Geography Notes - Place and Livability PDF

Geography Notes: - [Scales] - - - - - \-\-\-\-\-\-- You can write a scale on a map in three ways; words, ratios and linear scales 1. 2. 3. **Relative Distance**: How **long** it takes to get to a place **Absolute Distance**: How **far** apart the places are [Pie Gra...

Geography Notes: - [Scales] - - - - - \-\-\-\-\-\-- You can write a scale on a map in three ways; words, ratios and linear scales 1. 2. 3. **Relative Distance**: How **long** it takes to get to a place **Absolute Distance**: How **far** apart the places are [Pie Graphs:]  - - The legend/key shows what the colour or shadings stand for. [Field Sketch:] - - **A field sketch should have:** - - - - [Grid references] - - Lesson 1 - 1. 2. 3. 4. - - - - What is human geography? Human geography is the study of people, their relationship with the land and each other, how humans differ in different environments, and their impact on the surrounding environment. Lesson 2 - **Learning intention:** We are learning about influence and perceptions of place **Success Criteria:** students are able to: - - - - - Glossary of directive words : - - - - Lesson 3 - **[Types of Geographical Data : ]** - - [Key terms]\ Perception: People's assessment of places and environments. - Place: An area that has specific meaning purpose. - Liveability: an assessment of what a place is like to live in, using criteria. Lesson 4 - [External contro]l: when we **do not** have control [Internal contro]l: when we **do** have control **[Push and Pull Factors:]** Pull Factors: positive aspect of a place that ATTRACT people to come and live there - - - Push Factors: Reasons that encourage people to LEAVE a place and go elsewhere. - - - **[Environmental factors:]** - - - Lesson 5 - 1. - 2. - 3. - 4. Geoshperes: - - - - Landform: a feature of the earth which is a natural formation. - Pull factors: Aesthetic, Spiritual/ religious significance. Lesson 5 - Natural Resources: - - - Environmental resources are **natural resources originating directly** from the biophysical environment such as water, soil, wood, fish, minerals and fossil fuels. Push and pull -------------- -------------- PUSH FACTORS PULL FACTORS -------------- -------------- [Push:] Limited land [Pull]: - Lesson 6 - **[Crime And Safety:]** Crime: The crime rate contributes to our sense of safety, and can therefore have an impact on the liveability of a place. The crime rate of a place is also greatly influenced by the **socioeconomic** conditions of its residents. Safety: People's perception of their personal and public safety is an important part of livability. Perception of safety is influenced by actual or perceived rates of injury or death, such as assault, motor vehicle accidents, damage to property or theft. However, perception of crime can often be worse than actual crime rate and that can be simply due to how a person feels in their environment. **[Measuring Livability:]** - - - - The EUI gives each city is awarded a score out of 100, this score os then averaged to calculate the final score. Urban Liveability Index: **Urbanisation is the gradual relocation of people into big towns and cities.** The Global Cities Index (GCI), business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience and political engagement. 1. HUMAN FACTORS - - - - - ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR - - - 2. - 3. 4. a. b. c. d. Lesson 6 - Human Geography Inquiry Question: 1. 2. 3. 4. Questions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Lesson 7 - Demographic Housing Infrastructure Recreation Remoteness Safety Sanitation Transportation networks Lesson 8 - 1. - 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. - 7. - 8. - Lesson 9 - **Learning Intention:** Enhancing Liveability **Success Criteria:** - - - - BELL ACTIVITY 1. - 2. - 3. - 4. - - - Lesson 10 - Improving Glenwood's livability: **[TEST REVISION]** **[Sketching Basics]** **[Survey Basics]** - - - - - - - - - - - -