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UNIT 1 - WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY I. Geography - General A. Geography - the study of Earth?s physical and human features. B. Geographers search for patterns and relationships between physical features and human activities. 1. Spacial Perspective - Defined - Viewing physical and human objects according to where they appear in space. 2. Spatial organization Defined - The arrangement of physical and human objects on Earth. C. Geography v. History 1. Geography a. Where did it happen b. Why did it happen there c. How might it change that place 2. History a. What happened b. Why did it happen c. How might it affect events in the future II. History of Geography A. Babylonians 1. 600 BCE 2. Oldest known map of the world in clay B. Greeks

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Thinking Geographically: Key Issue 1 How Do Geographers Describe Where Things Are? 1. Define map: 2. Define cartography: ? MAPS 3. Give two examples of early mapmaking and its (unusual?) materials for the maps. (a) (b) 4. Who first demonstrated that the earth was round? How? 5a. Who was the first to use the term ?geography.? 5b. List three of his contributions in geography at that time. (a) (b) (c) 6. Provide an example of developments in geography for each of the following: Chinese Muslims Age of Discovery (16th Century) 7. Define scale: 8. What is the advantage of a map which shows only a small portion of the earth?s surface ? like a neighborhood - that is, a large-scale map?

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Julie Johansen APHUG Test 1 Five themes of Geography Location, place, human-environmental interactive, movement, region Geography: is a spatial perspective looking at patterns, and distributions on the earth?s surface Means Earth, to write Physical Geography; notes Human geography: the study of how people deal with each other and Earth Location: Absolute location: a specific place (address, coordinates, etc) Relative location: describing something in comparison to something else Place: beside having a specific location, every place has many other distinctive characteristics Region: geography divides the world into manageable units of study, the criteria for defining region can be natural or cultural and my change over time Three types of regions:

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Julie Johansen APHUG Test 1 Five themes of Geography Location, place, human-environmental interactive, movement, region Geography: is a spatial perspective looking at patterns, and distributions on the earth?s surface Means Earth, to write Physical Geography; notes Human geography: the study of how people deal with each other and Earth Location: Absolute location: a specific place (address, coordinates, etc) Relative location: describing something in comparison to something else Place: beside having a specific location, every place has many other distinctive characteristics Region: geography divides the world into manageable units of study, the criteria for defining region can be natural or cultural and my change over time Three types of regions:

U.S. History timelines (Slavery, Bank of the United States, Growth of the US, Civil War Battles, Supreme Court Cases)

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Semester exam timelines Growth of the u.s. map -1803- Louisiana purchase- Louisiana territory and west florida -convention of 1818- northern boundary of Louisiana territory- 49th parallel from lake of woods to rocky mountains -1819- Adams-onis/step-boundary/transcontinental treaty- florida, gained a claim to Oregon but gave up a claim to texas -1842- webster-ashburton treaty- set boundary of maine, and great lakes to lake of woods -1845- texas annexed by joint resolution -1846- buchanan-packenham treaty- 49th parallel extended from rockies to coast. -1848- treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo- texas boundary=rio grande, Mexican cession (NM, CA) -1853- Gadsden purchase- southern section or Arizona and new mexico Slavery controversy Pre-constitution Northwest ordinance- no slavery

Map of the Rivers in the USA

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Mississippi River M iss iss ip pi Ri ve r Mi sso uri River M issouri River Ri o Gr an de Rio G rande Arkansas River Co lor ad o River Oh io Ri ve r Red River B razos River Columbia Ri ve r S nake R Platte R P e co s River Canadian River Tennessee Ri ve r Colorado River Al aba ma R Kan sas River Republican R Lake of the Woods GreatSaltLake Lake Okeechobee Lake Pontchartrain Lake Champ lain Lake St Clair Red Lake Salton Sea Rainy Lake Lake Winnebago Mille Lacs Lake Yellowston e R R Gila River N Platte R S P la tte R Ja m es River R ed R Ill ino is R River Cumberland Savannah R St Joh n s R James R Su sq ue ha nn a R C o n n ec tic u t R Sa cr a m en to R Gr ee n K

Map of the United States of America

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G U L F O F M E X I C O P A C I F I C O C E A N A T L A N T I C O C E A N L a k e S u p e r i o r L a k e M i c h i g a n L a k e H u r o n L a k e E r i e O n t a r i o L a k e GULF OF ALASKAP A C I F I C O C E A N BERING SEA A R C T I C O C E A N R U S S I A C A N A D A P A C I F I C O C E A N M E X I C O C A N A D A C U B A T H E B A H A M A S Montpe lier Augus ta Concor d Albany Trenton Harrisbur g Annapol is Do ver CharlestonFrankfort

Devil's Lake National Park Map

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