INTRODUCTION

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Outline Syllabus Geographic Perspective

3. Syllabus www.geog.umd.edu/homepage/courses/323/323.html

4. World without boundaries

5. Political map of the Americas

6. Introduction What is the absolute location of Latin America? Latin America boundary stretches from Baja California (Mexico) 32.5 degrees North to Tierra de Fuego (Argentina) 55.0 degrees South. What is the geographical scope of the class? From Mexico to Argentina and the Spanish speaking Islands of the Caribbean.

8. Spatial Science: examines how, why, and where interaction between humans and the environment occurs. What is Geography?

9. What is Geography? Geography: means the �study of the earth.� Studies natural or human phenomena through space, scale, and time.

10. Space AtributesAtributes

11. Scale Geographic scale is the dimension of how we examine a physical or human phenomena. Different social and physical processes operate at different scales. -Global (macro) -Regional -Nation or State -Community, county, city, etc. (micro) Many processes interact across various scales.

12. Time Temporal scale- The historian has no exclusive right in the telling of stories in time. But the historian hopes to bring a special understanding to such story-telling. Equally the geographer can claim no exclusive right to the telling of space stories, space futures, and space legends. But the geographer should hope to tell such stories with special insight. -Compare two different places at a specific period. -Compare a place throughout history. -Why two cities have evolved differently over time.

13. Tools Remote sensing

14. Washington D.C. (1 meter)

15. Tools Geographic Information System (GIS)

16. Tools Cartography

17. Disciplines in Geography Physical Geography- is concerned primarily with the physical processes and the relationship between humans and the physical environment. Ex. geomorphology, climatology, ecology, biology, etc. Technique- Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information System. Human Geography

18. Human Geography Studies the spatial analysis of human population, their culture, and activities. Examines patterns, distribution, interaction, and location of human phenomenon. Observes the relationship between the physical environment and humans; how we respond to change, and interact with the physical world. It is sometimes referred as cultural or social geography, although these terms usually refer to sub-fields.

19. Interaction Between Human and The Physical Environment What aspects of a hurricane would a Physical Geographer be interested in? - Force of the winds - Precipitation - Path of the hurricane - Atmospheric pressure - Water temperature What aspects of a hurricane would a Human Geographer be interested in? - Property damages - Landfall - Fatalities - Migration - Economic effect

20. Hurricane Katrina Timeline Photos Photos #2 Photos #3 Interactive Satellite Map

21. Sub fields of Human Geography Cultural Geography Population Geography Political Geography Urban Geography Economic Geography Medical Geography Historical Geography Social Geography Anthropology Demography Political Science Urban Studies Economics Medicine and Health History Sociology