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Unit 1 Guided NotesCues (Questions to Study) Note Taking

Example: What are three characteristics of geography?

Task 1: Overview of Geography

a. Characteristics of Geography:Example: Geography is the study of the Earth’s Surface, the interaction between people and their environment, a study of locational variation, patterns, and is descriptive.

b. Definition of Geography in your own words:

Example: Who was the first person to show the

earth was spherical?

Task 2: Important People in Geography

What did each add to Geography:a. Aristotle (384BCE – 322 BCE)

b. Eratosthenes (3rd Century BCE)

c. Claudius Ptolemy (90 CE – 168 CE)

d. Al Idrisi (1099 CE – 1165 CE)

e. Abraham Ortelius (1527 CE – 1598 CE)

f. George Perkins Marsh (1801 CE - 1882 CE)

g. Carl Sauer (1889 CE – 1975 CE)

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Cues Note TakingTask 4: Map Distortion and Scale

Summarize the concept of map-scale.

Describe map distortion.

Map Type Distortion Other Notes

Task 5: How to read reference maps.

Provide an example of relative location:

Provide an example of absolute location:

Where are the following located:a. Prime Meridian

b. The Equator

c. The International Date Line

Describe how the International Date Line works:

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Task 6: Thematic Maps

Six types of Thematic Maps and Description:

Task 7: Other Tools

Define GIS:

Example of using GIS:

Define GPS:

Define Remote Sensing:

Computer program that uses Remote Sensing and how it is used:

Task 8: Five Themes: Location

Define Site and provide an example:

Define Situation and provide an example:

Describe why toponyms are important:

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Task 9: Theme 2: Region

Simple definition of region:

Define Cultural Landscape:

Characteristics of a Formal Region and two examples:

Characteristics of a Functional Region and two examples:

Characteristics of a Perceptual Region and two examples:

Sketch an image that shows the core, domain and sphere of a region. Explain what each are:

Task 10: Theme 3: Movement – Part 1 (Space Time Compression and Interaction)

Define Space-Time Compression:

Define Friction of Distance and give an example:

Define Distance Decay and give an example:

Explain what the Gravity Model is used to determine:

Write the Gravity Model Equation:

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Task 12: Theme 3: Movement – Part 2 (Diffusion)

Define diffusion:

Type Definition Example

Task 13: Theme 4: Place

Define Place:

Questions Scale asks:

Summarize the three types of distribution and give examples of each:

Task 14: Theme 5: Human Environmental Interaction

Define Human-Environmental Interaction:

Explain Environmental-Determinism and give an example:

Explain Possibilism and give an example: