Uses Of Geography Flashcards
The better we understand the past and the present _________
The better we may be able to understand the future
What does knowledge of geography enable?
Enables people to develop an understanding of the relationships between
people,
places, and
environments
over time
- that is
Of the earth as it
was
Is
Might one day be
What is interpreting the past?
The events of history taking place within geographic contexts
** difficult to understand history without also knowing about geography **
How the world was perceived at a given place and time allows us to better understand __________ ?
Historical events
- what was perceived about the world then may be different now
** Geographical features
Egypt - difficult - Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sahara Desert
Mesopotamia - wide open
Why would a group want to overtake a land or geographic feature?
Land for farming Resources Water Precious gems Oil
Why did many land invasions of Russia fail?
Ex. Charles 12 of Sweden
France under Napoleon
Germany under Hitler
Large amount of cold land
- no farming opportunities
**freeze and starve. Difficult to gather food
What was the important of building the Panama & Suez Canals?
Panama Canal - Simplifying trade from the West CoAst of US to Europe and vice versa
East Coast of US to Asia
** move Navy from Pacific to Atlantic
- shipping occurs in THE AIR more frequently now
- – critical at that time
Suez Canal - connected the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
Via Red Sea
** allowed Europe to trade with Asia
Why is recycling important?
There are fewer and fewer places to put trash and damage the water table
Some places more than others
Where can we find future sources of energy?
- a lot of wind - wind farms
- rivers for hydroelectric dams
- land extraction to use
- what countries have and are willingly to share and use resources *
