what is the history of geography?
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WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHY?. BIG IDEA. Geography is essentially a SURVIVAL skill! . EARLY PEOPLE. 0. 2000. 1000. 500. 1500. 1000. 1500. 500. 2000. BC or BCE. Ad or CE. Early people studied the land for practical purposes – for food, trade routes, “dangerous lands”, hunting. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF
GEOGRAPHY?
Geography is essentially a
SURVIVAL skill!
BIG IDEA
EARLY PEOPLE
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
Early people studied the land for practical purposes – for food, trade routes, “dangerous lands”, hunting
THE GREEKS
ERATOSTHENESἘρατοσθένης
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
THE ROMANS
PTOLEMY Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
THE ARABS(Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad bin Muhammad 'Abdallah bin Idris al-Hammudi al-Hasani)
AL-IDRISI ;بو عبد الله محمد اإلدريسي
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
THE ARABSHajji Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abdullah
Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta
IBN-BATTUTAH أبو عبد الله محمد ابن عبد الله اللواتي الطنجي بن بطوطة
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
THE CHINESE
ZHENG HE 鄭和
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
THE EUROPEANS
The EXPLORERS
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
COLUMBUS
DIAS
MAGELLAN
THE EUROPEANS
G. MERCATOR
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
1800’s
MODERN PERIOD
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BC OR BCE AD OR CE
1830
1888
Geography is
interesting!
Subfields of GeographyGeography’s specialized subfields are interconnected – they rely on each other.Geography examines relationships between human societies and the natural environments that they occupy and modify.
Physical
Human
