Human Geo 9/25 - Site Building
How do geographers describe where things are?
- Geographers can describe the location of a place by site; the physical character of a place.
- Important site characteristics: Climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude & elevation.
Humans have the ability to modify the characteristics of a site.
- The southern portion of Manhattan is twice as big as it originally was because they filled in some of the water to make it buildable.
Today in class we took some notes and went over the other aspects of building a new neighborhood with 20,000 residents and 30,000 workers. When you build a new building there is more than just the building and the business. There is the plumbing, electricity, the workers and construction company you have to hire to actually build it. I'm sure the porta-potty company is getting big bucks too so theres a place for the workers to pee. They have to consider building schools for the workers' kids and new roads to get around.
- Geographers can describe the location of a place by site; the physical character of a place.
- Important site characteristics: Climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude & elevation.
Humans have the ability to modify the characteristics of a site.
- The southern portion of Manhattan is twice as big as it originally was because they filled in some of the water to make it buildable.
Today in class we took some notes and went over the other aspects of building a new neighborhood with 20,000 residents and 30,000 workers. When you build a new building there is more than just the building and the business. There is the plumbing, electricity, the workers and construction company you have to hire to actually build it. I'm sure the porta-potty company is getting big bucks too so theres a place for the workers to pee. They have to consider building schools for the workers' kids and new roads to get around.
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