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A BDA Video Production
The study of Geography probably began when one caveman said to the other, “Whats on the other side of that mountain?”
Greek Words
“Geo” – meaning Earth
“Graphy” – to Describe
Early Geographers
Herodotus- First map of known world (450 BC)
Ptolemy – First World Atlas, developed “Geographic Grid”
Eratosthenes – “Father of Geography”- Calculated circumference of a round(not flat) Earth using Algebra
http://video.about.com/geography/What-Is-Geography-.htm
Current Events Affect Us All!!
NATURALDISASTERS
URBANIZATION=RISING FOOD PRICES
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEPT 11TH/TERRORISM
WARS-EFFECT ON CROPS/ENERGY SOURCES/MIGRATION
EARTH – 4.5 BILLION YRS OLD (Carbon Dating) Man 100,000 yrs ago
Atmosphere formed by trapped gases as molten Earth cooled
Seas formed when atmosphere cooled and released moisture
Oceans contain vast mineral deposits from sea formations.
7 Continents once joined together “Pangea”
Continents constantly moving “Plate Tectonics”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGcDed4xVD4
CRUST –thin layer of rocks near the surface
MANTLE – soft molten rock b/t core and crust
CORE – Outer core liquid, inner core solid iron. 12000 degrees here!
http://video.about.com/geography/The-Four-Spheres-of-Earth.htm
BIBLICAL –God did it.
BIG BANG Explosion hurtles particles from central pointHINDU-CHINESE
Egg Hatching
FUSION THEORY
Particles in space gathered/fused into planets
STEADY STATE
Universe always existed/always will
http://video.about.com/geography/The-Four-Spheres-of-Earth.htm
RELIGIOUS
God decides.
MANMADE
War/environment
SUN EXPLODES or COLLAPSES
1. We bake
2. We freeze
Comet/Asteroid
1. Absolute Location- The exact spot on Earth where something is located. Address-Latitude/Longitude
Ex – Stagg HS is on the SW corner of 111th and Roberts Rd
2. Relative Location- Where something is located in relation to somewhere else.
Ex- My house is three houses from the corner.
1. Physical Place- Describes the physical characteristics of a location.
EX-Salt Lake City is dominated by the Wasatch Mts
2. Human/Cultural Place – Describes the Human/Cultural characteristics of one location.
Ex- Berwyn is a community of Polish, Czech and Hispanic households.
Describes how humans have changed/adapted their environment/landscape over time to most benefit them.
Ex- Dam building – creates lakes
Draining low spots for new land – Palos Area
Florida homes- no basements because of sandy soils.
http://world.time.com/timelapse/
Does your environment determine your culture? (you must adapt to environment)
Or can you use technology to change the environment to meet your needs?
(This relates to Theme 3- H.E.I.)
Describes how and why people, ideas, and goods move and interact throughout the world.Ex- Greek population concentrates around Orthodox church.
•Democracy spreads to countries run by dictators.
“Cultural Diffusion”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrixSTWc7Ag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQd21to6xg&feature=em-share_video_in_list_user&list=PLLjSpmVwI3biOu6ExBVhLTq8OAGwEUK0C
A group of locations which share similar physical characteristics.Ex – Deserts stretch
across Asia from Israel to China
A group of locations which share human characteristicsEx – The Spanish
language is spoken in all of South America except Brazil.
Describes an area where one central spot draws people to it, and that spot in turn influences the entire area.
Ex- People come from 18 miles away to shop at Orland Mall
Can you think of others??
Can you think of any others?
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