Geography is an ancient discipline of study It covers a broad spectrum of ideas and subjects. It is the study of natural and man made phenomena over space and time. Geographers tend to fall into 2 catagories: physical geographers look at the processess that shape the earth we see today, such as volcanism, weather, and glaciation. Urban geographers study human interactions with the areas we populate like cities and towns. Technology is also changing the way geographers map the world with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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Assignments
Explore the city of Courtenay's interactive orthophoto with this assignment.
orthophoto_assignment.docx | |
File Size: | 18 kb |
File Type: | docx |
FINAL MAPPING PROJECT
Students choose one of the three projects below. They are listed in order from easiest to hardest- challenge yourself!
Students choose one of the three projects below. They are listed in order from easiest to hardest- challenge yourself!
final_map_assignment.docx | |
File Size: | 52 kb |
File Type: | docx |