Tag: Human-Environment Interaction

Cities from Scratch

Article via TheGuardian: Cities from Scratch; Watch New Cities Rise from the Desert, Jungle and Sea

Cities from scratch; Watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea Excerpt: “We’re in the midst of new cities fever,” says Prof Sarah Moser. The head of the new […]

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Pollution

Article via NPR: Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet

Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we’ve accelerated the digging of mines, […]

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Five Themes

Article via WorldAtlas: The Five Themes In Geography

The Five Themes In Geography Definition and examples of the 5 themes in Geography. In 1994, a decade after the “five themes of geography” concept became highly popularized, the National […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Our Environment, An Introduction

In this update, we remind ourselves why Earth is such a unique and magnificent place, marvel at my attempts of children’s book art, and ask yourself, “who really made Earth […]

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Illustrated Textbook: Human-Environment Interaction

Join us as we begin our final geographic theme, Human-Environment Interaction! Meet geography’s Claudius Ptolemy (he wears many hats) as we introduce the fundamental concept that the environment impacts humans, and […]

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Farming, Vegetation, & the Rural Landscape

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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Lessons & Worksheets: The Five Themes of Geography and Current Events

If you want your students to start engaging with new sources and happen to be studying the five themes of geography, here is a worksheet for you. Step 1: Have […]

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ARTICLE via VOX: 15 before-and-after images that show how we’re transforming the planet

15 Before and After Images that Show How We’re Transforming the Planet This article includes fifteen aerial images of the Earth and it’s physical transformation as a result of human […]

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