of history. OCR Geography Vision. KS3. KS4. KS5. Clear route of progression . Geographers. Genuine choice of exciting qualifications . Engaging and topical. Comprehensive package of quality support materials. Critical thinkers. Perspectives on health geography. Why Geography and Health?. As . Dr. Trevor . Dummer. . (2008) stated: . Geography and . health are intrinsically linked. Where we are born, live, study and work directly influences our health experiences: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the viruses we are exposed to and the health services we can access. The social, built and natural environments affect our health and well-being in ways that are directly relevant to health policy. Spatial location (the geographic context of places and the connectedness between places) plays a major role in shaping environmental risks as well as many other health effects. Def. : the study of Earth and its people. View the world in . SPATIAL . terms (how are things arranged in space relative to each other). Geo. is divided into 2 major branches…. geography. Def. : the study of natural features on the surface of Earth. Unit. Weight 8500 kg. Chipper housing . Robust design,. 25 mm steel in the sides. Exchangeable wear parts in Hardox. steel. . Heavy . duty . anvil in known design. Anvil. in . fixed. position. Shear. Chapter 2. Lesson 1. Studying Geography. Physical maps show land and water features.. Studying Geography. Political maps show the names and borders of countries.. Studying Geography. Special purpose maps show patterns such as climate, natural resources, or population.. Key Terms. Absolute Distance . A distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length, such as a mile or kilometer. . Absolute Location . The exact position of an object or place, measured within the spatial coordinates of a grid system. . Preview. African Geography. - . Africa is a large continent surrounded by oceans and seas. It is divided in two by the Sahara Desert. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region south of the Sahara Desert.. Farming, Herding, and Trade. APHUG | BHS | Ms. Justice. Mumbai, India. Key . Question 1.5. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. . What are geographic concepts, and how are they used in answering geographic questions?. From where the most dominant cultural ideas have spread. Culture Hearths and Diffusion. AP Human Geog.. Mr. Huston. Human Geography. 11e. Culture Hearth. The place of origin of any culture group whose developed systems of livelihood and life created a distinctive cultural landscape.. GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK Objectives : The student will . . . 1. E xamine the five themes of geography. 2. Explore how they aid geographic observation and analysis 3. Identify some ways in which the geography of the United 5 themes of geography video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i95OOkTudI8. 5 Themes of Geography . GoAnime. (4:37). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_pw8duzGUg. Jay Leno . Geography Bloopers (6 min). Location.