Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts The building I work in My office
Work at the Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis in Cambridge, Massachusetts, helping professors and students create maps and analyze geographic data.
Live in Holliston, MA, with wife, 2 kids, 1 cat, 1 dog. Profession: Geographer
Mapping North America
Merriam Elementary School, September 2023
Me - Jeff Blossom
A map is a visual representation of an area.
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Cartography
The creation, production, and study of maps.
Map of India (general reference map) Population density map (thematic map)
darker color = higher population density
Paul Salopek, journalist
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NORTH
AMERICA
Some of the people Paul writes about.
Paul in Kazakhstan, 2017
Paul in China, 2023
Paul’s current location: Beijing, China
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NORTH
AMERICA
Parts of a map��Map Title – The title of the map��North Arrow – Show what direction north, south, east, and west are.��Labels – Names of things on the map. ��Map Key – Explains what the colors and symbols mean on a map.��
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Map of North America
Time to map North America!�What to map:
Extra things to map:
Cities, lakes, bays, gulfs, seas.
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Time to map North America!�What to map:
Extra things to map:
Cities, lakes, bays, gulfs, seas.
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Questions to think about:��What are the 3 countries in North America?��What ocean lies to the west of North America?��What countries are the Great Lakes in?���
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The Study of Geography
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geo – “the earth”
graphos – “to write”
Geography is the science of recognizing, analyzing, and explaining the variations, similarities, or differences in phenomena located on and around the Earth.
Two sub disciplines:
Physical Geography – Studies the spatial characteristics and phenomena of natural environments including rock structures, landforms, vegetation, soils, weather, climate.
Human Geography – Studies the spatial patterns of interactions between human beings and their physical environment.
Physical Geography �Biogeography – where different plant and animal species live.
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Physical Geography
Climatology – the study of long term weather patterns.
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Human Geography – How do humans travel?
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Human Geography – Where do humans live?