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Economy & The West

by Susan E

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Here is my comic! It's a short comic, with 5 cells, each explaining a theme of geography. The other half of this comic is on the other page.
This theme of geography is place. There are 2 assets to place. These are cultural and physical assets. Cultural assets can be anything that's man-made and has to do with human culture. In this photo, the cultural asset is the Canadian beaver logo. A physical asset is anything natural, such as mountains or trees.
This theme of geography is human environment interaction. In human environment interaction, there are 3 types of interactions. These are modifying, adapting, and depending. Modifying is building something, or digging a trench, or any way you're changing the environment. Adapting is when we change ourselves, or do something for ourselves, to be able to survive or use the environment. Finally, depending is when we rely on the environment for anything.
These are the other 3 themes of geography. They are region, movement, and location.
Regions could be described as a set area. There are 3 types of regions: formal, functional, and vernacular. A formal region would be a region set by the government. For example, Canada is a formal region. A functional region is a region used for a certain function. An example could be a bus route or paper route. Finally, a vernacular region is a region set in peoples minds. An example could be deep cove, because people think that deep cove is a certain area, but it actually isn't officially a certain region.
Movement is, in the simplest form, the transportation of things. The 3 main things that can be moved are goods, people, and ideas. This photo shows the movement of people over the bridge.
Location! There are two types of location: absolute and relative. Absolute location is a set location. For example, GPS coordinates or an address. Relative location is a location in relativity to something. For example "across the street from the library" or "down the road from the mall."
In the next 16 pages, I will be showing 8 photographs paired with 8 reflections (one for each) of different locations that we visited on our field school. Each photo can be used to explain what geography is, and it can also explain what made and makes the west, specifically relating to economy. Let's dive in!
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