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This paper was wrote in collaboration with other students for my Geography 321 class with Professor Slack in the fall of 2007.  This paper is a group assignment on the evolution of the European City.  In this group assignment we refer to our readings of James Vance and Jane Jacob's hypothesis on the origin of cities as well as notes from our lectures.  This artifact clearly shows my growing understanding for geography and the many aspects of life that geography impacts.  In this paper I show how I not only understand the different aspects of geography, beyond simply where states and capitals are located, but also shows that I can convey my understanding of geography to others. This paper is associated with Standard #3 of the Indiana Professional Standards Board Teachers of Social Studies Content Standards.  This paper shows my understanding of population dynamics and distribution, cultural diversity, in a historical context.  It also shows my knowledge of  the interrelationship of the themes of geography.  This paper also demonstrates my knowledge of the understanding of the flow of people, goods and ideas.

Geography Group Paper

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This document is a digitized version of Blue Book Test that I took for my Geography 321 class with Professor Slack in the fall of 2007.  This test was our first test of the semester and was over the evolution of cities, various theories of evolution of citites, and the impact of the industrialization on cities.  This exam is in essay form and our responses had to be at least 200 words in length.  I am using this test as an example of my knowledge of geography and my growing ability to articulate my thoughts and understanding of subject matter as it pertains to my fields of study.  This test is associated with Standard #3 of the Indiana Professional Standards Board Teachers of Social Studies Content Standards.  This test shows my understanding of the flow of people, goods and  ideas and how these things link all parts of the world to an interdependent and ever-changing system that creates and spreads wealth unevenly.  This test also reflects my recognition and value of the varities of human imprints on Earth as a reflection of people's culture, technology, needs, ideals, and governance.

Geography Test



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This document is an exercise for Geography 265: Introduction to GIS with Professor Zimmerman in the fall of 2008.  This exercise is an introduction to Geographic Information Systems and clearly establishes my knowledge of geography, grasp of geographical information systems concepts, and ability to demonstrate my knowledge and abilities of geography through the identification, creation of spreadsheets and tables and creation of maps displaying the created tables and spreadsheets.  In this exercise I created GIS data and tables, excel spreadsheets, and imported them into the Geographic Information Systems. In this exercise I also demonstrate my ability to interpret the information of existing tables and maps.

Exercise




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This document is an exam from Geography 240: Mapmaking with Professor Vaughan in the fall of 2008.  This exam clearly demonstrates my understanding of concepts of map making and my ability to demonstrate this knowledge.  In this document I answer questions about the history of cartography, the technological improvements made to the art and science of cartography throughout the ages, I define maps, cartography, the Greek pioneers of cartography and geographic thoughts and their contributions to cartography, and I even craft an essay that chronicles the western European changes in attitude towards and descriptions of the physical world from the Classical Period to the present.

Exam



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