What is Geography? Edited and revised by Julie Wakefield – all the credit for the method goes to David! http://mcqgeography.weebly.com jwakefield@washoeschools.net Created by David Palmer, Eaglecrest High School, Aurora, CO

Definitions of Geography Literal Definition: a description of the earth Emmanuel Kant: “History looks at change across time. Geography looks at change across space.” Hartshorn: “Geography is the discipline that seeks to describe and interpret the variable character from place to place of the earth as the world of man.” Greenland: “Geography is the study of the distribution and interrelationships of the elements of the human environment and the relationships between humans and the physical environment.” Your Definition:

Method vs Perspective Geographic Method: using geographic information to describe the earth Geographic Perspective: a geographic grid through which information is interpreted Example: The Earth at Night

Geographic Investigation Process Four Level Analysis Level 1 - What? Where? When? Level 2 - Pattern Identification Level 3 (application) Why there? How did it get there? Level 4 (prediction) So what? What if?

Earth at Night - Global Scale

North America at Night - Regional Scale Online: 6/27/2006 - http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/49261main_usa_nightm.jpe

Your State (??) at Night - Local Scale Online: 8/2/2016 -http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/80000/80386/ISS034-E-035548_lrg.jpg

Retail Locational Factors Pair up Create a list of the important factors to consider relating to retail mall locations?

Meadowood Mall Level 4 Analysis - 3)Why? 1)Where - based on what you see in map 2) Patterns 3)Why? 4) What if the scale changes?

Larger Scale Level 4 Analysis - 3)Why? 1)Where - based on what you see in map 2) Patterns 3)Why? 4) What if the scale changes?

Smaller Scale Level 4 Analysis - 1)Where - based on what you see in map 2) Patterns 3)Why? 4) What if the scale changes?

Summit Mall Level 4 Analysis - 1)Where - based on what you see in map 2) Patterns 3)Why? 4) What if the scale changes?

Summit Mall Level 4 Analysis - 1)Where - based on what you see in map 2) Patterns 3)Why? 4) What if the scale changes?

Personal Income Level 4 Analysis - 1)Where - based on what you see in map 2) Patterns 3)Why? 4) What if the scale changes?

Let’s practice some more… Helpful vocabulary What is easiest? What are the students going to struggle with?

National Atlas of Korea online The Growth of Commuters in the Capital Region. (green arrows are commuters from suburbs) 1980 2010

How to apply to photos? Different vocabulary? Different steps List what is seen – literally No conclusions, speculations, generalizations What is your task? Make sure you know Patterns? Analysis? Do you know the words you need to use?