Welcome to AP Human Geography Ms. Anderson Phone: 548-4051 room 112 E-mail: panderso@hs.spotsylvania.k12.va.us Course Description: The new college-level social studies course provides students with the opportunity to identify and analyze contemporary concerns and problems from local‚ national‚ and global perspectives in Human Geography. Using geographical tools and skills‚ we will explore issues such as population distribution and composition‚ cultural patterns and processes‚ political organization
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Business 1 Coursework 1 on Enterprise 1. Identify three reasons why Enterprise uses workforce planning. Workforce planning is the process of analysing an organization’s likely future needs for people in terms of numbers‚ skills and locations. It is an essential process in Human Resource Management as it ensures that a firm has the right number of people in the right place‚ with the right skills at the right time. Workforce planning often has 5 steps. The first step is the ‘Environment Scan’
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Geography played a very important role in the making of the British colonies in North America. During early settlement‚ colonies were formed along the coast or rivers. Because colonies were completely linked and dependent on Europe at this point in time‚ the coast made it easier for two countries to transport to one another. To the west‚ the Appalachian Mountains provided a barrier between the inland Native America tribes and the settlers who were often at war with one another. The locations where
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Mesopotamia was affected by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Euphrates and the Tigris rivers were on both sides of Mesopotamia‚ and the people living there used the water as an advantage to trade. The location of the rivers is an example of how geography affected Mesopotamia positively. Petroleum and red clay were two popular natural resources that would be traded using the water as transportation. This was
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Human Geography in the Life of a Pharmacist “How is the study of geography and geographic concepts going to be helpful in the study of pharmacy?” The use of maps when tracking the outbreak of a disease has a direct impact on pharmacists and others in the medical field. For an example‚ maps can be used to track the origin and spread of an epidemic throughout a specific region or the world. Using maps would provide doctors with an explanation of a potential cause of the disease and how many people
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Geography Report- 1. Introduction- This report is to inform the reader about the Murray Darling’s access to water and its environmental‚ economic and social impacts. The Murray Darling Basin is in South Eastern Australia incorporating 77000 km of rivers and 25000 wetlands. The Basin is home to 2 million people as of 2016. 2. Environment- The Basin’s climate is sub-tropical in the north‚ semi-arid in the west and temperate in the south. (Represented in graph 1) The area’s rainfall is represented
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Charmaine Farrah Estacio Geography 1 Dr. Thomas Orf 11th November 2014 ASSIGNMENT: CHAPTER 15 PRELIMINARIES TO EROSION: WEATHERING AND MASS WASTING KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS: 1. What is meant by denudation? The total effect of all actions (weathering‚ mass wasting‚ and erosion) that lower the surface of the continents. 2. Distinguish among weathering‚ mass wasting‚ and erosion. Weathering- The physical and chemical disintegration of rock that is exposed to the atmosphere. Mass Wasting- The short-distance
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Terms | Definitions | Pacific island groups: | Micronesia‚ Melanesia‚ Polynesia | (Pacific) Micronesia means- | small islands | (Pacific) Melanesia means- | black islands | (Pacific) Polynesia means- | many islands | (Pacific) Divided into high islands and low islands based on- | physical characteristics | High Islands- | mountains created by tectonic forces‚ volcanoes and earth quakes | Low Islands- | coral reef | Coral Reef- | formed from living coral polyps accumulating over time
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"Eco-tourism is a feasible alternative to the negative impacts of mass tourism". Discuss this statement. Eco-tourism is defined as being responsible when travelling to natural areas that protect and conserve the environment‚ helping to raise the well-being of the locals living there. Eco-tourism is an excellent alternative to the negative impacts of mass tourism as it lets visitors appreciate the scenery of an area‚ or discover and understand a local culture‚ and at the same time it also
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Exam Question: - Wem Study figure 4 – what evidence is there to suggest Wem needs re-branding? Using figure 4‚ it is very apparent to me that Wem needs re-branding. The statement “the town hall is vacant” means that important council meetings can be held so no changes can be decided on. The fact that it is vacant shows a lack of interest in the community‚ which makes it not a very desirable place to live. The next statement from a local businessperson “Too many shops are shut-it’s like a dying
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