Agenda Turn in Homework Map Quiz Drill Land Ordinance of 1785
Types of Regions Site vs. Situation
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Drill Explain each of the following: GPS GIS Remote
Sensing
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Drill Explain each of the following: Formal Region Functional
Region Vernacular Region
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Homework Study for Types of Map Quiz on Friday Asia Map Quiz
Monday Vocabulary Terms with Examples/Pictures due Tue/Wed Where
would you live? Due next Friday Unit 1 Test Tue/Wed
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Land Organization in the USA
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Common to the areas around Louisiana, long lots allowed access
to waterways and/or roads by all landowners.
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Though functional in the short-run, the use of the
metes-and-bounds method of designating land sections could cause
problems in proving or retaining ownership if landmarks are
destroyed.
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The East 32.0 feet of Lot 2 and the West 38.00 feet of Lot 3
Block 4. NORTH ROSEDALE, as recorded in Plat Book 15, Page 12, of
the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida Land Plot Filed
in any County in the U.S.
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Land Ordinance of 1785 A series of base lines and principal
meridians function as the x and y axis respectively to form graph
paper like grids. Base lines follow latitude and principal
meridians follow longitude.
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Land Ordinance of 1785 Divided much of the country into a
system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to
settlers in the West
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Land Ordinance of 1785 Each township is 6 miles long and 6
miles wide AND divided into 36 one mile square sections numbered
from 1 to 36 starting in the top right corner and snaking down to
36 as illustrated below.
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Each township is identified on a grid much like the plotting of
points on a graph in math class EXCEPT here you are locating
township areas (6 miles square) not points. Each square can be
subdivided using cardinal and intermediate directions.
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WW E T4N R3W T4N R5E T3N R3W T1N R1E T1N R2E N T1S R2W T1S R1W
S T2S R3E T3S R1W T3S R4E Land Ordinance of 1785 T = Township N =
North S = South R = Range E = East W = West
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Land Rush Scene Far and Away Land Rush Scene Far and Away
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Geographic Regions DIFFERENT TYPES OF REGIONS
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Geographic Regions: by definition Formal regions are areas in
which a certain characteristic is found throughout them. Functional
regions consist of a central place and the surrounding places
affected by it. Vernacular or Perceptual regions are defined by
peoples attitudes and feelings about areas.
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Formal Regions: Political Areas in which a certain
characteristic is found throughout them. Political units: where all
people are subject to same laws and government. Examples are:
States Countries Cities
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Formal Regions: Great Plains & the Pampas Great Plains -
temperate (warm) grasslands and fertile soils Pampas - Argentina
and southern South America: temperate (warm) grasslands and fertile
soils
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Formal Regions: Patagonia Patagonia: Windswept plateau south of
the Pampas Desolate Dry Cold
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Formal Regions: The Corn Belt Corn Belt - Region in USA where
corn is grown in abundance
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Formal Regions: Chinatown (San Francisco, CA) Chinatown - San
Francisco (other big cities in USA) - Chinese people, restaurants,
stores.
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Functional Regions consist of a central place and the
surrounding places affected by it. Often linked by the flow or
movement of something I.e. - Dallas-Fort Worth TX Metropolitan Area
= linked by a common airport
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Functional Regions: Amazon River Drainage Basin Basin - Bowl or
dish-shaped geographic feature. Water runs to and settles in the
middle Amazon River Basin - > 80 in. rain/yr., > 80 F
constant temperatures
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Vernacular Regions are defined by peoples attitudes and
feelings about areas. Sometimes called vernacular regions May vary
by individual perceptions The American South: sometimes known as *
Heart of Dixie * Dixie * Cotton Belt
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Vernacular Regions: The Upper Midwest
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Vernacular Regions: The Great American Desert???
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Vernacular Regions: Patagonia - The Land of Giants ???
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Vernacular Regions: World Cities Paris = City of Lights Chicago
= Windy City
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Vernacular Regions: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Marvelous
City
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Vernacular Regions: St. Louis Missouri: Gateway to the
West
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Vernacular Regions: Mexico City, Mexico: The City of
Palaces
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Vernacular Regions: Tibet: The Rooftop of the World
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How would you classify the NFL?
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Settlement Site and Situation
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You should be able to; Define settlement site and situation
Understand that the location and growth of a settlement is related
to its site and situation Identify and explain the site factors
responsible for the location of Bratislava Identify and explain the
situation of Bratislava and link this to the reasons why Bratislava
has grown into a major city
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References and Definitions Site describes the point at which a
settlement is located, it describes the land it is build on.
Factors such as relief, soil, water supply and other resources were
important in choosing the sites of early settlements. Situation
describes where the settlement is located in relation to the
surrounding features such as other settlements, mountains, rivers
and communications (roads, etc.). It is the situation of a
settlement that determines whether it will grow from a small
village into a large town or city.
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Site Example What site advantages do each of these settlement
sites have?
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Situation Example Why has Dorestad grown into a major port
settlement?
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Your Task Read the references; Geog.GCSE pages 170+171 (good
for site examples), and Key Geography pages 150+151 (better for
situation) Use the maps from class and Google Earth if needed,
produce an annotated sketch map to show the site and situation of
Bratislava (there is a good example of page 151 of Key Geography to
help) Factors influencing its original growth. Factors influencing
its continued growth now.
