End Of Intro to Geography - Ms. Preissler

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Review

• In complete sentences please define both
  functional and vernacular regions. Provide an
  example of each.
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• Define toponym. What are two examples?
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• What are the two types of patterns that we
  discussed?

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Intro to Geography

• Cultural Ecology Environmental Determinism

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Globalization

• When something diffuses (spreads) around the
  world.

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Cultural Ecology

• The study of human-environment relationships

Terraced rice fields in Bali reflect cultural
adaptation to a mountainous tropical environment.
Cultivated terraces on a hillside in southwestern
Uganda
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Where might this be located? Why is this made
from adobe clay?
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Manhattan Example
Sturdiest Bedrock
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Environmental Determinism

• The process of how the physical environment
  caused social development.

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• What type of pattern does the population of Egypt
  form?
• Describe the environmental factors that have
  shaped this pattern.
• Describe the cultural factors that have shaped
  this pattern.
• Describe the economic factors that have shaped
  this pattern.

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Environmental Determinism
How do the buildings near the Nile Rive differ
from those that are farther away?
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Possibilism

• The ability of people to adjust to their
  environment.

Why are there golf courses in the middle of
desert regions?
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Exit Slip

• What is one topic or term you would like me to
  review tomorrow before the quiz on Monday?

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Culture

• Body of customary beliefs, material traits and
  social forms that together constitute the
  distinct tradition of a group of people.

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Culture What people care about...
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Culture What people take care of...