Geography 400 United States and Canada

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Geography 400United States and Canada

• Instructors
• Larry Brown
• Michael Ewers

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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LAB notes not in book Roots of
Geography Exploration, Understanding Physical
World, Mapping, Societies later High/Grade
School Geography Inventory-type Contemporary
Geography Integrative, Bridge
Discipline Physical/Human Dichotomy
Bridges-integrates-spans physical social
science Physical geography, Human geography,
Methods-Tools Topical/Regional Dichotomy, e.g.
urban vs Latin America Regional Geog
integrative Uses many topical geographies to
understand an area Topical Geography
integrative Knowledge from related fields
and/or Draws on many different places to
understand
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• What Distinguishes Geography
• Concerned w/ Phenomena on Earths Surface
  Landscape
• Encompasses Physical Social Science Physical
  and Human Geography isomorphism sometimes
• Spatial Point of View Spatial Perspective
• Where, Why, Spatial Patterns,
• Place similarities/differences
• Integrative Approach
• Sense of Place
• Regions formal (statistical-base)
  informal/casual
• The Map One picture 10,000 Words

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Isomorphism Twin Trade Towers vs. Mt St Helens
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GGQ Chapter 1 Set the US Canada in Broader
Context re Rest of World Size Relative Location
Latidudinally Climate Soils Minerals Population
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GGQ Fig 1.2 Five Largest Countries in Terms of
Area
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GGQ Fig 1.3 Relative Locations of US, Canada,
Europe in terms of Latitude Latitude versus
Longitude?? Why is Latitude More
Relevant/Meaningful For Us??
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GGQ Fig 1.4 Climates of the World NB Lack of
Tropical Climates in North America What does NB
mean??
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GGQ Fig 1.5 Areas With Naturally Fertile
Soils Why relevant today??
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GGQ Fig 1.7 Titusville Pennsylvania Oil Drilling
1865 (boom began in 1859) Near Erie,
Pennsylvania!! Also, Oil City!! and Turkey
Run!!
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GGQ Fig 1.8 Pop Density
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GGQ Table 1.1 Ten Leading Countries
with Population Greater than 100 Million
Population 2000 2025 China 1256 1408 Indi
a 1018 1415 United States 275
335 Indonesia 219 288 Brazil 174
210 Russia 146 139 Pakistan 141
212 Bangladesh 129 179 Japan 126
120 Nigeria 117 203
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GGQ Table 1.2 Crude Population Densities of Ten
Most Populous Countries, 1995 Plus
Canada People / Sq Km Bangladesh
925 Japan 332 India 315 Pakistan
182 China 131 Nigeria 123 Indonesia
109 United States 27 Brazil
19 Russia 9 Canada 3
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GGQ Table 1.3 Urban Population as of Total
Population Urban Percent 2000 2025 Brazil
78.3 88.9 Japan 77.6 84.7 Canada 76.7 83.7 Un
ited States 76.2 84.9 Russia 76.0 85.7 Nigeria
39.3 61.6 Indonesia 35.4 60.7 Pakistan 34.7 56
.7 China 30.3 54.5 India 26.8 45.2 Bangladesh
18.3 40.4
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Demographic Equation Pop t-1 Pop t-0
Births Deaths In-Mig Out-Mig What are the
implications of this for US Canada Population
profiles?? Politics?? Economies?? What is
meant by ZPG??