Ap Human Geography Research Paper

Scale- relationship between a specific place in the world, and the Earth as a whole.

Changes are an important part of history, and a natural part of life. In the case of geography throughout history, the world has made many changes to its borders and who has grievances with one another. From the High Middle Ages of olden Europe, to the twentieth century, change has occurred. These changes have unified and broken ties between countries and regions time and time again throughout history. There are many forces that push toward and against unity throughout time. The world map became what is today because of both unity and division marking change in the past.

As you can see the Aksum empire was the best and biggest trading empire because of where they were and the geography around them. Ancient Egypt was a smart empire and learn the way the geography around them worked and what it did, so they can plan around it and be successful. Lastly, Ancient Greece was affected and they weren’t able to move and be able to life with a very successful empire where they were. This shows that geography was a huge part of the way the people in the empires lived and if they were successful or

Located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains is the wonderful city of Sandy. Sandy City is one of the more populous areas of Salt Lake City and the 5th largest city in Utah. It is a large, mostly suburban area with a population of about 94,000 people. It extends from I-215 to the north, E 12300 to the south, W 10600 S to the west, and Little Cottonwood Canyon Road to the east.

categories. Downtown became the common term used to define the area of the city where the

We all know that earth was changed through the ages. We’ve gone from nothing to dinosaurs, humans, and wars. We’ve, as a race have used and adapted to our environment to meet our needs, such as food and water. We started farming, using domestic animals, and storing the food. The lives of people of the ancient world were shaped by the geography of their region because it affects the amount of food produced, the accessibility to water, and their ease at which to find shelter.

“Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future”. This is a quote by one of the most successful and innovative men to ever live, Walt Disney. He was successful because he constantly kept looking to make a better future for himself and others. He did this through interactions with the world and everything around him. Interactions such as these can push mankind forward. They lead to innovations that revolutionize the world we live in. It only takes one great idea to change the world and make it a better place for everyone. Human geography deals with how human actions influence and impact other humans and the world’s environment.

During the years of 3500 BC to 2500 BC, the geography of a land often impacted a civilizations development in great measures. Depending on the resources available or the detriments present due to certain topographical characteristics like rivers or deserts, a civilization could flourish or collapse. By studying the geographic features of growing societies like the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris Rivers as well as the Mediterranean Sea of Egypt and Mesopotamia, the link between developing cultures and geography will be examined through sources, including Egypt: Ancient Culture, Modern Land edited by Jaromir Malek and Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek. To determine the extent

1) Some examles of a primary source document are diaries, manuscripts and letters 2) Political maps show the boundaries and locations of countries, states, cities, towns and counties. Topographic maps show information including roads, elevation, rivers andother water bodies and political boundaries. A cartographic map graphically represents a geographical area, usually on a flat surface and may involve political, cultural, or other non­geographical divisions of a geographical area. 3) A nomad is a member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water. 4) The key discovery of the Neolithic Revolution is agriculture andthe domestication of animals. This was beneficial becasue it allowed nomads to not

2. Ptolemy 's Geography: It was the work of Ptolemy, an astronomer who lived in the Roman Empire in the second century. It summarized the knowledge of the classical world about geography. It was more accurate than medieval cartography, as it showed the world as round; however, since the Americas were unknown, the world resulted much smaller. Ptolemy’s Geography, merged with the latest information from mariners, constituted the maps that European explorers used in their expeditions.

The enviromnet plays a huge role in the way they live in Africa. Where a region is located has a very big impact on the activities that are able to take place there. If a place is too hot or too cold, certain plants are not able to grow there. Also, too much rainfall or not enough rainfall can help or prevent certain plants from growing. In Africa your specific location in regards to elevation, and the equator, the climate and the natural resources all play a role in Africa's economy.

Geography is an important factor to consider when you look at this worlds past, present, or future. So whether it be the earths physical geographic features, the geopolitics stirring up trouble across the globe, or the economics of growing or shrinking countries; geography plays a major role. In todays society, geographic knowledge is one of the most important and valuable tools to possess. Without it, we are victims of ignorance and endanger ourselves, others, and the world. This ignorance, possessed by many, is posing a great risk of self-destruction. The author of “Why Geography Matters More Than Ever”, Harm de Blij, makes many strong points on this matter, but occasionally makes unsupported and unclear statements which tend to stray off topic.

Finding Gould’s article fascinating, his framework of “Entangled History” captivated my attention. The concept of Entangled History fascinated me as it takes social-economic factors to show their influence on the development of history and civilization. Gould’s framework focuses on the interconnection of global factors that influenced societies that neighbored one another in America (Gould, 766). Understanding how nearby societies influenced one another gained my attention. I found the concept of Entangled History interesting as it connected societies into a single history regardless of their differences. Gould conveys how asymmetrical societies influence one another with the illustration of how Spain and England’s relationship influenced

Instead, Subrahmanyan sees connective histories as, “attentive to local, regional, supra-regional, and global interfaces” (Olstein, pg. 84). In other words, Subrahmanyan sees Lierberman’s work as merely comparing and contrasting different regions and argues that there is greater importance in looking at how each region is not only different but also are connected through various means, such as for trade. Olstein quantifies comparative history by stating it must have at least two units to compare, and that comparative history is quantitative more than conceptual (Olstein, pg. 88). Through this analysis of two or more units, we see that comparative history is converging with another methodology that Olstein discusses in other chapters, which is historical sociology. Olstein concludes his chapter by looking at the

Assigning this essay is not for the improvement of our writing skills, but as a way to expand our minds to the complexities of different people because by us choosing to take Human Geography, we’re learning not to believe what was told to us but what we discover. To believe one story is a habit of people due to the badgered points all to similar that forge a single “truth”, but as Chimanda Ngozi Adichie advocates, one story is not inchoately false but incomplete. Correlating to class, two of your goals for your students is learn beyond what has been presented, typically America’s issues, and to enforce the fact geography has many layers. By watching this talk, you’re warning us not become a person who only believes one side because it is not fair to the person or the people being put into one box and also that one place, one region, or one area must not be defined by one variable.