de Blig's introduction deals with some basic geographical concepts. Pick at least TWO of these vocabulary words and explain them to the rest of the class. Avoid repeating the information of others. EVERYONE should read ALL the blog posts as a way of reviewing the INTRO.
A scale is a smaller model or version of an item or object from its origanal size.Some are more detailed than others. These smaller scales are made to help aid us. They help us to visualize things quit large on a much smaller scale. Maps are one great example. Boundries are areas that are set in place. Some are placed here naturally, like our mountains, water, lakes, and rivers. Others are set by man. Examples of these man made boundries are our individual states, residential properties, even indian reservations, by surveying land it helps to set boundries where all these areas begin and end.
ReplyDeleteRegional Disparity (pg 20) refers to the differences of the quality of life and the standard of living in a country, nation or region. It relates to the variation of income and jobs in different areas of a particular region.
ReplyDeleteA Core Area (pg 19) represents the most productive or more advanced area in a region. It is usually a largely populated city. Some examples in the United States would be New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Geographic realms (pg 4) are global neighborhoods. Interconnected countries that have no defined borders, but share things in common such as trade, travel, and internet traffic. These realms have their own features that shows the rest of the world where they are, what their future holds, and why they have come into existence.
ReplyDeletePopulation distribution (pg15) a way to present an overview of the location of people. This can be done by using maps with certain keys to show where populations live within a region. Distribution is different than population density. Population density shows how many people live on a certain unit area. Figure G10 is an example of a population distribution map on page 15. One can see many coastal area are densily populated compared to more central parts of the country.
ReplyDeleteTransitional zones (Pg 6) are where cultures interact. Although there is a border between two countries, their cultures spill over into each other causing changes and conflict between the cultures.
ReplyDeleteContinental drift (Pg 9) is the movement of land masses. Geographer Alfred Wegener found that the size and shape of continents, as we know them now, were once one big land mass. Looking at the atlas one can see that most continents fit together like pieces of a puzzle.
Climate's a fairly self-explanatory term, meaning the weather for a region, but it can be interesting. For example, in the Galapagos Islands there are no weather forecasts because it's the same every day, year-round. Mid to upper 70's in the day, low 60's at night, 2pm misty-rain called "garua" by the locals. Another interesting tidbit (forgive the term, I'm writing this at Tim Hortons) is that large parts of Asia are actually too dry to grow rice. Imagine that---I thought they all ate rice every day, but some Asians raise millet (the little round seeds in birdseed) to feed their families. And if it weren't for climate we'd never have George Carlin's skit the Hippy Dippy Weatherman with the Hippy Dippy Weather, man!
ReplyDeleteOkay, second definition---I chose desertification. That's when you put chocolate sprinkles and whipped cream on your hot cocoa...no wait, that's deSSertification! SORRY!! Desertification is the process of making a huge sandbox for camels to play in from what was once a perfectly good area for raising your family and making a living. Have you seen the commercial for the electric car the "Leaf" with the polar bear that hugs the carowner? Imagine what would happen if you made a camel unhappy---he's been chewing whatever for 100 miles---don't make him spit on you! So, deSSertification---chocolate sprinkles. Desertification---camel spit.
Hey, Ms. Nelson, I used my own words!! Oh, a penalty definition---okay.
Core-periphery, or what I think of as NIMBY-Not In My Back Yard. Take for example coal mining---you wouldn't want a nasty ugly noisy hole in the ground next to your koi pond to fall into on the way to the mailbox, but you need the coal nearby to keep transportation costs down to the powerplants so you can power your lapto~^~^~^^~^^I hate when that happens! So the core is the coal mine---gotta have it, and the periphery is where the demand originates. Or sometimes it works in reverse---the core originates the demand and the periphery provides the goods, like shopper in Erie who travels to Grove City or Walden Galleria for holiday gifts.
Just a few thoughts---see you Saturday!
Regions work together as systems known as 'spatial systems'. A city can be the core of the region and the surrounding areas (suburbs, farms, small towns ect...) are the hinterland. The interaction between the city and the hinterlands such as buying and providing goods & services,is what produces a 'functional region'. It would be very difficult for the region to function without the interaction of the core and hinterland.
ReplyDeleteRegions can also be considered in terms of their likeness or "homogeneity." Homogeneity can be found in a region's cultural or physical characteristics. For example the Southwestern region of the United States is known for its dry, hot climates, extensive desert areas (physical) and country music origins (cultural).
ReplyDeleteWhen regions have a measurable and often visible homogeneity they are called "formal regions." It must be noted however that not all formal regions are visibly the same - for example a people's language. It cannot be seen in the landscape of the region but a language still defines the region's boundaries.
(pg. 9)
I am pleased at the number of blog posts:) Keep up the defining...and feel free to add ideas to the ideas of others.
ReplyDeleteAbsolute location of a place or region that gives the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the region with respect to the earth's grid coordinates.
ReplyDeleteGlaciations are the cold phases during an ice age that tend to last longest, although temporary relief is given during milder spells.
Development: it's when something, a place or person is growing and expanding.
ReplyDeleteState: is being able to be organized and have a functioning economy, population, and all around working system.
I will first give the text book definition. Then explain it my own words.
ReplyDeleteUrbanization (pg 16)
Urbanization according to the text book definition is as follows, the percentage of the total population living in cities and towns. In other words urbanization is the physical growth of an area. For example, this can be caused by global changes. When urbanization occurs you see an increase in population in cities and the suburbs. But as it pertains to our class, urbanization is evident in many countries. For example we see that societies are merging from a rural aspect of living and integrating into city life.
Population distribution (pg. 1)
Population distribution according to the text is the way people have arranged themselves in geographic space. one of the human geography’s most essential expressions because it represents the sum total of the adjustments that a population has made to its natural, cultural, and economic environments. For example there is a very large sum of Somalian people in the United States, but many have made the adjustment to live in Minneapolis and claimed that state as a refuge. But as it reflects Erie, there is only about fourth Families here compared to Minneapolis which has thousands of families.
Neocolonialism (pg 20)...The term used by developing countries to underscore that the entrenched colonial system of international exchange and capital flowhas not changed in the postcolonial era. Thereby perpetuating the huge economic advatages of the developed world.
ReplyDeletePacific Ring of Fire (pg 10)...Zone of crustal instability along tectonic plate boundries, marked by earthquakes and volcanic activity, that ring the Pacific Ocean basin.
Ice age is often refer to a period that glaciers expanding over a large portion of the Earth's surface cause by the reduction in temperature of the the Earth's surface and atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteGlobal Climate Change is referred to as the fluctuation change in the Earth's climate, such as the glacial (cold) and interglacial (warm) cycles due to natural forces and human activities. Climate change is one of the most environmental issues today. It can lead to things such as global warming, melting of the ice caps, intense storms and floods that greatly affect our everyday lives and as well as animals living conditions.
Relative location (pg 8) is defined as a regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places.... a specific feature relative to a specific location...example if I said I was visiting Mount Rushmore you would know that I was in South Dakota and if I said think of Paris and what’s the first thing to come to mind ... Eiffel Tower or maybe even the Louver
ReplyDeleteMental maps/activity space (Pg2) is our own recognizable and recallable knowledge of specific aspects of areas. Mental maps can be as small as the layout of your home, city, or state. These maps are also used when planning out your directions to the mall or to Pittsburgh. They can also be as large as knowing Maine is in the upper eastern part of the US and knowing that California is the far west coast of the US
I would like to comment on the term of TRANSITION ZONES. In a class on Francophone cultures we learned that the borders of most of the nations in Northern Africa were drawn by the French Colonials. The borders were drawn up in a way that was convenient for French administrators, not in a way that took into consideration the local populations languages or tribal affiliation. I think that is a good example of transition zones in that there are large swaths of numerous nations that are transition zones.
ReplyDeleteI would like to touch on the concept of CENTRIFUGAL FORCES for my second definition. Centrifugal forces are forces that pull apart the unity of a population of a particular nation. I think a good example would be the One Nation, One People policy that was instituted by the Bhutanese government in the 1980's. The One Nation policy was a government sponsored program of forced nationalism. Basically if you spoke a different language, or dressed a different way, you were discriminated against. I think this is a good example of centrifugal force because it was promoted by the government. Usually centrifugal forces seem to happen naturally through distrust or some other misunderstanding.
ReplyDeleteCultural landscape is fashioned from a natural landacape by a cultural group and that cultural is the agent; the natural enviroment the medium. what this means is that people starting with their physical enviroment and using their culture as their agency, fashion a landscape that is layered with farm such as buildings, gardens and roads, and also modes of dress, armors of food, and sounds of musics.
ReplyDeleteEuropiean state model:- a clearly and legally defined territory inhibited by a population governed from a capital city by a representativve government preveals in the after math of the colapse of colonial and communist empires.
Globalization-is the ability to make contact internationally in todays world of technology. Taking the open market and free trade and making them accessable through out the world.
ReplyDeleteGross National Income-These two are connected in aspect of where globalization is more accessible the higher the GNI will be. The poorest of countries that do not have the resources or ability to globalize has the lowest GNI.
Thanks for all the timely posts. We will talk more about quality and length of blogs tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteSome people tapped Chapter 1 vocab as well. I especially like when the blog post is "real" and connected. Go beyond the sterile definition; perhaps with an example?
A mental map (pg. 2) is a map that you develop in your head in order to find your way around. In other words, not a hard copy of a map. Like when we all first came to Mercyhurst, we developed a mental map to help us find our way around campus by using landmarks and buildings to help us remember.
ReplyDeleteCore areas (pg. 19) refers to the most important locations in a given place. This may include a landmark, a building, or a monument. It is the areas that are most productive and popular in a location.
) Natural landscapes are physical attributes of a certain location and are present in every Geographic location. These landscapes can take the form of mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and deserts to name a few. They are vital in every human civilization because they provide natural resources like fresh water and trees, which humans need to survive. They also produce exporting goods in order for countries to make money, which is also a "must have" in any human culture.
ReplyDelete2) Weather is a product of the atmosphere. It is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with attributes like temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. Depending on the location weather varies for example, the northern hemisphere is colder then the southern hemisphere. It can be very pleasant or can cause destructive or even fatal damage, for example Hurricane Katrina. It flooded the city with water leaving people dead and buildings and landmarks destroyed.
Oops! That was me who used a chapter one word! Sorry.
ReplyDeleteRosemary defined these:
ReplyDeletecontinental drift-the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
tectonic plates-Like pieces of a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, Earth's crust is broken into tectonic plates that move. Their slow yet rough-and-tumble jostling causes earthquakes and volcanoes, and forges mountains, valleys, seamounts and deep-sea trenches.
All right! These posts have all been graded:)
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