1. Recap

2. How Geographers Address Location
Maps
Early mapmaking
Map scale
Projection
U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785
Contemporary Tools
GIS
Remote sensing
GPS

3. Scale Differences Maps of Washington State
Fig. 1-3: The effects of scale in maps of Washington State. (Scales from 1:10 million to 1:10,000)

4. Uniqueness of Places & Regions
Place: Unique location of a feature
Place names
Site
Situation
Mathematical location
Regions: Areas of unique characteristics
Cultural landscape
Types of regions
Spatial association
Regional integration of culture
Cultural ecology

5. World Climate Regions
Fig. 1-14: The modified Köppen system divides the world into five main climate regions.

6. Environmental Modification in the Netherlands
Fig. 1-15: Polders and dikes have been used for extensive environmental modification in the Netherlands.

7. Environmental Modification in Florida
Fig. 1-16: Straightening the Kissimmee River has had many unintended side effects.

8. C-38 Canal Florida
The canal has carried water with agricultural runoff and pollution into Lake Okeechobee

9. Similarity of Different Places
Scale: From local to global
Globalization of economy
Globalization of culture
Space: Distribution of features
Distribution
Gender and ethnic diversity in space
Connections between places
Spatial interaction
Diffusion

10. Big Mac Geography