Physical And Cultural Themes Of Geography Throughout The United States

In this chapter, Foster says that geography is any setting or detail of a situation that deals with the character or environment they are in. Freshman year, we read a book titled The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, which took place on a dim, deserted island with a single large mansion on it. This on its own establishes the tone of the book and what it deals with. The owner of the house is a hunter who eventually tired of hunting animals and seeks a more difficult prey (humans) by tricking them into playing his “game”. For the duration of the book, the main character is trying to avoid getting killed by the hunter.

According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the word ‘geography’ is defined as “a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface.” This simple word with its inquisitive definition were the answer to Papua New Guinea native, Yalle’s question for Dr. Jared Diamond on the success of white people. Papua New Guinea is a country in the Pacific that has existed for over 40,000 years. Jared Diamond has spent many months with the natives, learning their way of life but has never understood why the people have not been as successful as the Europeans were. Yalle had the same question for Diamond. At first when Diamond was faced with this thought-provoking

“Why Geography Matters” is a 282 page book, including the epilogue, written by Harm de Blij. It was published in New york, New York in 2005. Over the Summer I read and finished this book. This book is full of amazing facts and knowledge that pertain to , what geography is, how it effected past societies, how it will affect future societies, and how geography is a crucial part in our society. In the following summarization of “Why Geography Matters”, i will explain three main points that embody what this book is about, and what it tries to teach.

Geography can be also used to define a place or character, which is exactly the case in the Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The introduction to Radley's house is what Foster would classify under “geography”, as the author describes it as a threatening and foreboding place. Naturally, the reader would automatically assume that anyone who has the courage to live in Radley’s house, might take on the same qualities. We eventually learn that the tenant Boo, is not a demon, and just like his house, needs fixing up. An even clearer example of what Foster would consider geography, would be the fantasy film, Monster House.

“I get to go overseas to places like Canada.”(Britney Spears) Most people, especially Britney Spears, need to know more about the history of people on this earth and where these people are located. She needs to study human geography. Human geography is the form of geography dealing with the issue of how people got to where they are and how we affected the earth. How did they get there? How did they affect the earth? Jared Diamond, a famous scientist and author, deals with this question in his book Guns, Germs and Steel. The book goes back as far as basic human life forms and goes deep through human history to the major topic or argument of the book.

Geography is the biggest part of a story. Every book, poem, short story, movie, play, and basically anything with a storyline has geography, it’s what makes a story good. Writers use geography to show readers a more indepth point of view of what they were thinking while writing. This is all stated in “Geography Matters” by Thomas C. Foster, he helps the readers realize how important geography is in their lives. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, geography is a big impact on people's lives and actions. After reading these stories it makes the readers think how much the location and people they grew up with impacted them. Furthermore, geography is a big part in any story as shown through “Geography Matters,” The Crucible, and my own life.

An example of geography is when Twain explains the beauty of the Mississippi river “... listen to the peaceful lapping of the wavelets against them; the great Mississippi, the majestic, the magnificent Mississippi, rolling its mile-wide tide a long, shining in the sun; the dense forest away on the other side…” (Twain, “the Life…” 411). The details of the river makes the reader appreciate and admire this landmark. Many people don’t live in the same kind of environments and others. Some are surrounded by tall trees while others live in dry regions.

(doc 4) "restricting mathmatics to adding, multiplyng, subtracting, and dividing." George J. Demoko. Geography is not just one thing it covers all of the human phenomana. (doc 8) "geography is about recognizing and understanding the interdependence among places and regions." Paul L. Knox. Geography is world wide, humans need to understand it first before it is categorize to one thing. (doc 10) "Geography a representation of the whole known world together." Greek ptolemy. From these documents geography means it is not just about one thing it is about who and why and when. geography means humans make the world go around, and how we make the world go around causes conflict.

This section will analyze sinkholes from a broad perspective and then hone in on Florida sinkholes. The term “doline” is the preferred scientific and international term, which is synonymous with “sinkhole,” but because it is widely known and used in America, the term “sinkhole” will be retained during this study. In this paper, the term “sinkhole” refers to a depression caused by the solution of limestone.

In The American Geographies, Lopez says, “to really come to an understanding of a specific American geography, requires not only time but a kind of local expertise, an intimacy with place few of us ever develop” (Lopez 132). Many people on this planet do not truly know the external world they live in, for daily life centers itself around closed off situations in the societal world everyone falls into. School textbooks define geography in a dumbed down fashion and everyone perceives it as such, when true knowledge of the world and its geography comes from experience, from truly living in it. Going out and having adventures and experiences leads to an interesting and fulfilling life, rather than trusting the world fits in a textbook

So, In this case lands are located in areas because of specific reasoning. In this present reality, Others wouldn’t have no clue. This means everything are put in there for a specific reason. Another example, land-use patterns are related to accessibility and land rents. For instance, In an Urban area, the land is used by a store produce the highest rent and when In agricultural regions, the crop that gives the highest return at a place is the crop that the farmers will choose to plant. While , people who has little knowledge about geography , would believe , it was there due to the store owners or the farmer's opinion.

Globals, Locals, and Mobals: In the book “The Power of Place,” Harm de Blij introduces a new viewpoint of geography. Geography is much more than the terrain and physical makeup of the world. It is the culture, education, conditions, foods, politics, language, and opportunities. These things make people and places unique, and capture the true meaning of Human Geography.

If I taught Cultural Geography, I would change many things because it is important to learn new things each week. I would teach one subject every week for the rest of the week and have a mini quiz on Friday about it. I would make sure my students stayed on task and actually learn what the topic is. It is important for them to learn new things and remember them. In order for my students to be successful, I would make sure the class is not boring. I would teach a different country every week, watch videos about it, and read articles about it. Then when the end of the week comes on Friday we would have a mini quiz about that country. In order to help students learn and to earn their trust, I would get to know them first and ask them about

Since the beginning of civilization, geography and weather have affected history. Geography and weather have determined the outcome of wars, the survival or destruction of cities, and the rise and fall of economic systems during ancient and modern times. Geographic features such as mountains, rivers, flatlands or frozen tundra can have a significant impact on historical events. Additionally, weather events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other catastrophes can be the difference between life and death. For example, the rough jungle terrain and swampland in Vietnam during the Vietnam War made finding the enemy much harder for the American soldiers fighting there, and this influenced the outcome of the war. In ancient Pompeii, Italy

As an intellectual discipline, geography is divided into the sub-fields of physical geography and human geography, the latter concentrating upon the study of human activities, by the application of qualitative and quantitative research methods.