Cultural Geography

Monday, September 18th

 Warm Up
Mindset Monday - There is adventure in
finding compelling stories and exploring
complex issues in challenging environments,
but there is also a responsibility to tell those
stories accurately and objectively. - K. Lee
Lerner
How does telling stories relate to geography?
How does one tell the story of geography
(give examples)?
 2 types of forces that cause
change:
Internal Forces
External Forces
 Internal forces are within the
earth acting from the inside
out
Examples of Internal Forces
are:
Plate Tectonics
Volcanic Forces
 Tectonic plates and their
movements release energy
from the Earths interior and
cause earthquakes and
volcanoes.
 Faults are one of the biggest
evidences of plate tectonics.
3 types of Faults:
Thrust fault
Strike slip fault
fold
Fault mountains occur
when the tectonic plates
force parts of the crust
upwards when one tectonic
plate collides with another.
Examples: Sierra Nevadas
Fold Mountains occur when the
crust of the Earth is slowly folded
because of pressure pushing
tectonic plates inwards.
Examples: Himalayas,
Appalachians.
The theory that the world began as
one huge landmass and that our
current continents moved to their
current positions with the movement
of tectonics plates.
This would have happened relatively
quickly during the Flood as the Earths
crust would have been softer and
movement quicker.
 As volcanoes deposit more lava
onto the Earths surface, more
landmasses are created as a result.
Paricutn volcano that formed in
a farmers field in Mexico
Surtsey an island formed by an
underwater volcano near Iceland.
 External forces are acting from
outside the Earth - acting from
the outside in.
Examples of external forces
are:
Weathering
Erosion
The breakdown of rocks by:
Water
Plant roots
Temperature changes
Formation of ice and mineral
crystals
 Crucial to life because it makes
soil more nutrient rich by
producing sediment that mixes
with decayed mater to form soil.
This helps farmers with their
crops and allows more
production.
Wind Erosion
Abrasive action when wind carries
away soil, particularly in deserts.
Wave Erosion
Alters seashores by carrying away
sand.
Deposits sand to make sandbars
and islands.
Glacial Erosion
Glaciers push rocks and soil
out of the way and recede to
leave moraines.
Water is the most powerful
force or erosion by moving
quickly and carrying away debris.