1.2 Geographic Data
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING (Overall Concept)
- IMP-1 Geographers use maps and data to depict relationships of time, space, and scale.
- IMP-1.B Identify different methods of geographic data collection
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- IMP-1.B.1 Data may be gathered in the field by organizations or by individuals.
- IMP-1.B.2 Geospatial technologies include geographic information systems (GIS), satellite navigation systems, remote sensing, and online mapping and visualization.
- IMP-1.B.3 Spatial information can come from written accounts in the form of field observations, media reports, travel narratives, policy documents, personal interviews, landscape analysis, and photographic interpretation.
1.3 The Power of Geographic Data
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING (Overall Concept)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE (What I Must Be Able to Do)
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE (Information I Must Know)
QUIA PRACTICE
- IMP-1 Geographers use maps and data to depict relationships of time, space, and scale.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE (What I Must Be Able to Do)
- IMP-1.C Explain the geographical effects of decisions made using geographical information
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE (Information I Must Know)
- IMP-1.C.1 Geospatial and geographical data, including census data and satellite imagery, are used at all scales for personal, business and organizational, and governmental decision making purposes.
QUIA PRACTICE