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– Literally, writing about the Earth or Earth analysis
– The study of the location and arrangement of phenomena and the processes that generate these phenomena |
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– What is it?
– Where is it?
– Why is it where it is (why do I care)? |
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| Natural science and / or a social science |
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| what is Spatial Organization or Distribution |
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| Geographical arrangement of things |
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| what is the Geographic Method |
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| A Systematic analysis to include many geographic variables |
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| • Geospatial Technologies |
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– An area of very high growth in geography
– An area with significant opportunities for the future |
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| Observing / documenting an area / object from a distance |
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| Global Positioning Systems (GPS) |
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Provides time, location, velocity, and directions
– A method of determining very accurate locational information utilizing radio signals from satellites |
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| Continental Drift or Plate Tectonics |
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| – The idea that the continents have moved and are moving |
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| Climate describes an _______ condition, whereas weather describes a ________ condition |
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| As elevation or altitude increase |
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Air pressure decreases – air is less dense
• Air temperature decreases (environmental lapse rate) – Approximately -3.5° for every 1,000 ft of increase in elevation |
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| Surface of the Earth as modified by humans |
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| As the world population grows, the quality of life on earth is likely to |
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| When a group of people receive additional education and utilize advanced technology, the result is often a ______ in population growth rate |
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| Many developing countries rely on ____ for a large portion of their economy |
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| Allow a person to make a specific study for specific purposes |
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A large peninsula
– Surrounded by estuaries, islands, peninsulas, oceans, and seas |
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– Brazil and then Mexico two most populous countries
– Natural or Physical hazards
• Adjoins a large section of the Pacific Ring of Fire – Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Two hurricane seasons – Atlantic
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Current population over 300 million
• California is the leading state in terms of agricultural production
• More climate types than any other country in the world – Humid Subtropical in the southeast
• More natural hazards than any other country in the world
• Only developed country currently experiencing population growth
– 12 million illegal immigrants
– 1 million legal immigrants annually – 40,000 guest workers annually |
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Extinction capital of the world
• Volcanic mid-plate or hot spot island |
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World’s most populated continent
• Home to approximately 3.6 billion people
– Japan and China regularly experience typhoons and therefore have significant information relating to hurricanes |
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| Desert climates generally experience large ranges in temperature from the coldest to hottest temperature for the day |
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| lowest surface elevation on the planet |
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| Strategic narrow passages connecting larger areas of land or sea • Control of these is often the subject of conflict |
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| The driest continent receiving on average 2 inches of rain annually |
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| Five Oceans of the Planet |
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Arctic
– Atlantic – Pacific
– Indian
– Southern |
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| Geographers have noted that a map of ___________, can be a key to understanding life on earth |
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– Reduce waste disposal
– Reduce consumption of energy and resources – Reduce the amount of land that gets disturbed |
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An interrelationship among organisms, existing together in a particular area
– An intricate network of relationships linking all the elements in an ecosystem |
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| balancingproductionandharvestingtoensurea perpetual supply of resources |
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| sustainable earth or substainable growth |
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| – Any discharge of harmful substances into the environment |
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– A species not naturally found in an area
– Usually introduced by humans, both intentionally and accidentally |
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| Alien or nonnative species |
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