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Geographic Concepts

Four Important Geographic Concepts

Interrelationships ­ Why care?

Spatial Significance ­ Why there?

Patterns & Trends ­ What's next?

Geographic Perspective ­ You mean it's not all about me?

These connections make it easier to understand and appreciate why we 'should care'. (How does this affect me? How do I affect it?)

The location of a feature helps us make connections between humans and our natural environment.

These are essential elements that make planning for the sustainable development of human and natural enviornments possible.

Developing the skill to understand a variety of perspectives can help us solve problems and make accurate, inclusive judgements.

Location of Winner

Applying Geographic Concepts

So we need to break it down into regions to make it easier to explore and understand...we need to develop a "sense of place"; that feeling that makes a place unique. To do this we need to ask three key questions:

1. What is where? A new store is opening in Lindsay...

2. Why there?

Location of Winners

3. Why should we care?

Applying Geographic Concepts

Careers Brainstorm

Where do you think Geography can take you?

Careers