Chapter 3, Section 3
1.
Geographers classify the climate regions of the world based on their characteristic soils and natural vegetation.
2.
Reoccuring phenomona can stop, change or reverse the patterns of the prevailing winds and currents, causing a warm up or cool down or a certain area .
Creative Writing:
Where I live, our soil is quite fertile, supporting a large variety of crops. We will rarely recieve rain, and when we do, it is in small quantities. Because of the amount of vegetation we have, we also can support several different kinds of wildlife in abundance, such as bears, several birds, and a large amount of ocean and desert life.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Chapter 3, Section 2
1.
Lower latitudes will generally have a lot of direct rays from the sun year-round and warm and hot climates while higher ones will have indirect but continuous sunlight year-round or have near continuous light almost all year. In midlatitudes, areas will rarely see a drastic change in temperature, except when they change seasons. Generally, the higher the elevation of an area, the less heat.
2.
The winds from the poles blow towards the equator and the tropic winds blow towards the poles do to the temperature differences on the Earth's surface, thus giving parts the Earth warm wind at one point in the year, and cool wind at another point. As ocean currents circulate, cold water from the poles cool land when they pass just as warm water warms the land. Landforms may influence the climate with the rain shadow effect meaning that the windward side of a mountatin range recieves most of the ocean from the ocean while the leeward side becomes hot and dry.
Creative Writing:
If the North Atlantic Current weakened or shut down permenately, Western European climate would drastically change. The coast of this land mass would lose a great deal of heat, on both the windward and leeward side of mountain ranges. And because of this cool down, the wind would carry even less heat to other regions of Europe as well.
1.
Lower latitudes will generally have a lot of direct rays from the sun year-round and warm and hot climates while higher ones will have indirect but continuous sunlight year-round or have near continuous light almost all year. In midlatitudes, areas will rarely see a drastic change in temperature, except when they change seasons. Generally, the higher the elevation of an area, the less heat.
2.
The winds from the poles blow towards the equator and the tropic winds blow towards the poles do to the temperature differences on the Earth's surface, thus giving parts the Earth warm wind at one point in the year, and cool wind at another point. As ocean currents circulate, cold water from the poles cool land when they pass just as warm water warms the land. Landforms may influence the climate with the rain shadow effect meaning that the windward side of a mountatin range recieves most of the ocean from the ocean while the leeward side becomes hot and dry.
Creative Writing:
If the North Atlantic Current weakened or shut down permenately, Western European climate would drastically change. The coast of this land mass would lose a great deal of heat, on both the windward and leeward side of mountain ranges. And because of this cool down, the wind would carry even less heat to other regions of Europe as well.
Chapter 3, Section 1
1.
Earth's postition in relation to the sun affects the temperatures on Earth because the sun is the Earth's source of heat, thus the closer one area is to the sun, the hotter it will become, and the further away it is, the cooler it will be.
2.
Global warming will make bodies of water evaporate more rapidly, generating mare rainfall and increasing humidity. The Earth's soil, therefore, will dry out more quikly between rains and because of this, the atmosphere will have less oxygen coming in from plants, and will also have the gradual increase of carbon dioxide coming from the burning of the fossil fuels.
Creative Writing:
I agree and disagree with the thought that global warming is natural and there is nothing we can do to stop it. With the population increasing at an alarming rate, people will naturally take in more oxygen and produce carbon dioxide while eating more plants that will absorb this. So, in this sence, global warming could be natural, however, I do not agree that there is nothing we could do to stop it. We could drive more fuel efficient cars, or less cars, find cleaner energy sources, and do other things to burn less fossil fuels.
1.
Earth's postition in relation to the sun affects the temperatures on Earth because the sun is the Earth's source of heat, thus the closer one area is to the sun, the hotter it will become, and the further away it is, the cooler it will be.
2.
Global warming will make bodies of water evaporate more rapidly, generating mare rainfall and increasing humidity. The Earth's soil, therefore, will dry out more quikly between rains and because of this, the atmosphere will have less oxygen coming in from plants, and will also have the gradual increase of carbon dioxide coming from the burning of the fossil fuels.
Creative Writing:
I agree and disagree with the thought that global warming is natural and there is nothing we can do to stop it. With the population increasing at an alarming rate, people will naturally take in more oxygen and produce carbon dioxide while eating more plants that will absorb this. So, in this sence, global warming could be natural, however, I do not agree that there is nothing we could do to stop it. We could drive more fuel efficient cars, or less cars, find cleaner energy sources, and do other things to burn less fossil fuels.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Chapter 2, Section 2
1.Plates under the surface of the Earth have moved the land masses from a supercontinent known as Pangea. These same plates also formed oceans, mountains, volcanoes, trenches, and produce earthquakes. Layers under the surface of the world like these plates are slowly creating land masses and spreading them apart and pushing them together.
2.Internal forces of change differ from the results of external forces of change because one may have a much greater affect in a particular way. For instance, internal forces may be able to move countries and oceans around, cause eruptions, and cause earthquakes. Meanwhile, external forces would be able to wear certain surfaces away through wind, glacial, and water erosion and through weathering.
Creative Writing: Because of the internal forces of change, North America has changed much from what it was 225 million years ago. If not for these forces, North America would still be bordering Eurasia, South America, and Africa, meaning that we would probably be sharing some of the same physical characterics that they do today. Also, the islands of Hawaii would never have been created, along with any of the volcanoes we have today and any changes made by earthquakes would not have happened.
1.Plates under the surface of the Earth have moved the land masses from a supercontinent known as Pangea. These same plates also formed oceans, mountains, volcanoes, trenches, and produce earthquakes. Layers under the surface of the world like these plates are slowly creating land masses and spreading them apart and pushing them together.
2.Internal forces of change differ from the results of external forces of change because one may have a much greater affect in a particular way. For instance, internal forces may be able to move countries and oceans around, cause eruptions, and cause earthquakes. Meanwhile, external forces would be able to wear certain surfaces away through wind, glacial, and water erosion and through weathering.
Creative Writing: Because of the internal forces of change, North America has changed much from what it was 225 million years ago. If not for these forces, North America would still be bordering Eurasia, South America, and Africa, meaning that we would probably be sharing some of the same physical characterics that they do today. Also, the islands of Hawaii would never have been created, along with any of the volcanoes we have today and any changes made by earthquakes would not have happened.
Chapter 2, Section 1
1. The hydrosphere are the oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water that make up 70% of the Earth's surface. The lithosphere makes up about another 30% of our planet, which includes the continents, islands, and the ocean basins of Earth. The atmosphere is a layer of gases extending above the Earth's surface and is composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. The part of the planet that supports life is the biosphere, which naturally takes place in the atmosphere and around the area of the lithosphere.
2.The Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Guam, is at the greatest distance from sea level.
Creative Writing:
When objects from space land on the Earth, they can devastating effects on the areas of the world. On impact of the lithosphere, large meteorites can destroy hundreds of miles of land and any creatures of the biosphere in its path, making it so those creatures could never have offspring, so in the long run, millions of creatures could have been born if not for those deaths. The same effects could be seen if it landed in the hydrosphere as well, as the shock waves could have killed several marine animals.
1. The hydrosphere are the oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water that make up 70% of the Earth's surface. The lithosphere makes up about another 30% of our planet, which includes the continents, islands, and the ocean basins of Earth. The atmosphere is a layer of gases extending above the Earth's surface and is composed mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. The part of the planet that supports life is the biosphere, which naturally takes place in the atmosphere and around the area of the lithosphere.
2.The Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Guam, is at the greatest distance from sea level.
Creative Writing:
When objects from space land on the Earth, they can devastating effects on the areas of the world. On impact of the lithosphere, large meteorites can destroy hundreds of miles of land and any creatures of the biosphere in its path, making it so those creatures could never have offspring, so in the long run, millions of creatures could have been born if not for those deaths. The same effects could be seen if it landed in the hydrosphere as well, as the shock waves could have killed several marine animals.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Chapter 1, Section 2
1.
Two major branches of geography are physical geography and human geography. Physical geography covers the Earth's physical features such as climate, land, water, plants, animal life in terms of their relationships to one another and to humans, and animal and plant ecosystems. Human geography studies human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments as well as political, economic, social, and cultural factors of humanity
2.
Geography can be used by businesses to determine whether or not a site is suitable for human habitation or has resources worth developing. It can also be used by planners to decide to build new schools or highways in a particular place by checking population growth and migration.
Creative Writing:
The site of Huntington Beach is its location at the bottom of the San Pedro Bay. Its situation is as a farming land and a tourist attraction. This city is a perceptual region for most of its citizens are republicans. Huntington Beach has changed a great deal due to the people who have moved into it. Before the cities in California became cities, the were filled with gold and oil, but as the number of settlers increased, the amount of these products dwindled. More recently, the amount of migration towards this city has not greatly altered our cultures somewhat laid back and eco-friendly culture, besides making it more "green" with things like separated trashcans that were supplied to the public to support recycling.
1.
Two major branches of geography are physical geography and human geography. Physical geography covers the Earth's physical features such as climate, land, water, plants, animal life in terms of their relationships to one another and to humans, and animal and plant ecosystems. Human geography studies human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments as well as political, economic, social, and cultural factors of humanity
2.
Geography can be used by businesses to determine whether or not a site is suitable for human habitation or has resources worth developing. It can also be used by planners to decide to build new schools or highways in a particular place by checking population growth and migration.
Creative Writing:
The site of Huntington Beach is its location at the bottom of the San Pedro Bay. Its situation is as a farming land and a tourist attraction. This city is a perceptual region for most of its citizens are republicans. Huntington Beach has changed a great deal due to the people who have moved into it. Before the cities in California became cities, the were filled with gold and oil, but as the number of settlers increased, the amount of these products dwindled. More recently, the amount of migration towards this city has not greatly altered our cultures somewhat laid back and eco-friendly culture, besides making it more "green" with things like separated trashcans that were supplied to the public to support recycling.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Chapter 1, Section 1
1.
Two concerns that cartographers have when they select a map are finding a location to map and deciding how much detail they want in it. This is because on some standard versions of maps, some areas are more distorted than others, for instance the Mercator projection is more distorted towards the poles than most others, so that would not be the logical projection to use when mapping places like southern Argentenia. Knowing how much detail the cartographer wants in it is just as important because this will affect how large the projection will need to be as well as how much he will need to space between certain areas to show things like names of lakes clearly.
2.
On a typical urban area map, two physical features might be plains or woodland areas. Human-man features may include buildings and streets. And if the projection shows the edges of cities, borders and city names could also be found on an urban area map.
Creative Writing:
If I were to be a city planner looking for areas to put elementary schools, I would want to put several forms of data into my GIS. I would start by finding out how much children would be eligible to go to elementary schools in all areas that might be used the site to find out how many students that school could plan on receiving and to find areas that would be easily to accessible to most of those possible students. Next, I would attempt to find the amount of adults with teaching credentials to see how many adults would be able to teach in that area. I would also want to check the area for negative influences, such as possible gang or other criminal activity to assure that the students attending the school would not would not be influenced by that kind of life style.
1.
Two concerns that cartographers have when they select a map are finding a location to map and deciding how much detail they want in it. This is because on some standard versions of maps, some areas are more distorted than others, for instance the Mercator projection is more distorted towards the poles than most others, so that would not be the logical projection to use when mapping places like southern Argentenia. Knowing how much detail the cartographer wants in it is just as important because this will affect how large the projection will need to be as well as how much he will need to space between certain areas to show things like names of lakes clearly.
2.
On a typical urban area map, two physical features might be plains or woodland areas. Human-man features may include buildings and streets. And if the projection shows the edges of cities, borders and city names could also be found on an urban area map.
Creative Writing:
If I were to be a city planner looking for areas to put elementary schools, I would want to put several forms of data into my GIS. I would start by finding out how much children would be eligible to go to elementary schools in all areas that might be used the site to find out how many students that school could plan on receiving and to find areas that would be easily to accessible to most of those possible students. Next, I would attempt to find the amount of adults with teaching credentials to see how many adults would be able to teach in that area. I would also want to check the area for negative influences, such as possible gang or other criminal activity to assure that the students attending the school would not would not be influenced by that kind of life style.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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