Videos for Unit 1 - Geography: Its Nature & Perspectives Return to Unit Pagevideos.html
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Thinking Geographically


VIDEO PROMPTS / QUESTIONS


  1. 1.Harvard - Call Me Maybe - Discuss how the following video clip is an example of diffusion. What type of diffusion is it?


  1. 2.Nike in Russia - Describe how the following video is an example of globalization and diffusion.


  1. 3.Describe five of the different locations highlighted in the video.


  1. 4.What are the two types of map projections discussed in the videoclip? How are the two projections different? Explain why they believe one projection to be better than the other.


  1. 5.Explain how the video is an example of diffusion.


  1. 6.What is GPS? How does it work? How does the video demonstrate how GPS works?


  1. 7.Just for fun video... How might GPS look in the future?


  1. 8.Discuss how the video is making the case that technology is not always superior to previous ways of doing things. Discuss if GPS is always better than an actual road map? 



  1. 9.Identify the type(s) of diffusion shown in the video clip, and explain how the map might look in the future.



  1. 10.Describe what is unique about Little Diomede.


  1. 11.What in the short video is an example of diffusion? What type of diffusion would it be?


  1. 12.Describe how map projections are created. Describe two different map projections that are described

    in the video.


  1. 13.Describe the diffusion of McDonald’s in the United States and then across the world.


The website for 14-17 can be found at: http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu


14. Episode 1 - What is GPS and how does it work? Briefly describe the history. Why do we need it? Discuss the importance it played in Haiti.


15. Episode 2 - Describe an interactive city? How can it impact businesses (UPS)? Discuss how it can help “find a healthy future.”


16. Episode 3 - Discuss the title “Mapping the Road to Peace.” Explain how the geospatial mapping technologies were used in Bosnia. What role does the technology play in modern wars (Iraq and Afghanistan)? How does it help with “serving and protecting?” How can it keep us safe?


17. Episode 4 - What is geospatial technologies? Describe how maps are used to help understand: a) Climate Change, b) Preventing Hunger, c) Tracking Diseases, d) Mapping Settlements (Kenya). (16:40)

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