GIS Writing
Using your maps, memories and your notes from these classes, discussions, readings and prep work, respond to the
question using the following steps:
1.
2.
Planning: Brainstorm & Organize (homework)
Writing (in-class)
Question:
How can spatial technologies help us better understand the 2 types of geography, the 5 themes of
geography, and the 3 questions of geography?
Planning/Brainstorming
Hypothesis/Evidence Template
Question:
How can spatial technologies help us better understand the 2 types of geography, the
5 themes of geography, and the 3 questions of geography?
What is the task (in your own words):
Key Terms to Discuss:
Describe what spatial technology can do 3 themes of geography
and how is it better than a physical map
in the 2 types of geography, the 5 themes
of geography, and the 3 questions of
geography.
Hypothesis: Spatial technologies help us understand the world better than physical
maps.
Explanation of Idea
Spatial technology like GIS can help identify unexplored human lands, which helps
with the physical theme of geography.
Humans can't always explore every inch of Earth and know where places are.
Because of this, we need spatial technology to discover undiscovered lands. Because
satellites can act as "eyes" for humans, we don't need to risk human lives for
exploring. Spatial technology also answers region, place, and location, where we can
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know where things are located and what the terrain is like.
Evidence: Inference
Explanation of Idea
Spatial technology can store information and record events happening.
Spatial technology can store statistics such as population, climate, weather, etc which
helps us better understand human interaction and region. We can record things
using spatial technology instead of actual human beings being on the lookout. The
information can also answer “Why there?” because it shows the statistics of how the
location is. Also, it covers how the region was formed, by looking at the rocks and
terrain.
Evidence: Inference
Explanation of Idea
Spatial technological maps can explain the world a lot better than physical maps.
Spatial technological maps can display a lot more information than regular physical
maps. For example, Google maps have a built in map where you can literally see the
world as if you were walking there. This answers the 5 themes of geography. Also,
spatial technological maps can display 2 types of information, physical and human,
which helps us better understand the 2 types of geography.
Evidence: Connection
Paragraph:
Spatial technology helps us better understand the world than physical maps, because
spatial technology like GIS can help identify unexplored human lands, which helps
with the physical theme of geography, spatial technological maps can explain the
world a lot better than physical maps, and spatial technology can store information
and record events happening. Spatial technology allows us to explore places where
we normally can’t go because of the terrain, which helps us better understand the
place and the absolute location, spatial technology allows us to record and store
information which can help us understand why care and why there, and spatial
technological maps allows us to fit all of the information that is out there, unlike
physical maps.
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CATEGORY
POSITION OR THESIS
STATEMENT
EXCELLING
The position statement
provides a clear, strong
statement of the author's
position on the topic.
ADVANCING
The position statement
provides a clear statement of
the author's position on the
topic.
EMERGING
A position statement is
present, but does not make
the author's position clear.
LACKING
There is no position
statement.
ACCURACY
All supportive facts and
statistics are reported
accurately.
Almost all supportive facts
and statistics are reported
accurately.
Most supportive facts and
statistics are reported
accurately.
Most supportive facts and
statistics were inaccurately
reported.
QUALITY OF EVIDENCE
& EXAMPLES
All of the evidence and
examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.
Most of the evidence and
examples are specific,
relevant and explanations
are given that show how
each piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.
At least one of the pieces of
evidence and examples is
relevant and has an
explanation that shows how
that piece of evidence
supports the author's
position.
Evidence and examples are
NOT relevant AND/OR are
not explained.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
All sentences are well
constructed with varied
structure.
Most sentences are well
constructed and there is
some varied sentence
structure in the essay.
Most sentences are well
constructed, but there is no
variation is structure.
Most sentences are not well
constructed or varied.
SPELLING &
GRAMMAR
Author makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Author makes more than 4
errors in grammar or spelling
that distract the reader from
the content.
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