San Diego Zoo - San Diego California
32.4406 N, -117.0851 W.
32.4406 N, -117.0851 W.
Pictured above, a photo of a Tiger. Next, a photo entrance of Zoo taken by me.
The San Diego zoo is a zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Housing over 4,000 animals of more than 650 species and subspecies on 100 acres of Balboa Park (1).
A photograph of a mama and baby giraffe taken by me
As a Place
"Place is a particular area or point on Earth that has a particular characteristic. Every place on Earth has a unique location physically and conceptually" (5).
The meaning of the San Diego Zoo has had a large impact on their economic activity. Experts found that San Diego Zoo indirectly contributes an extra 11,580 jobs and $1.52 billion to San Diego County. The indirect impact comes from the Zoo’s observing animals and conservation. Tourists stay at hotels, eat at restaurants and inject money into the economy. (2)
Space
"Space is a somewhat ambiguous and generic term that is used to denote the general geographic area of interest" (5). This detention was founded by a Geography textbook, written by Adam Dashtrup.
Absolute Location of San Diego Zoo is 32.4406 N, -117.0851 W.
Absolute Location is the particular location of something. This is usually based on some sort of geographic coordinate system like latitude and longitude. If you think about it, many navigation GPS systems use relative and absolute locations.
Relative Location stated by Dashturp states, "Relative Location refers to the location of a place relative to other places, and we commonly use relative location when giving directions to people. We might instruct them to turn "by the gas station on the corner," or say that we live "in the dorm across from the fountain".
Relative locations around San Diego Zoo are the Spanish Village Art Center, Old Globe Theater, and the San Diego Natural History Museum. After a tourists day people may also want to check out the Spanish Village Art Center or the San Diego Natural History museum.
San Diego Zoo, Throughout a span of 20 years.
1916 - Drs. Harry Wegeforth, Paul Wegeforth, Fred Baker, Joseph C. Thompson and naturalist Frank Stephens held their first organizational meeting. One of San Diego Zoo’s first animal arrives “Caesar” (4).
1936 - Grizzly bears were born, first Galapagos albatross, first Gray mangabey, first Babirusa and first Sambar deer arrived. Construction began on a new Reptile House and Elephant barn. The International Harvester Building becomes a cafe. And, the Wegeforth Bowl and Fern Canyon landscaping began (4).
1956 - A new bus station for guided tours and the first mud nests were built by flamingos.
1976 - Bearded dragons and bongos arrived, the first black rhino was born “Nanyuki”, “Tropical America” opened at Wild Animal Park, and the Zoo received 2 male and 4 female koalas (4).
1996 - The Polar Bear Plunge opened with a 130,000 gallon pool maintained at 65 degrees; 5,500 sq ft play area (4).
2013 - The most recent update has been shown in 2013 where the Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit opens to the public (4).
A photo of a polar bear jumping into water. Photo taken by me.
Baby and mama. Taken by me.
A photo of a koala. Taken by me.
Environment
California is a great hotspot to increase economic activity. There are lots of different types of spots citizens can attend. The San Diego Zoo is surrounded by restaurants. More specifically, Albert’s restaurant and Sydney's grill which is located at the Zoo. After a long day at the park citizens may tend to check out those places for a bite (3).
Humans have changed the physical space of the San Diego Zoo by involving attractions. These attractions involve a skyfari tram where citizens take a tram from one side of the park to another. Another attraction being play areas for the kiddos. Lastly, building restaurants such as listed above in order for us humans wanting to grab a bite to eat (3).
References
“Attractions.” San Diego Zoo. Accessed September 30, 2021. https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/attractions (3)
“Ch 1 Intro to Geographic Science.” Open Geography Education. Accessed October 1, 2021. https://www.opengeography.org/ch-1-intro-to-geographic-science.html.
Karla PetersonColumnist Sept. 25, 2016 10 AM PT Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close e. “Conservation Hopes Live at San DIEGO'S Frozen Zoo.” Tribune, September 25, 2016. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/zoo/sd-me-frozen-zoo-20160921-story.html. (2)
“San Diego Zoo.” The Official Travel Resource for the San Diego Region. Accessed September 30, 2021. https://www.sandiego.org/members/attractions/san-diego-zoo.aspx. (1)
“SDZWA History Timeline.” San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library, December 24, 2019. https://library.sandiegozoo.org/sdzg-history-timeline/. (4)