1. DECISION MAKING AND CURRENT EVENTS

2. Decision Making An understanding of the practical applications of geography enables students to be informed, active citizens in their communities.

3. Practical Applications Air and Water-Quality monitoring and management Recycling Programs Land-use and transportation planning Selection of locations for residential and commercial development

4. Current Events Current Events are shaped by the physical and human characteristics of the places and regions where they occur.

5. Geographic Relationships Physical Characteristics that influence current events – Natural Hazards: flooding, earthquakes, volcanoes, drought – Climate and Vegetation

6. Geographic Relationships Human Characteristics that influence current events: – Population distribution – Geographic patterns of ethnic diversity – A sense of place (emotional attachment to a specific place) – Geographic patterns of trade and interdependence – Geographic patterns of wealth and poverty (developed vs. developing nations) Developed vs. Developing World

8. Decision Making An understanding of the practical applications of ________________ enables students to be ________________ citizens in their communities.

9. Practical Applications __________________ ________________ monitoring and management __________________ Programs __________________ ________________ planning Selection of locations for __________________ __________________ ______ development

10. Current Events Current Events are shaped by the __________________________ characteristics of the _____________________ where they occur.

11. Geographic Relationships Physical Characteristics that influence current events – Natural Hazards: _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ – _______________ _______________

12. Geographic Relationships Human Characteristics that influence current events: – _________________________ ___________________ – Geographic patterns of _____________________ – _________________________ ___________________ (emotional attachment to a specific place) – Geographic patterns of _________________________ _________________________ – Geographic patterns of _________________________ (developed vs. developing nations) Developed vs. Developing World