how do peop;e use geography today? Why do we use it? What is geohraphy good for?
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"Geography" just means knowing where other places / countries are located, and knowing something about those countries (including your own country.) \n\n"Geo" is the Greek word for "Earth" and "Graphos" is the Greek word for "picture" (graphic) or "writing". So, Geography is information about the Earth.\n\nWhat's it used for...? Suppose you want to learn about William Shakespeare. He wrote tons of plays around 1700, and they were SO excellent that we still read them today.\n\nWhere was Shakespeare from? \nHow do you get there? Is it far?\nWhat kind of money do they use? \nIs it expensive to get there?\nIf you are injured when there, do they have modern hospitals?\nDo you need to get any shots (needles) before you go there?\nWhat language do they speak?\n\nIf you know geography, you can visit other countries and do stuff. If you DON'T know any geography, you should stay home!
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In past times, drawing maps was an extremely difficult task: without airplanes, maps were built together by joining many heterogeneous measurements and observations from different explorers, on earth and oceans all around the world. Every map was somehow unique and contained big flaws. If you look at the maps of South America from the years 1500-1600, you will see that there is no west border of Peru, because the Pacific Ocean was still unknown, and other big lands as Australia and Antarctica were absent...!\nAs the explorations increased, the maps improved, but the process was slow.\n\nA quality leap took place with the introduction of aerial photographs. Putting together photographs with a little bit of geometry, you can easily derive precise maps. Still, it requires a lot of work.\n\nNowadays, the entire Earth surface is monitored real-time by orbiting satellites, with an accuracy of a few meters. Starting from these data, image-processing computers can automatically draw maps in 2D or 3D as part of an almost fully automated process. No differences can be found between today's maps, because they rely on the same measurements and there is very little margin to any improvement. So, we can say that today, the Earth mapping and the matching between different maps is a completely solved problem.
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i doubt that anyone else here uses geomancy. go ask geomancy what to do.
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On my map the 10 min of latitude and 10 min of longitude are equal. I assume you mean the map and not the grids. I expect maybe people are used to rectangular maps. When I print off a topo map, it is always rectangular because the paper is. May there is a law that all paper must be rectangular.\n\nThere is a cartographic projection called a cylindrical projection in which the image of the earth is projected onto a cylinder that can then be unrolled onto a plane. With this projection the latitudes toward extreme north and  south appear much longer than they are. This is the result of trying to project a spherical surface onto a flat surface. Basically it going to distort.
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Geographical information Science (GIS) is a science dealing with the information on the natural resources, minerals, climates, ocean, rivers, lakes and positions of the same. GIS has a great scope in the field of mining engineering, mateorolgy and Geo movements.\n\nWhat you watch on CNN climate information is based on GIS satelite info. \n\nIn a nutshell GIS is an earth Science
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As it turns out, when speaking technically about things like\nmountains or mountain ranges, geologists typically prefer to use\nother, more descriptive terms that convey much more information with\nless effort.  Using very technical language is of great advantage to\nscientists because it is a  more efficient means of communicating very\ncomplex ideas to other scientists.  Unfortunately, this technical\nlanguage is also one reason that the general public is somewhat\nuncomfortable with science.\n\nAs far as geologists are concerned, you could call just about any sort\nof positive topographic feature a mountain and probably get away with\nit (within reason, of course).  Geographers, on the other hand, who's\nprimary interests often concern topographic anomalies like mountains\nand basins, usually reserve the term "mountain" for a positive\ntopographic feature which rises to a height of at least 305 meters\nabove the surrounding terrain.  Anything less than 305 meters in\nheight is considered a hill, and anything considerably less than 305\nmeters is termed a "hillock."  Why 305 meters is the magic number, I\ndo not know.  I would guess that it was chosen as the result of a\nstatistical study of hill/mountain heights and was consequently made\nthe standard by which all hills/mountains would be judged.
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I'm trying to work out whether you need a geography lesson or an english lesson
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See in\nhttp://br.search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22Post+Modern+Geography%22+definition&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv1-adbe&fl=0&x=wrt&meta=all%3D1
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I've been watching your question move downt the list, and for the life of me I can't remember the five elements of Geography.  Something like place, location, movement of people, hairstyle...I don't know.  Why don't you try ask.com or go to Prentice Hall's website.  Prentice Hall, Harcourt Brace, and a number of other textbook companies might have that information on their website. Good Luck:
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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm\n\nThis is a great site for learning about geography. It's interactive and leveled. Good luck!
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Logic and reasoning.  English, Mathematics, Geography especially.
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The origins of cartography (map making) are not really known even today. Some say that research shows that cavemen that drew on the walls were actually creating maps or location reminders of when and where amimals to hunt would be. Modern cartography has its roots in the Greek Scholars just prior to 550BC.\n  Standardization was the key to being able to read or create a map so the people who made maps decided to follow the same directions from the same points.\n  At first the Sun, Moon, and Stars were the standards for navigation. However there was one unfortunate drawback they could only be used on clear days this made navigation a "Fair Weather Event" .\n  With the event of the Lode Stone (basically a chunk of magnetically charged rock hung from a string that always pointed the same direction) the first magnetic compass was borne. From this point the cartographers Decided to use Magnetic North as the "UP" and South as "Down" so when using the Lode stone for navigation this way every one traveled the same direction when using the magnetic fields of the earth.
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I would have asked the same question when I was in high school, but now that I am in college I see a real use for it. Engineers, mathematicians, scientists, masons, and carpenters use geometry all the time. It's a lot more useful that you think.
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To specifically serve the teacher population, a publication entitled Guidelines for Geographic Education was published in  1984 and its contents became known popularly as the "Five Themes of Geography."  These themes are: \n\nLocation \nRelative Location \nAbsolute Location \nPlace \nHuman Characteristics \nPhysical Characteristics \nHuman-Environmental Interactions \nHumans adapt to the environment \nHumans modify the environment \nHumans depend on the environment \nMovement \nPeople \nGoods \nIdeas \nRegions \nFormal \nFunctional \nVernacular (perceptual) \nThe five themes served as a framework upon which the content of geography can be taught and served the K-12 population until the national geography standards were published in 1994.  Since the six elements of the national standards embrace the five themes, they remain a valuable tool for students to use in developing a "geographic perspective," while the standards strengthen instructional planning. \n \n \n \nLOCATION\n"Where are we?"   is the question that the theme Location answers. Location may be absolute or it may be relative.  These locations, whether relative or absolute, may be of people or places. \n\nAn absolute location is a latitude and longitude (a global location) or a street address (local location). \n  \n\nFlorence, AL is 34o46' North latitude and 87.40' West longitude \nParis, France is 48o51' North latitude and 2.20' East longitude \nMarshall Islands are 10o00' North latitude and 165o00' East longitude\n  \nRelative locations are described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another and may associate a particular place with another. \n  \nPLACE\nWhat kind of place is it?  What do you think of when you imagine China?  Japan?  Russia?  Saudi Arabia? \n\nPlaces have both human and physical characteristics, as well as images. \n\nPhysical characteristics include mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, soil.   Places have human characteristics also.  These characteristics are derived from the ideas and actions of people that result in changes to the environment, such as buildings, roads, clothing, and food habits. \n\nThe image people have of a place is based on their experiences, both intellectual and emotional.  People's descriptions of a place reveal their values, attitudes, and perceptions. \n\nHow is your hometown connected to other places?  What are the human and physical characteristics of Florence?  How do these shape our lives? \n  \n\nHUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION\nHow do humans and the environment affect each other?  We change the environment and then sometime Mother Nature changes it back.  For example, floods in the mid-West, Hurricane Emily (Hatteras), and earthquakes and mudslides in California. \n\nThere are three key concepts to human/environmental interaction: \n\n Humans adapt on the environment. \n Humans modify the environment. \n Humans depend to the environment.\nPeople depend on the Tennessee River for our water and transportation.   People modify our environment by heating and coolings buildings for comfort.   People adapt to the environment by wearing clothing that is suitable for summer and winter; rain and shine. \nAll places on Earth have advantages and disadvantages for human settlement.  One person's advantage may be another person's disadvantage.  Some like the excitement of large cities whereas others prefer remoteness.   Environment is not just trees, spotted owls, and rain forests.  Environment is a feeling.  What is the environment of a big city?  Boston?  Los Angeles?  Dallas? \n\nGiven the choice, where would you live?  Why?  What is the environment?  How do people interact with the environment?  How do the physical features affect us? \n\nHow have we adapted to or changed our landscape?  For example, in the Sudan even though everything is seemingly barren, the land sustains farmers and nomadic herders.  People and animals hav
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I just did a search of "geography for children" and it looks like there is a lot of cool stuff. Try it. Have fun.\n\nhttp://www.kathimitchell.com/geog.htm\n\nhttp://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/comenetz/childrensinfo.html\n\nhttp://www.avidmediacenter.org/Features/2004/10/US_Geography_for_Children.php\n\nhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html
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You can type in geomorphology and use the various terms in a search engine.\nYou could read your Geology 101 text book.
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Chere Suzy\n\nTo learn and exercise math you would use mostly the left brain hemisphere and to learn geography mostly the right brain hemisphere, depending on what kind of geography subjects. (With left-handed people it's inverse = the other way round.) So your idea neither holds water nor sand (!!!). \n\nKnowing how good you are with languages, you really should be able to learn geography easily. Your difficulties have proberbly to do with the teaching method used and perhaps also with your teacher.\n\nReading your questions, I presume you would learn most effectively (zut! j'ai oublie le terme technique!) by using your body, your ears and then your eyes. Also, especially in math, you don't take enough pauses - you try to study longer than 20min at a time - et ca, chere etudiante, c'est contreproductive!\n\nMerci pour votre gentil lettre, mais ecrivez-moi, s.v.p., aux mon nome @ la maison responsable. Je pense que vous ete assez intelligente pour deviner que je veux dire.