Chapter 8 Review 3. The horizontal wind determines the spacing between the isobars on a surface weather map each day. For example, if the pressure gradient is strong for that specific day, the isobars would be close together resulting in high winds. If there was a low pressure gradient, the isobars would be more spread out. Thus meaning, that the horizontal winds blow from locations that have higher pressures to lower pressures.
1. Sienna: Arizona celebrates 4th of July by eating eggs that were cooked on the streets of Arizona. 2. James: Nevada is most gold producing state in the world no wonder people go there to strike it rich. 3.
• Economic System – A nation’s system for allocating its resources among its citizens, both individuals and organizations – Factors of Production – Land – Labour – Capital – Entrepreneurs – Physical resources – Information resources There are basically four types of economic systems: 1) Market economy- An economic system in which individuals own and operate different factions of production. Examples: Free Enterprise & Capitalism Individual producers must figure out how to plan, organise and coordinate the production of products and services.
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.
1- The State of California currently has 53 Representatives, in the U.S House. 2- The State of California have 39 democrats and 14 republicans in the house of representative. 3- The current Governor of the State of California is Governor Jerry Brown, his political party is the Democratic Party.
Tullock begins chapter seven by introducing Solomon and describing his approach to ruling the Israelites. This approach is called the “rule of a typical oriental despot,” and this is new for the Israelites because they have never had a king that ruled in this fashion. Solomon was active in protecting his kingdom and eliminating his rivals. These include Adonijah, Abiathar, and Joab. While Solomon was no David in the sense of a strong religious man, Solomon did pray for wisdom instead of riches, and the Lord blessed him with both.
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
2001 AP Human Geography Free Response questions 1. (a) (i)The “Green Revolution” stands for the change in agricultural techniques such as fertilizer and insecticides, which eventually led to the increase of the productivity of the field. (ii)Fertilizer helps the crops to grow faster and bigger. Insecticides kill insects that may damage the crop.
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.
Centralization of Worship - This as meant to bring control of the people and ensure only Yahwe was worshipped. It had to be issued to prevent people from worshiping other gods. b) Theme of the land – This is where the Israelites were instructed by God that if they obey his laws he will bless them with land c) Warning – The warning issued are that God can destroy the Israelites if they don’t obey him. d) Exhortations – The people of Israel are encouraged to Obey God,They are promised with children, food and land. e) Sermonic Style – While writing the book, Moses adopted a sermonic style as a way of persuading and encouraging the Israelites to obey the law.
Growing up, I have always had an interest in geography and thinking about different countries and what makes them the way that they are. I have not been in a geography class since middle school and Human Geography was a class that made me think about things I have never thought of before. The readings of both Kropotkin and Mackinder brought up very interesting points, some that conflict and others that agree. Each author writes in a way that stimulates and makes you think about geography and certain topics in different ways which I find to be very rare in writings from this time period. Discussing Kropotkin’s and Mackinder’s general ideas, points they disagree or agree on, and my own views on the topic will all be discussed in this final paper.
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.
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.
From the Paleolithic Age to today’s Information Age, humans have always been connected to nature. Geography’s contribution to humans can be seen from the base when humans started migrating out of Africa. Historic events and time periods comprising the Trail of Tears and Ancient Egypt were also affected by Earth’s geography. The relationship of humans and nature is evident during the Old Stone Age.
Harm de Blij’s Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever explains the necessity of geographic knowledge in today’s society and the need to further expand interactions within the United States and other countries. This novel expands on the economic, cultural, physical, and political geography of our nation. De Blij outlines on the importance of geographic thought by focusing on climate change, terrorism, the rise of states, and development in Africa.. I believe that while geography has proven to make a noticeable difference in the knowledge of our vast world, it will require an extensive amount of effort in order to make geography known.
