Name & Period #____________________________________
You will turn in an INDIVIDUAL sheet to me at the end; it’s fine if you work in groups, but make sure you get all the work done and turn in one
sheet with ONE name on it to me when its due.
Step 1: Go to Google Maps, you’re going to want the driving map, where you can put in two locations, URL: www.google.com/maps/dir/
Step 2: In the upper left hand corner you’ll have a blue box that has two blank lines. On the first line type the first location and on the second type the
second location. Hit enter. ALWAYS look at the route that is 1) Toll Free & 2) By car
Step 3: Zoom out, look at the country, and determine its shape (Elongated, Compact, Prorupt, Fragmented, and Perforated). Shapes are found on
Getis pg. 281.
Notes:
1) Miles per minutes is figured by dividing miles by length of time.
2) Make certain you have converted kilometers into miles!!
3) Country shape may require you to “zoom out” on the Google Map and see the country. Shapes are found pg. 281 in Getis. A country can
actually be more than one shape; pick the one that BEST fits.
Location
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Guadalajara, Mexico
Brazilia, Brazil
Osorno, Chile
Maseru, Lesotho
Luanda, Angola
Athens, Greece
Moscow, Russia
Hanoi, Vietnam
To
From
Length of
Time
Miles
Mile per/Minute
Dallas, TX
Freer, TX
Mexico City, Mexico
Colider, Brazil
Iquique, Chile
Patlong, Lesotho
Dundo, Angola
Prague, Czech
Republic
Namtsy, Russia
Ho Chi Minh City
210 min
239 miles
1.13
Country Shape
(Greece)
Questions:
1) Based on mile per minute, how long would it take to ship a package 400 miles in the U.S. and then 400 miles in Vietnam? Explain some of the reasons
for these possible differences in time? Based on the time that you get for the U.S. and time for Vietnam, figure out the cost of sending the package if it
costs $5.00 an hour.
2) Athens, Greece to Prague, Czech Republic is a relatively decent speed. A majority of these countries are part of the European Union., meaning that an
individual can cross the border into another country with minimal time spent going through a border check-point. Look at the route; how long would
this trip take if there was a border crossing at each country and each one roughly took an hour to go through? What are some of the advantages and
disadvantages of this type of border?
3) Look at travel times per minute. Apply the concept of friction of distance and discuss it in various locations; especially the two similar distances in
Texas with different travel times.
4) Identify a country and discuss how its shape maybe a centrifugal force. Identify a country and discuss how its shape maybe a centrifugal force.
5) Look at a major city such as Mexico City, Brazilia, or Moscow. Look at the roads around these areas and discuss how it is a “core” area in the city
(Getis has the concept).
6) Which country has a “forward capital” (look it up). How is its placement a centripetal force? Look for another capital from a country on the list; how
is its placement potentially a centrifugal force? Apply distance decay to this concept as well.