As previously mentioned in the previous chapter regarding the life of Moses, sometime around 1446BC, he goes to discuss with the Pharaoh the release of the Israelites from slavery. The Pharaoh refuses to release the Israelites, consquently, God releases ten plagues onto Egypt to force the Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt. The ten plagues consisted of water into blood, frogs, lice, swarm of flies, diseased livestock, men and animals will break out with boils, thunderstorm of hail and fire, locusts, three days of darkness and death of all first-born son and daughters. The Pharaoh finally consents to the Israelites leaving Egypt allowing Moses to organize the Israelites and begin their 40 year journey back to Canaan, but the Pharaoh commands a group of his soldiers to chase after and kill all of the Israelites. Moses sees the approaching Egyptian army and with Gods assistance parts the Red Sea, leads the Israelites through the divided water, then after the Israelites are safe from
In chapter nine, The New Jerusalem, Constantine was now the emperor in the West. He had always attributed his rise to the Christian God, even though he was not understanding of the theology. Christianity was now one of the largest and most popular religions of the empire. The Temple remaining in ruins was proof that God no longer desired sacrifices, he wanted us to follow what Jesus preached. There was now controversy on doctrine.
While geography commonly brings about thoughts of landscapes and beautiful sceneries, its composition lies further than just that. Region, one of the components of geography, is an important aspect to consider when discussing its effects. Region
Chapter 7 focuses on climate as it relates to conflict. When we think of climate, we think of atmosphere, mood, or the overall feel of any given situation. The book describes climate as three different types of interdependence in a situation: promotive, competitive, and individualistic, all of which represent areas found in climate analyses. The climate or mood is what shapes conflict when we are interacting with others. It’s the main ingredient that causes people to act in the ways that are conducive to their environment.
Geotagging- identify and storage of information by its latitude and longitude coordinates Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)- time zone where the prime meridian located at 0 longitude Hearth- region where innovative idea originate Hierarchical Diffusion- spread of trend through top down system to people or places Humanistic Geography- study of different ways individuals from ideas and give places symbolic meaning Hydrosphere- all water on or near earth surface International Date Line- arc that follow 180 longitudes to determine the date Latitude- lines go north to south Location- position of anything on earth surface Mashup- map overlay data on top of another map Mental map- the individual knowledge about a location Meridian- arc on map between south and north pole Participatory GIS (PGIS)- community based mapping, representing local knowledge and
In the book, Prisoners of Geography Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World, Tim Marshall states Geography influences countries interactions with one another. The author highlights how countries defend and trade based on their geography. In addition, the book states the importance of not making artificial borders. Geography can create buffers protecting a country, however, it can also create a weakness allowing an invasion. Similarly, trade is affected by geography.
In this week's lecture, we learn about geography. According to the lecture, geography is not just about knowing facts about the world, but also about understanding the world. In order to help us understand the world, there are the 5 themes of geography. We learned that the 5 themes of geography are 1. Location - where things are, 2.
Define the following terms and provide an example of each: IN YOUR OWN WORDS Succession: Succession is a process where changes are made to the base of a biological community over a period of time. Primary Succession: Primary Succession is a progression in vegetation that happens in a barren landscape with no initial soil. EX: Soil developing on a newly formed island. Secondary Succession: Secondary Succession is the recovery of vegetation post natural disaster.
In Ancient Greece, they had some dilemmas with the mountains, land, and seas. In Aksum, they profited from the sea, location, land, and resources. Geography proves itself over and over again that it is the mother of history throughout different time periods. Geography still and will continue impacting our lives because where a person lives can determine their future. Recently, people who live in California have been in danger because of all the wildfires.
The world around you is suffering, but you decide to throw a party. A short story, “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe delivers a horrific yet familiar story. The Red Death is plaguing the world and killing many. Prince Prospero believes that the plague could and will not reach him if he barricades the doors of his castle. The prince then throws a masquerade with thousands of wealthy people.
In the essay, “A Literature of Place”, by Barry Lopez focuses on the topic of human relationships with nature. He believes human imagination is shaped by the architectures it encounters within life. Lopez first starts his essay with the statement that geography is a shaping force for humans. This shaping force is what creates our imagination; the shaping force is found within nature. Everything humans see within nature is remembered, thus creating new ideas and thoughts for our imagination.
Human geography has a wide variety of different factors, one of those many is political geography. Political geography is mainly focused and influenced by political affairs and human territoriality. With this there are different factors that were created within political geography such as, nation, nation-state, multinational state and united-nations. There are factors of our globe which are shaped by imperialism and colonialism. All these make up our world all in different places.
Spatial perspective gives geographers the ability to not only see what is going on currently but what factors led to the current situation, and being able to predict what might happen. By using a spatial perspective, it defines what is happening or has happened by your perspective on the matter, rather than the subject matter
Geography is the study of the world and its culture, region, atmosphere and climate. We can study many things through geography and cartography. Maps not only show us the layout of countries and oceans but also climate, precipitation, terrane and population. Geography not only encompasses physical features but also human and environmental features. Human geography illustrates how and where people live.
Geography is something you do, not just something you know. This is why maps and GIS technology are so important to geographers. Some examples are the road system, sewer system, weather stations, the landscape of parks and other "green areas," the placement of hospitals or stores, etc. All three spheres of influence are connected, and all three must be considered when making decisions as a geographer. Understanding spatial distribution is key to understanding how the natural and man-made processes on Earth relate to one another.