1. Identify a city or area of a country within your new region: Seattle, Washington
2. Location: Describe the absolute and relative location of your city or area within your new region. Support your description with current examples in 2 to 3 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed.
Seattle is located at latitude 47.60’N, longitude 122.33’W (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is located on Puget Sound which connects to the Pacific Ocean (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is in the northern-western part of the State of Washington between the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Mountain Range.
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Image source: (Worldatlas, 2015)
3. Regional Significance: What is the geographic significance of the area of your country or city’s location within the region? Your 2- to 3-sentence response should be based on the application of geographic concepts to your region as needed. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines.
Seattle is one of the main cities in the state because, although …show more content…
For example, there are many information-technology companies in Seattle that have products and services that are used all over the world (McNamee, 2017). Also, Seattle contains one of the largest container-cargo ports in the United States which make it important to the US and globally (McNamee, 2017). There are also railroads for shipping goods from the Port of Seattle to other locations in the US which make Seattle’s location even more important (McNamee, 2017).
2. Movement: What connects you personally to this new location, causing you to relocate? For instance, are there any current geopolitical, environmental, cultural, or economic events or issues that connect you to your new region? Support your statement with current global or regional examples and make sure to reference the reason you are relocating in 5 to 6 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as
2. Location: Describe the absolute and relative location of your city or area within your new region. Support your description with current examples in 2 to 3 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed.
Seattle is located at latitude 47.60’N, longitude 122.33’W (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is located on Puget Sound which connects to the Pacific Ocean (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is in the northern-western part of the State of Washington between the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Mountain Range.
Map:
Image source: (Worldatlas, 2015)
3. Regional Significance: What is the geographic significance of the area of your country or city’s location within the region? Your 2- to 3-sentence response should be based on the application of geographic concepts to your region as needed. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines.
Seattle is one of the main cities in the state because, although …show more content…
For example, there are many information-technology companies in Seattle that have products and services that are used all over the world (McNamee, 2017). Also, Seattle contains one of the largest container-cargo ports in the United States which make it important to the US and globally (McNamee, 2017). There are also railroads for shipping goods from the Port of Seattle to other locations in the US which make Seattle’s location even more important (McNamee, 2017).
2. Movement: What connects you personally to this new location, causing you to relocate? For instance, are there any current geopolitical, environmental, cultural, or economic events or issues that connect you to your new region? Support your statement with current global or regional examples and make sure to reference the reason you are relocating in 5 to 6 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as