Name _____________________________________________________ Hour ___ Date ___________
Link to watch The Power of Place series on line: http://www.learner.org/powerofplace/. Select the
program you want.
One Earth, Many Scales- Program 1
1. Why is it important to look at the world and the way we live at different scales? Give an
example.
2. How do photos from space assist us to understand global issues? Site 3 pieces of evidence to
support your answer.
3. Give an example from the video for each type of globalization listed below:
a. Economic
b. Cultural
c. Information or media
d. Technology
4. How does Strasbourg, France function on different geographical scales?
5. How does Randstadt serve as an example of global/supranational/regional/local scales?
6. Explain how the forces of globalization impacted Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
Group Members ____________________________________________________________ Hour ___
Discussion 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