Unit 1: Nature and Perspectives

Unit 1 Vocab Quizlet

Unit 1 Notes Packet

Chapter 1 Key Issue 1- How Do Geographers Describe Where Things Are?

Learning Objectives

1.1.1- Explain differences between early maps and contemporary maps.

1.1.2- Describe the role of map scale and projections in making maps.

1.1.3- Explain how latitude and longitude are used to locate points on Earth's surface.

1.1.4- Identify contemporary analytic tools, including remote sensing, GPS, and GIS

Chapter 1 Key Issue 2- Why Is Each Point on Earth Unique

Learning Objectives

1.2.1- Identify geographic characteristics of places including toponym, site, and situation.

1.2.2- Identify the three types of regions.

1.2.3- Describe two geographic definitions of culture.

Chapter 1 Key Issue 3- Why Are Places Similar?

Learning Objectives

1.3.1- Give examples of changes in economy and culture occurring at global and local scales.

1.3.2- Identify the three properties of distribution across space.

1.3.3- Describe different ways in which geographers approach aspects of cultural identity such as gender, ethnicity, and sexuality.

1.3.4- Describe how characteristics can spread across space over time through diffusion.

1.3.5- Explain how places are connected through networks and how inequality can hinder connections.

Chapter 1 Key Issue 4

Learning Objective

1.4.1- Describe the three pillars of sustainability.

1.4.2- Describe the three abiotic physical systems

1.4.3- Explain how the biosphere interacts with Earth's abiotic systems.

1.4.4- Compare ecosystems in the Netherlands and southern Florida