Thinking Like A Geographer
The four cardinal points on a compass.
What is North, East, South West?
Digital mapping of data we have collected
GIS
We should harvest more cod from the Atlantic Ocean to create jobs!
Economic
The measurement on a map to show the accurate distance.
What is Scale?
Satellites taking photos of Barrhaven over the last ten years are this kind of geotechnology
Remote sensing
Boreal Woodland Caribou are an important species in the Boreal forest and we should therefore create more protected areas in the Boreal forest region.
Environmental
Trends occur over _______
What is time?
The name of the GIS software we have been using in class
ArcGIS
The City of Ottawa wants to extend the O-Train lines to reach suburban populations in Kanata and Orleans. They partnered with the provincial and federal governments to finance this project.
Political
Information or Data that tells us where something is....
Spatial / Geographic data
This geotechnology uses satellites to determine the location (within a few meters) of someone or something on earth.
GPS
Creating more green spaces in cities improves the mental and physical health of those who live there.
Social
Patterns occur over....
Space
My car collects information on my driving patterns (speed, acceleration, stopping, etc.) and sends it to my insurance company using an app.
Telematics
The government will force companies to pay for the plastic waste they produce in an effort to reduce the problem of single-use plastics filling our oceans, landfills and ditches.
Political, environmental