History and How it Effects the West
Jupiter Noonan
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Pg 3-6. Explaining the 5 Themes of GeographyPg 8-9 The Last Spike
Pg 10-11 Downtown Calgary
Pg 12-13 Calgary Zoo
Pg 14-15 Frank Slide
Pg 16-17 Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump
Pg 18-19 Cave and Basin
Pg 20-21 Glacier and Skywalk
Pg 22-23 Golden Skybridge
Pg 24-25 Fun things unrelated to work
Pg 26 About me!
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What is geography and what are the 5 themes? The 5 themes of geography are movement, place, location, region, and human-environment interaction. Loading...
ContentsWhat is location?
What is Region?
Absolute:
-Exact place on the globe
-latitude and longitude
-street address
-Exact place on the globe
-latitude and longitude
-street address
Formal:
-Defined by a governmental boundaries
-Defined by a governmental boundaries
Functional:
-Defined by a function
-Defined by a function
Relative:
-the position of a place in relation to another place
-landmarks, direction, time, distance
-the position of a place in relation to another place
-landmarks, direction, time, distance
Vernacular:
-loosely defined by people’s perception
-loosely defined by people’s perception
What is Movement?
What is place?
-Characteristics that make the location distinct
The travel of people, product or ideas from once place to the other
-includes physical and cultural characteristics
(Pretty simple I know)
Cultural:
-Land use (Housing, economic activities)
-Political ideologies
-Land use (Housing, economic activities)
-Political ideologies
Physical:
-Landforms like plains, rivers, mountains, deserts, etc.
-Flora and fauna
-Climate
-Resources
-Landforms like plains, rivers, mountains, deserts, etc.
-Flora and fauna
-Climate
-Resources
What is human-environment interaction?
Humans depend on the environment
Humans adapt to the environment
Humans modify the environment
Examples
Building bridges over rivers to make movement easier
Oil and gas companies depend on earths resources for their “products”
Digging/clearing out areas for housing or shops
What made and makes the west?
I think history is a huge part in what made and continues to make the west. History shapes and influences who we are, how we act, and what we do. We use history as an example to learn from other peoples mistakes and to not repeat them.