How do geographers describe where things are? The answer, of course, was found in the first part of this unit, when we looked at types of maps, latitude, longitude, scale, time zones, and GPS.
Why is each point on Earth unique? This can be answered through studying toponyms, places, locations, regions, and culture.
Why are different place similar? We cover this when we talk about globalization (of economy and culture) and diffusion.
Instead of just trying to memorize a bunch of definitions, I recommend thinking about these terms as ways to answer the key questions. It's called putting things into context.
Also... some of you have asked me to remind you of the cities/locations that you were supposed to put on the second set of maps I handed out. So here they are! (If you didn't finish putting them on your maps while we were in class, it would be a good idea to do that this weekend.)
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| Abuja, Nigeria |
- The John Carroll School
- Chicago, Illinois
- San Francisco, California
- Greenwich, England
- Moscow, Russia
- Berlin, Germany
- Beijing, China
- Seoul, South Korea
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Abuja, Nigeria
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