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1 INTRODUCTION TOGLOBAL GEOGRAPHYUNIT 1 UNIT 1 Correspondence STUDY PROGRAMPAGE 15 The answers to why you should learn geographyand the geographic method are explained in thefirst unit of the text. Read Chapter 1, TheGeographic Approach pages 2-17 in study of Geography can be traced to ancientGreece. The ancient Greeks were influenced bythe sea, the mountains and the Peloponnesepeninsula. The Greek environment created aneed to understand climate, trade, landscape andthe sea. The interaction of the Greeks with theirnatural world allowed them to sail the Aegeanand Mediterranean Seas, to secure foodstuffs andtrade olive oil.

2 The natural resource wealthgenerated from Athenian silver mines paid toconstruct a naval fleet. This naval fleet turnedback the Persian invasion at the Battle of Salamisin 480 Greeks understood their physical world wasinterconnected. The landscape shaped theireconomy and climate and strongly influencedGreek cultural societies used maps and created othergeographic records to know when and where toplant, to know when rivers would rise and flood,and to know where communal buildings andresidential housing should be also played a role in many the Great campaigned with ageographer.

3 The geographers knowledgeenabled Alexander s troops to forage for foodand water and to allow Alexander to plan battlesin particular locations where he had theadvantage. Alexander recognized the geographicfeatures favouring his troops. His knowledge ofplace ensured that the Greek culture spread andabsorbed the beneficial characteristics of thecultures his army had a practical understanding of thebenefits derived from a knowledge of an intellectual leve,l he understood thebenefits to be shared by all peoples from culturalinterchanges and through economic provide for easy defence, economic growthand cultural exchange.

4 Alexander hadgeographers propose transportation routes tospeed trade and to assure armies could rush todefend his forms the basis of decisions in today ssociety. During Alexander s conquest of theknown world location was equally the location questions in the text,page the location questions Alexander mighthave considered during his conquest of Assyria,Lebanon and Persia in 334-323 Learn Geography ?THE FATHER OF GEOGRAPHYThe ancient Greek Eratosthenes (276 BCE)may be considered the father of was born around 276 BCE and becamethe administrator of the Great Library atAlexandria in 240 BCE.

5 While in Alexandriahe wrote Geography , a treatise about theancient world. Geography means writingGLOBAL Geography 12 Correspondence STUDY PROGRAMPAGE 16about the earth in Greek. Eratosthenes Geography included torrid, temperate, andfrigid zones as geographic used the Syene Well todetermine the circumference of the Earth. Itwas known that sunlight only struck thebottom of the well on the summer this, Eratosthenes calculated theEarth s calculate the Earth s circumference heused the approximate distance between Syeneand Alexandria (787 km).

6 This figure wasgiven to Eratosthenes by caravan traders. Onthe day of the solstice, he measured the arcangle of the shadow in the Syene Well equalto degrees. The formula Eratosthenesdeveloped and used in his calculation By cross multiplying the distancebetween Alexandria and Syene (787 km) by360 degrees in a circle and dividing by thedegrees in the arc ( ), Eratosthenes wasable to determine the Earth s measurements were slightly offdue to minor errors in his calculation,however his calculation of 39,350 km is stillvery close to the actual circumference, whichis 40, highway interchanges.

7 Write threelocation questions company managementwould ask before planning to construct astore near an interchange. (5 points)ACTIVITY 2 20 POINTSH alifax, Nova Scotia in 2003 has a new pesticideby-law. Read the by-law overview, ChronicleHerald article, and the brochure on thefollowing pages of this guide. Research the topicusing EBSCO, the public library, the Internetand/or other sources. Write a two-page reportwhich demonstrates your geographicunderstanding of the issues leading to thedevelopment of the prepare your report consider, The Conceptsof Geography (pages 9-13).

8 Your response tothe by-law should focus on three of thefundamental Geography concepts: location,region, spatial pattern, spatial interaction,human/ environmental interactions and culture.(20 points)A Brief Overview - By-Law P - 800 Halifax regional council voted 17-6 to phaseout lawn chemicals by April by-law applies to outdoor applicationsfor maintenance of plants and turf to rentaland residential properties, or to propertiesowned by the municipality. The by-law doesnot apply to: agricultural, forestry,commercial, or institutional properties.

9 Theby-law does not apply to all pesticide useindoors, or for the control of biting insects(mosquitos).ACTIVITY 1 20 POINTS1. Turn to page 6 of Global Connections tocomplete either questions 1. a, 1. b, and 1. cor question 2 of the Independent Study.(15 points)2. Read page 9, Location . Grocery chains inNova Scotia have constructed stores nearUNIT 1 Correspondence STUDY PROGRAMPAGE 17 HALIFAX GRAPPLES WITH LAWN ORDERISSUE - PESTICIDE BYLAW MAY BE HARD TOENFORCEBy Michael Lightstone, July 13, 2000. Thisarticle courtesy of The Halifax Herald Regional Municipality won't use yardpolice or random grass testing to enforce itsnew lawn chemical bylaw, a senior staffer saidWednesday.

10 Municipal solicitor WayneAnstey said city hall will act on complaintsand rely on witnesses and evidence to try tocatch he said the municipality "would notbe actively patrolling" residentialneighbourhoods, the bylaw could pit oneneighbour against another."If a neighbour, for example, saw someonecome out with a bag of (lawn chemicals)and dump it into a spreader and then startwalking up and down the lawn .. then thatwould be pretty good evidence of the factthat a person was putting a pesticide on thelawn," Mr. Anstey said.