How has the geography of the West shaped who we are?

Geographic History of the West and How It Has Shaped Us

By Logan

Comic Life On The Five Themes Of Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 6

The Last Spike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9

Downtown Calgary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 11

Calgary Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 13

Frank Slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 - 15

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 17

Cave And Basin Historic Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 - 19

Columbia Icefield And Glaciers Skywalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 - 21

Golden Skybridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 23

Surprise Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 - 29

About Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

PLACE— there are two characteristics of place: physical characteristics and human/cultural characteristics. The physical characteristics are defined by landforms (mountains, rivers, soil, etc), flora and fauna (plants and animals), climate (temperature, weather), and resources (minerals, oil). Human/cultural characteristics of place are defined by every day life, such as religion, food, music, and language. Land use, like housing or farming, and political ideologies, like types of government.

LOCATION— location has two different branches: absolute location, and relative location. An absolute location is where you could pin point the exact location, like using degrees of latitude and longitude, or an address. A relative location is described by landmarks, time, direction, or distance.

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION— human-environment interaction is the environment and humans affecting each other. There’s adapting (clothes for warmth), modifying (bridges), and depending (food, water, and resources)

REGION— there are three types of region: formal, functional, and vernacular. Formal regions are defined by governmental or administrative boundaries. Places like cities, Provences, and countries are all formal regions. Functional regions are defined by a function. Cell phone coverage areas and railways are functional regions. Lastly, vernacular regions are defined by similar characteristics and people perspectives. The Rocky Mountains is a vernacular region defined by similarities. Chinatown and Deep Cove are vernacular regions defined by people’s perspectives.

MOVEMENT— there are three types of movement in this theme: human, product, and ideas movement. Some examples of human movement would be driving or riding on vehicles and moving on foot, like running and walking. Example of product movement would be cargos, shipments, trains, or companies like Amazon or FedEx. Finally, some examples of ideas movement would be emails, messaging online, letters, and even talking. In the photo above, it shows the movement of people because the boat Carrie’s people and moves them across water.