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1 -SAN ANTONIO and TEXAS -

2 1.Geography: Nature and Perspective Key Concepts –Location, Space, Place, Pattern, Regionalization and Globalization Key Skills –Maps, Spatial Data, Define Regions New Geographic technologies –GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS

3 LOCATION: Relative

4 LOCATION: Absolute 29.46385 N, 98.48559 W

5 2. Population Analysis of Population –Density, Distribution, Composition Population Growth and Decline –Historical Trends, Patterns of Mortality Population Movement –Migration, Refugees

6 Demographics 7th Largest City 1.2 million people

7 3. Cultural Patterns Concepts of Culture Cultural Difference –Language, Religion, Ethnicity, Gender Cultural Landscapes –Environmental impact of cultural attitudes

8 4. Political Organization of Space Territorial Dimensions of Politics –Boundaries Evolution of Political Patterns –Nation-State, Colonialism, Democratization Changes and Challenges –Fragmentation, Terrorism

9 REGION: Political - Education

10 PLACE: School Districts

11 5. Agriculture, Rural Land Use Development and Diffusion of Agriculture Major Agricultural Production Regions Rural Land Use and Settlement Patterns Modern Commercial Agriculture

12 6.Industrialization and Economic Development Growth and Diffusion –Industrial Revolution, Economic Cores and Peripheries, Industrial Location Contemporary Patterns, Impacts –Levels of Development, Globalization, Natural Resources, Women in Development

13 7. Cities and Urban Land Use Development and Character of Cities –Edge cities Models of Urban Systems –Rank Size, Central Place Theory, Gravity Model Internal City Structure –Sector Model, Multiple-Nuclei Built Enviroment –Housing, Infrastructure, Patterns of Race

14 SPACE

15 SCALE

16 REGION: Physical - Edward’s Aquifer

17 PLACE: Toponyms Names reflect history

18 PLACE: The Economy San Antonio’s FORTUNE 500

19 P A T T E R N :

20 Arrangements of objects in relation to other objects

21 MOVEMENT: Push or Pull? Immigrant Admissions FY'91-'98: Top Ten Countries RankCountry No. of Immigrants 1Mexico12,181 2Philippines894 3Vietnam820 4China *628 5India548 6Canada454 7United Kingdom396 8Germany314 9Soviet Union312 10Korea290 * Includes Hong Kong and Taiwan. ** Partial data. The San Antonio MSA accounted for the fifth largest number of Texas' legal immigrant settlement recorded by the INS since the 1990 Census (after San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso and Ft. Worth). The average annual settlement rate since FY'91 has been nearly 4,000 immigrants.

22 MOVEMENT: Push factors Kelly AFB Closed 1995

23 HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

24

25 GLOBALIZATION: NAFTA

26 GLOBALIZATION: NBA

27 BIBLIOGRAPHY Location http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lgcolor/txcolor.htm http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/tx.gif Region: http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/waterusgsgov/water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri994155/images/fg1.jpg Place http://www.ima.army.mil/southwest/sites/newcomers/bexar_county_districts.jpg http://www.herculesvanlines.com/images/san_antonio.jpg Restaurants-on-the-Riverwalk-San-Antonio-TX-Photographic-Print-C11945672.jpeg http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Walter-Bibikowhttp://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Walter-Bibikow U.S. CENSUS BUREAU 2000 Movement http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_researchdde0_supHUMAN http://www.sanantonio.gov/edd/redev/military/kellyusa.asp?res=800&ver=true Human-Environment Interaction http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/ http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/charts.html Globalization www.tsn.ca/news_story. asp?ID=154414&hubName=n... http://www.bestsportsphotos.com/image.php?productid=16906


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