HUG: INTRO
Strength of HUG ● Considers world in multi-faceted way
● Incorporates human+physical factors
Central subject matter ● Human behaviour as it affects the earth’s surface
What is where, why there, why care ● What is where = basic enviro
● Why there = understand things are where they are
● Why care = how geography affects human life in small or significant way
Function of geography ● Train future citizens to accurately imagine world and make rational
decisions
● To understand how world works
Geography raison d'être ● Dev appreciation of variety of cultures and show how society is evolving
in response to env+people
How do Aboriginal lives differ ● Younger pop, shorter life span
● Shorter life expectancy
● More likely to be unemployed, rely on social assistance
● Poor housing
Conditions on reserves vs off reserve ● Deplorable
● Lack of piped water, sewage systems
● Higher rate of disease, substance abuse, suicide
● Higher rate of health problems
Living standards of Aboriginal vs non ● Racism, intergenerational trauma
● Marginalization, legacy of res schools
5 themes of Geography ● Location
M R He L P ● Place
● Human Enviro/interaction
● Mvmt
● Regions
LOCATION ● Long+Lat coordinates
Absolute position ● Latitude = equator
● Longitude = Prime Meridian
● Degrees, minutes, seconds
Relative position ● How one place is connected to another
● Not a specific designation, general description compared to
landmark/place
PLACE ● Physical and Human (cultural)
Think PEEPS ● Physical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Social
Physical characteristics ● Animal, plant life
● Geographical characteristics
Human characteristics ● Religious, political, cultural, social, economic ideas
● Eg. Architecture, people do for living, land use/ownership, town planning,
communication, transport networks
HUMAN/ENVIRO INTERACTIONS ● Positive+neg consequences of human impact
● How ppl change enviro, depend on it, survive
Strength of HUG ● Considers world in multi-faceted way
● Incorporates human+physical factors
Central subject matter ● Human behaviour as it affects the earth’s surface
What is where, why there, why care ● What is where = basic enviro
● Why there = understand things are where they are
● Why care = how geography affects human life in small or significant way
Function of geography ● Train future citizens to accurately imagine world and make rational
decisions
● To understand how world works
Geography raison d'être ● Dev appreciation of variety of cultures and show how society is evolving
in response to env+people
How do Aboriginal lives differ ● Younger pop, shorter life span
● Shorter life expectancy
● More likely to be unemployed, rely on social assistance
● Poor housing
Conditions on reserves vs off reserve ● Deplorable
● Lack of piped water, sewage systems
● Higher rate of disease, substance abuse, suicide
● Higher rate of health problems
Living standards of Aboriginal vs non ● Racism, intergenerational trauma
● Marginalization, legacy of res schools
5 themes of Geography ● Location
M R He L P ● Place
● Human Enviro/interaction
● Mvmt
● Regions
LOCATION ● Long+Lat coordinates
Absolute position ● Latitude = equator
● Longitude = Prime Meridian
● Degrees, minutes, seconds
Relative position ● How one place is connected to another
● Not a specific designation, general description compared to
landmark/place
PLACE ● Physical and Human (cultural)
Think PEEPS ● Physical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Social
Physical characteristics ● Animal, plant life
● Geographical characteristics
Human characteristics ● Religious, political, cultural, social, economic ideas
● Eg. Architecture, people do for living, land use/ownership, town planning,
communication, transport networks
HUMAN/ENVIRO INTERACTIONS ● Positive+neg consequences of human impact
● How ppl change enviro, depend on it, survive
