Economic geography

Kyndra Bolden What is Geography, and why do we Study it? Mrs. Bezy, Geography Honors, 8th pr. 8-13-17 When I think of the word geography, images of land comes to my mind. I understand that geography is land, but there is also much more to it than that. Geography is the mix of natural and social sciences. Geography also is apart of our everyday lives. There are two different types of location that we use. Absolute location tells us what it is in the…

Emily Waldo Bezy Geo. Honors 15 August 2017 “Geography & It’s 5 Themes”  Geography is the study of the Earth, specifically the land and its features. The subject can be divided into two categories: Physical Geography and Cartography. Physical Geography entails actual points that can be located using latitude and longitude as well as landforms, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, plateaus, etc. Cartography is the study and / or practice of drawing maps. In Cartography; one must…

First, I wanted to cover maps as an intellectual technology that has changed the way people think. The progression of maps to where they are today can be illustrated and is closely paralleled by childhood cognitive development. Maps, like a child’s development, went from a “egocentric, purely sensory perception of the world to… [a] abstract and objective analysis of experience.” It also caused society to go from a purely sensory observation of the world to a more abstract and objective view of…

A) Place is a concept of two levels of meaning (Imort, Knox, Marston, and Nash 41). First, it is an objective location that has both uniqueness and interdependence with other places (Imort, Knox, Marston, and Nash 41). Second, it is a subjective social and cultural construct. In other words, somewhere that has personal meaning for individuals or groups (Imort, Knox, Marston, and Nash 41). York University is definitely a place, because one of York University‘s campuses is named “Keele campus”.…

MyPlate is a dietary recommendation implemented by the US department of agriculture in 2011. It aims to educate us on what a healthy diet should be, but oddly, water isn’t included in that diet. Parents everywhere obviously know that their kids need to drink enough water, but are they aware of how much that should be? It is essential that parents understand the recommended water consumption for the sake of their children. The Harvard Healthy eating plate encourages consumers to drink water,…

As we grow up the people and places around us help to build us into the men and women we are in the end. It could be family, friends, and teachers or it could be your house, school, and a place you enjoy being. They all influence us as we construct our identities; they are our landscapes of identity. Landscapes of identity has many, many definitions. Antonsich says that each person seems to have their own definition (1). The most common definition is the one described above. This paper…

By applying the geographical concepts of ancient art, geography is defined as the study of physical features of earth’s atmosphere, which includes natural resources, countries, continents, land use, oceans, rivers, and other, whether it is physical, human, or environmental. According to the history of art, the major parts of geography mainly consists in civilizations, such as ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. The art history of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt has been one of the huge concepts…

The geopolitical community I live in is Orlando, Florida. Florida is a key State that many president candidates try their best to win during election time. Politics of Florida reflect a state that has experienced conflict between its liberal southeastern region and its traditionally conservative northern region. A geopolitical community is a community with defined geographical and jurisdictional boundaries, such as rural municipalities, towns or city communities. The boundary of a…

Class #1: Geo-Literacy Please 1). The photos of "Map foolery" and the "True Size of Africa" surprised me, since I had never considered that my perception of the continents size could be so skewed. It brings up the question of why maps continue to be presented in the way they are. When presented with this new knowledge we began to get a greater understanding of the world around us and how individuals have to be critical of the information they take in. It's important to begin to understand the…

Two of the most diverse geographies in the world are both Slovakia, in Europe, and Columbia, in South America. Each one of these countries has certain similarities in terms of the four spheres of the physical environment (the Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere), while they differ significantly. Although the two are located in different countries, the four spheres contribute to how distinct each country’s geography is and how they impact everyday life. To begin, the country of…