sept 17 geography questions & task

Following today's discussion about text pgs 11-13 (does the place make sense, physical factors, human factors, factors of location & basic needs) respond to the questions below.  I will collect them on Friday. 

Geography

 

U1 Place & Location – Text pgs 11-13

·        When you think of your neighbourhood in the community of Humberlea/Pelmo Park, do you think that specific places (residential, commercial, recreational, social, industrial, educational, cultural etc) within it make sense?  In other words, why are places located where they are?

 

·        What do you think the job of an urban planner entails?

 

·        What is a landform? What landforms encourage a place to be located around it?  Could climate have any influence on a location?

 

·        What human characteristics influence people to live/build/work in a specific location?  Can you give any real-life examples from your city?

 

·        What factors do you think influence the location of a business?

 

·        What modern technologies do we have (vs i.e. Aboriginals) that enable us to settle virtually any location to meet our basic needs of water, food, shelter, security and clothing?

  Geography Prezi  (presentations will begin next week i.e. Wed)

·        Working individually or with only 1 partner, pick any specific place in our city or anywhere in Canada that is special or of interest to you. 

·        Locate it on a map.  Identify the major boundaries/road intersections around it.

·        Identify the community/city/province/country in which it is located.

·        How would you get there from St. Simon?

·        What type of place is it? i.e. economic/commercial, political, social, recreational, cultural, religious etc.

·        Does the location of this place of interest make sense to you?  Is it easily accessible? What are the pros/cons of its location?

• What is special about it? Why is it of interest to you?