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WHY GEOGRAPHY?

WHY GEOGRAPHY?. 10 Richest Countries of the World. On a sheet of paper identify as many as you can. 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9 10. Go to YouTube video . 10 Poorest Countries of the World. On a sheet of paper identify as many as you can 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9 10.

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WHY GEOGRAPHY?

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  1. WHY GEOGRAPHY?

  2. 10 Richest Countries of the World On a sheet of paper identify as many as you can 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9 10. Go to YouTube video

  3. 10 Poorest Countries of the World On a sheet of paper identify as many as you can 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6. 7. 8. 9 10. Go to YouTube Video

  4. National Geographic Society Student Survey • 20 questions concerning world geography • Answer to the best of your ability • Keep track of how many questions you answer correctly • Let’s get started!

  5. Global goofs: U.S. youth can't find Iraq Friday, November 22, 2002 WASHINGTON (AP) --Young Americans may soon have to fight a war in Iraq, but most of them can't even find that country on a map, the National Geographic Society said Wednesday. The society survey found that only 13% -- could find Iraq or Iran. Although the majority, 58%, of the young Americans surveyed knew that al Qaeda terrorists were based in Afghanistan, only 17% could find that country on a world map. The survey asked 56 geographic and current events questions of young people in 9 countries. The surveyed Americans got an average of 23 correct answers out of the 56. Mexico ranked last with an average score of 21, just three points from a failing grade. • The survey involved Americans between the age of 18 and 24, the prime age for military warriors. • Topping the scoring was Sweden, with an average of 40 out of 56, followed by Germany and Italy, each with 38 out of 56.

  6. • Only 30% could locate the state of New Jersey on a map. • When asked to find 10 specific states on a map of the United States, only California and Texas could be located by a large majority of those surveyed. Both states were correctly located by 89 %. • • Only 51% could find New York, the nation's third most populous state. • On a world map, Americans could find on average only 7 of 16 countries. Only 89% of the Americans surveyed could find their own country on the map. • In the world map test, Swedes could find an average of 13 of the 16 countries. Germans and Italians were next, with an average of 12 each. • Only 71% of the surveyed Americans could locate on the map the Pacific Ocean, the world's largest body of water. • Although 81% of the surveyed Americans knew that the Middle East is the Earth's largest oil exporter, only 24%could find Saudi Arabia on the map.

  7. How America Sees Canada How Sweden Sees America

  8. Map Quiz United States Australia China Saudi Arabia United Kingdom Japan India Brazil Iraq Iran Afghanistan Egypt South Africa Ukraine Mali Sudan North Korea Panama Chile Malaysia Finland Poland Nepal Vietnam Rwanda Sri Lanka Let’s find ‘em

  9. Survey: What is geography? (possible semester end assessment?) Geography Defined: geo graphy NOT study of answers, but study of relationships world study of People Place &

  10. fyi: There are very few Geographers… But lots of people use Geography every day!!

  11. The Three Geographic Questions What’s there? Why there? Why care? researching, hypothesizing, understanding observation prediction

  12. Geography - To help us plan for the FUTURE by understanding the past studying today’s world

  13. 5 minute Video:Did you Know?

  14. How do you study these questions? What’s there? Why there? Why care? Types of geography: Physical & PEPC

  15. Physical Geography • Studies: Landforms, platetectonics, rivers, climactic changes… • Used by: forecasters, mining & oil exploration, developers…

  16. Types of Human Geography (Fields of Geographic Study) • Economic Geography Population Geography Studies: migration, population density, demographics… Studies: money flow, resources, investments, production, trade Used by: Economists, politicians, socialogists… Used by: businesses, environ-mentalists, bankers, investors… Human Geography • Cultural Geography • Political Geography • (Geopolitics) including Historical Geography Studies: language, religions, customs Studies: leaders, boundaries, wars, disputes… • Used by: politicians, businesses, environmentalists, humanitarian groups Used by: marketers, activists, businesses, travel, security… specialists

  17. What’s there? Why there? Why care?

  18. What’s there? > population • > economically Physical • > politically • > culturally Why there? • > population • > economically Physical • > politically • > culturally Why care? • > population • > economically Physical • > politically • > culturally

  19. BLUEBEAUTY

  20. Spain Sahara Desert SANDSTORM LEAVING NORTH AFRICA TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC – CANARY ISLAND.

  21. STRAITS of GIBRALTAR Spain Africa

  22. NIGHT ARRIVES BETWEEN EUROPE & AFRICA / 17 slides

  23. ICELAND / 17 slides

  24. BLACK SEA / 17 slides

  25. RED SEA Egypt / 17 slides

  26. OUR PLANET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UNIVERSE AT NIGHT / 17 slides

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  29. Whatislandisthis? / 17 slides

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  33. Class discussion: Observations?

  34. Assignment Discussion: If the World was 100 People….

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