10/15 assignment

What did Eratosthenes accomplish

1.  He estimated the distance between the sun and earth and the moon and earth.
2. He also created The Sieve of Eratosthenes, which is a system that makes it easier to find prime numbers.
3. He was the first person to conclude why the Nile River flooded every year.

What time is it in... if it is 10:00 in Bel Air?

1. In Portland, Oregon it is 7:00
2. In Greenwich, England it is 3:00
3. In Toronto, Ontario it is 10:00
4. In the South Pole it is 4:00

Locations and place names

1. Some toponyms named after physical features are Ecuador, Campo Grande, Salt Lake City, Boston, MA
2.  Some toponyms named after Native American places are Alaska, Alabama, Colorado, California, and Delaware.
3. Some toponyms named after people are Bolivia, Columbia, El Salvador, Israel, and Cambodia

Latitude and Longitude

1. Baltimore, MD- 39.290580, -76.609260
2. Quito, Ecuador- -0.194408, -78.490368
3. Taveuni, an island in Fiji--17.813030, 178.129721
4. Christchurch, New Zealand--43.509102, 172.541120
5. Juneau, Alaska-58.30032 degrees N,-134.3176 degrees E

The definition of Geographic Antipode is any spot on Earth is the point on Earth's surface diametrically opposite to it

1. Departmento Conesa, RN, Argentina
2. Perth, Australia
3. (39° 25' 39.3" S, 103° 41' 34.6" E) -39.427585, 103.692945 

 

10/10

Today in class we discussed about Global warming and we can prevent it. We can produce less coal and less oil. We should use more solar powered and wind powered resources. The reason why we are having so many hurricanes the past few years is because glaciers are melting and the water has no where to go and the wind blows it right into countries. The sooner we try to prevent all the glaciers from melting, the sooner we will not have as many issues with hurricanes and flooding. It is not about if countries may flood it is about when. If we do not try to prevent this, soon enough countries and continents will be fully submerged in water. Ways we may be able to reduce Global Warming is using less oil and coal and instead using more solar power and wind power. Even though coal and oil is the cheapest option, it is not the best way to power the world.

10/9 Notes

• Region of Culture 

Culture is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people

                                     origin of word, culture, is the Latrine cultures, which means "to care for", means to care about and to care for

Geographers study both definitions of culture 

       culture: what people care about

                   Geographers study why the customary ideas, beliefs, and values of a people produce a distinct culture in a particular place

                    Especially important cultural values derive from a group's language, religion and ethnicity

       culture:  What people take care of

                      The second element of culture of interest is production of material wealth, such as food, clothing, and shelter that humans need in order to survive and thrive

• scale is the relationship between the portion of the earth being studied and earth as a whoe
• Globalization is a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something world wide in scope.

10/5 notes

• Geographers identify three types of regions

1. Formal Region (aka uniform region or homogenous region)

- an area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characters

• Ex: common language, economic activity, or climate 
• characteristics may be predominant rather than universal

2. Functional Region (aka nodal region)

• An area organized around a node or focal point
• The characteristic chosen to define a functional region dominates at a central focus or node and diminishes in importance outward

3. Vernacular Region (aka perceptual region)

• an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

10/3 notes

Location can be identified in three ways
      1. Place Names
- A Toponym is the name given to a place on Earth

•  Names derived from people of prominence, religious affiliation, physical features, or origins of its settlers

       2. Site

- Site is the physical character of a place

• Characteristics include climate, water sources, topography, vegetation, latitude, and elevation   

      3. Situation

• situation is the location of a place relative to other places
• Region: A Unique Area 

- A area on Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristic is a region

• most often applied two scales

              1. Spanning political states

              2. Constrained within one political state

• a region derives its unified character through the cultural landscape- a combination of cultural, religious, and physical features

- "Culture is the agent, the natural area the medium, the cultural landscape is the result" - Carl O. Sauer, American Geographer

Test Results

We went over the test today. I got an A. I would have like to do better with the essay, but overall I did well. We talked about why Socrates said and did what he did. I did not explain the key point of the essay, which was about the fact that we should self-examine life, not let others chose for us. I could have explained that in a bit more detail. I got all the questions for multiple choice right and I also got the bonus question right which probably brought my grade up to an A. I'm am over all happy with the test and I will keep it, so I can study for exams in December.  I now know what tests are like in this Human Geography class. I do not want the tests to get harder, but I know they are going to, but I guess I have to deal with it. I now have a 96 over all in this class, so I am not worried to much. However, I still want to pass.

10/1 notes

Pinpointing Locations GPS
-Global Positioning System(GPS)
-System that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth
- GPS in U.S. includes three elements
1. satellites placed in predetermined orbits
2. Tracking Stations to monitor and control satellites
3. Receiver that can locate at least four satellites, figure out distance from each, and use the info to calculate its precise location
Applications
- Turn-by-turn directions in vehicles
-Navigational aid to pilots and ship captains
-provide location for social media applications in a smartphone
Why is each point on Earth unique?
-a place is a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
-describing the features of a place is an essential building block for geographers to explain similarities, differences, and changes across Earth
-Geographers describe a feature's place on Earth by identifying its location, the position that something occupies on Earth's surface