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Key Concepts Locations of people Reasons for distribution Where? Why? Globalization v. Local Diversity
Topical vs. Regional ApproachInstead of starting with a
REGION and going over all of the issues in that PLACE…
We are going to start with the Issues and see how they apply to different places in different ways and ask WHY?
Maps Spatial perspective Store reference material Communicate information Explain dynamic processes at work Reveal patterns and help us think about
the reasons for distributions of humans and activities
Overview of the Reading History of cartography Scale Projection Contemporary Tools Place Regions Scale, Space, and Connections
Map Visual representation of the physical
world Can include: Cultural landscape
Cities Houses People- Demographics States- Countries
Physical Features Mountains, Deserts, Rivers, Oceans
Cartography Science/Art of map making
How accurate does a map have to be? Scale Symbols
Maps tell stories What is the map trying to tell you?