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Geography is not Cartography. Intradisciplinary: history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, etc. Interdisciplinary: science (environmental.

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1 Geography is not Cartography

2 Intradisciplinary: history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, etc. Interdisciplinary: science (environmental science, physics, chemistry, biology), math (graphing, computer science, geometry), world languages, English

3 Major Topics in World Geography Major themes: –Geography: Its Nature and Perspective –Population –Cultural Patterns and Processes –Political Organization of Space –Agricultural and Rural Land Use –Industrialization and Economic Development –Cities and Urban Land Use The use of spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human organization of space. Spatial relationships at different scales ranging from the local to the global. How to use and interpret maps, data sets, and geographic models. GIS, aerial photographs, and satellite images

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8 Maps are made by people The West Wing: Why are we changing maps?The West Wing: Why are we changing maps?

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