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Extended Activities

The World in Spatial Terms

  1. How do people shape places? How do places shape people?
  2. Explain how landscapes vary among regions. Explain how landscapes
    vary within regions.
  3. Why do astronauts learn about geography?

Uses of Geography

  1. Based on current world events that you have been following in the media, describe how local conflict is magnified by globalization.
  2. As noted by astronaut Mike Foale, people are not distributed evenly
    across the earth. Explain how this uneven population distribution leads to environmental degradation.

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