de Blij (Why Geography Matters...) chapter one

7/9/2013

This is a great way for us to interact outside of class about the book. For many of you, this is a big reach in mastering a complex reading. I'm here to help, and so are your classmates. Remember, you retain 95% of what you teach, so it pays to both ask and answer questions here. This is especially useful if you are having a difficult time meeting with a study group. Allons-y!

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Emily Soice

9/9/2013 13:48:17

C'mon guys! And also, Mr Bingham, did you just make a Dr. Who reference?!?

The doctor

10/9/2013 07:22:18

Yes. Yes he did

Emily Soice

10/9/2013 14:42:36

Like button inserted and then pushed

Clinton von Beethoven :)

10/9/2013 11:06:22

Ok I just want to make sure I'm coming to the right idea on what Chapter 2 is really all about. So the gist I feel of this Chapter is De Blij presents arguments about the high demand of geographic illiteracy and unawareness of where even the simplest landmarks,de Blij argues and mostly tries to give the reader some background and statistics to support his arguments by stating data collected by the nation's report card and as far fetched as Reagan's incorrect remark. So I guess the chapter was mainly getting the reader in the know about a growing ignorance in geography and what the world might be coming to without geography........AM I RIGHT?!?!

Bingham

10/9/2013 11:27:01

Chapter 2?
You need to be more clear about your point.
Also, please post using your real name, at least your first name.

Clinton

10/9/2013 12:03:24

Sorry I meant Chapter 2. How do I state that more clear? Did I used too many condenced facts instead of the stating the gist? I thought the gist was how geography is now becoming a lost art and why it should be brought back into society as far as education and public awareness. Am I missing something or that not what the chapter 1 was maily about that"s the idea i got from it

elle

17/9/2013 14:35:37

I totally agree for chapter 1

Clinton

10/9/2013 12:04:28

I mean Chapter 1

Alex

15/9/2013 10:52:37

I keep missing any words we have to look up (i keep reading past them)
What words did you guys find (and where)?

Clinton

16/9/2013 11:28:16

parochialism
provincialism
juggernaut
consensus
coalesced
surmise
desultory
But it all depends on your vocabulary i know these were words i found that i didn't know the meaning to so those were some of mine but it depends on you and your understanding

Alex

16/9/2013 23:09:52

I didn't understand the definition to provincialism

Mikayla

15/9/2013 23:43:56

What notes did any of you get from pages 15, 16, and 18

Clinton

16/9/2013 11:33:06

I don't know but on 16 i highlighted the part about helping to understand the workings of nature as well as the growing impact of humanity on planet (2 PARAGRAPH 2ND TO LAST SENTENCE) AND 17 just make a note on how there understanding of geography is alike or different and 18 i don't have any really on that page but just document some of his references and evidence.Hope I helped!

Bri

16/9/2013 12:34:40

It seems like this chapter is a lot of his memories or personal beliefs.

Clinotn

16/9/2013 12:35:16

What does it mean to look at the world spatially?

Isabella Jarosz

17/9/2013 15:08:07

I'm not really sure if this is right, but I took viewing the world spatially to mean that geographers saw the world as one huge, geometric plane. It helped me to think of how other professions (such as people in economics and the history field) thought about their fields and how it compared to how geographers saw theirs. Hope this helped!

Isabella Jarosz

16/9/2013 13:00:29

On page 18, de Blij says "I often cite that old canard about war teaching geography, but in our case we must add a word: belatedly." I was really confused about what de Blij implied by this, can someone give me some insight, please? Thanks.

Augi

16/9/2013 15:00:01

I think that he's trying to say that we learn the most geographically or realize what we should have seen after we make the mistakes or in the case enter the war.

Isabella

17/9/2013 15:08:24

thank you so much!!

Ragan

17/9/2013 10:24:11

I don't understand the difference between the first two traditions on page 7. The first one is how we interact with the environment and each other and the second one is the relationships we have with the environment and each other. Isn't interacting the same thing as relationships?? Can someone explain that to me?

Clinton

17/9/2013 11:08:59

Well i think interaction is how we accustom with like stuff like climate changes and like how people know that their area are at risk of natural disasters but chose to stay,like stuff relating to how people dress or act according to seasonial changes.Ummm maybe realationships refers to like how we treat our environment and how the invironment influences our cultures.

elle

17/9/2013 14:30:20

Okau i actually kind of like chapter one and starting to realize he believes one of big "american" setbacks is how isolated we are from the world around us...oh and i happened to notice sometbing about an italy trip is that seniors only?? Please if u know tell ELLE :)

Kiyana

17/9/2013 15:55:16

On page 9, De Blij talks about a physiologist named Jared Diamond and I can't figure out why! Can anyone see the significance in that? Is he just giving examples of times people -not geographers- have tried to spatially analyze things and mess up?

Person

19/9/2013 11:32:20

Is there going to be a new forum set up for chapter 3

Abbey

20/9/2013 14:16:32

Can someone please suggest a good studying technique for me? Also, I know the definition of metacognition but can someone use an example to explain it? Thanks.

Bingham

21/9/2013 04:54:42

Hi Abbey!
Most people are probably on the chapter three forum now.
As for studying, you need to know that what works for others may not work for you. This year is about finding that. Look over and try some of the other techniques on the "study assistance" page. All you know for sure now is that you need to work harder than you did for the last test. But it gets easier, hacking through the jungle, right?
The easiest way to understand meta cognition is; "thinking about thinking." That is to say, constantly be aware of how you are processing information. Ask yourself, "do I get this? can I explain it to someone else?" And if either answer is "no", then go back to the information and work it in a new way.
By the way, be sure you can write out the definition of an academic thesis, all five parts. And define the prompt verbs as I defined them in the handout. All of it is on the writing page.

Danielle

29/9/2013 08:48:34

Does anyone know what off shoring is? I asked a couple people and we all have different answers. The definition I have is : being in a foreign country.
Is that right? If not, what is ?

Jesus link

2/9/2015 13:05:43

hola world

christine

19/7/2016 19:58:44

so I am taking AP human geography this year. I have a question on my homework that say "explain the importance's of describing geography in plain terms to the public" how would I start a paragraph and end it?

Bingham

24/7/2016 16:17:14

Sorry Christine, I just noticed your post.

I'm not teaching this class at HSPVA this year. Check in with Ms. Chase at Chasetheworld.org.

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