9/30/19 blog

Today in class we went over a PowerPoint of latitude and longitude. Latitude is measuring  from north to south but the lines go from east to west. I remember this by thinking a ladder because the word latitude sounds like ladder. You are moving up and down on a ladder but the little stepping things go from left to right. Longitude is measuring from east to west but the lines go from north to south. I remember this by thinking of long. The word longitude sounds like the word long. Long meaning side to side. Longitude isn't parallel whereas latitude is. Longitude lines all meat at the north and south pole. Latitude lines go around the world and are parallel . We have a test tomorrow so I need to study a lot because right now I have a B in this class and I need an A.  In all of my other classes I have an A so I really need to step it up for Human geo.

9/26/19 blog

Today in class we learned about situation. Situation is where places are compared to things around it. Its direct directions to a place. An example is turn left at the second red light then drive for 2 miles and make a left at the yellow brick bank. This relates to geography because it is a way of geographically knowing where everything is and how to get to it. We talked about the question how do geographers describe where things are. This is an answer to that question. They use situation. They describe where things are using situation, Directly giving directions or telling what is around that area. We didn't finish our lesson because the class was shortened so we had to rush.

9/25/19

Today in class we tried to answer the question of, how do geographers describe where things are located. We took notes on words like site.Site is the physical character of a place. It can include climate, water source, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude and elevation. We took notes all class. In the beginning of class the wifi was down so we barely finished our lesson. We had to rush through it. Some thing that I remember from class was how they expanded new York to twice its normal size by piling trash and old broken ships up. Once it was high enough they could put rock and dirt on it. This is part of the reason why new York is so big and why it is big enough to be a world redound place.

9/24/19 blog

Central/north america

south ameica

9/19/19 blog

Peters map is a more accurate version of the flat map when compared to Mercator's map. Mercator's map contains a more accurate size of the individual continents compared to each other. Although it looks a little bizarre, it is better then the Mercator's map. Since it is more accurate, schools should be using it, and regular people should be using it in their everyday life. The challenge of any flat map is to portray the round earth on a flat surface. It is impossible. It cant be done. Each map has its own strengths and corresponding differences. Which map you want to use depends on what you are using the map for.  The Mercator's map distorts the size of land masses but the general shape of the continents are what they actually look like, where as peters map distorts or elongates the land masses to make them look non realistic. In the Mercator's map, the poles are completely wrong. The farther away from the equator you get, the shorter around the earth is. In this map, the farther away you get from the equator the bigger the land masses are compared to their actual size in reality. Again, it is impossible to accurately represent the third dimension world on a two dimensional surface.

9/18/19 blog

Today in class we continued to discuss maps. We talked about how peters map should be used and we used Socrates' method of critical thinking in that we formed our own opinions on these map topics. We also got our quizzes back. I am happy with my grade but I feel that I couldn't have done better if I prepared more. I only studied the night before the test because I didn't find the topic that hard. I should've studied more but I know next time what I have to do. It was good for the first test. I had a good day too. WE didn't do tons of work in any of my classes and I don't have much homework. We also played Calvert hall today in a conference game and got killed. I was expecting it thought because we aren't that good and Calvert hall is

9/17/19 blog

Today in class we discussed maps. We talked about how the common flat map isn't accurate at all. Peters map looks stretched out yet the size of the continents are way more accurate. When you are traveling around the world you the longest part is at the equator and the closest or smallest travel is at the poles. The flat map cant display the round world no matter how it is arranged or displayed. Most schools and just people in general use a normal flat map. If you were to use one instead of a globe then you should use peters maps because the size of countries relative to others is nearly perfect. Even though it doesn't display the proportions of a globe, it cant because it is a flat map.