By:
Tom
Tom
How has geography shaped who we are?
Cultures of The West
- How did they shape Me?
- How did they shape Me?
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3 - 7 What is geography8 - answer to the Driving Question
9 - 27 reflections and photos
28 - 34 extra photos
35 About Me Page
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The Five Themes of Geography are five terms that are often used by geographers to describe geography.
The five themes of geography are Human Environment Interaction, Movement, Location, Region and Place.
Some of these photos are also used in the book, and will explain more in depth what I mean with each theme of geography.
Scroll down to page 11 to see an example!
The five themes of geography are Human Environment Interaction, Movement, Location, Region and Place.
Some of these photos are also used in the book, and will explain more in depth what I mean with each theme of geography.
Scroll down to page 11 to see an example!
What is geography?
Geography is the land, and it is something that I think impacts us every day. The geography around us shapes us. The cultures we see and are taught, the habits we encounter and partake in.
Geography used to be this word to describe the unmovable objects that lay around us. Now? We have dug through mountains, built whole Islands, and looking at cities compared to what they used to be is night and day.
We now control our geography. Take a look at Vancouver.
Geography used to be this word to describe the unmovable objects that lay around us. Now? We have dug through mountains, built whole Islands, and looking at cities compared to what they used to be is night and day.
We now control our geography. Take a look at Vancouver.
Vancouver was once a big forest.
At first Vancouver was just a forest, with very few indigenous people scattered throughout, then settlers came, and built a port. Then a sawmill. Then a pub. Once settlers came, it started to change like crazy. Whole forests started to fall down, to be milled. For shipping, or housing space or even to build the houses they were being cut down for!
Now It’s a whole other place.
I can safely say that you can’t go anywhere in Van without finding evidence of humans. We have turned the once forest into a metropolitan behemoth. MetroVancouver covers 2,883 kmsq of land, and houses 2.6 million people. The once forested land is now one of the biggest cities in Canada.
The (wild) West - my answer to the Driving Question
The geography of the west has shaped us by teaching us the diverse traditions and cultures that reside in western Canada.
I came to Canada when I was young, so I can see very clearly the cultures of Canada. My brother has more German culture than I do, my mom has even more and my dad the most. I can see habits that repeat in my German relatives, and how they appear to not happen amongst my Canadian friends.
I see in the west how there are different people, and how they act different, how they value different things. One big difference that I saw very clearly is how the parents treat and teach their kids differently. Here they are much more protective of their kids, and act much more forgivingly.
All this evidence that I see in my life, is all about
culture. My friends have different culture, my school
has different culture, even other schools are different.
To me this feels much closer than economy
or history
The geography of the west has shaped us by teaching us the diverse traditions and cultures that reside in western Canada.
I came to Canada when I was young, so I can see very clearly the cultures of Canada. My brother has more German culture than I do, my mom has even more and my dad the most. I can see habits that repeat in my German relatives, and how they appear to not happen amongst my Canadian friends.
I see in the west how there are different people, and how they act different, how they value different things. One big difference that I saw very clearly is how the parents treat and teach their kids differently. Here they are much more protective of their kids, and act much more forgivingly.
All this evidence that I see in my life, is all about
culture. My friends have different culture, my school
has different culture, even other schools are different.
To me this feels much closer than economy
or history