final geography
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Follow the link below to the NC One Map website:
http://www.nconemap.com/Default.aspx?tabid=289#initiative
Read the entire webpage carefully.
In at least 200 words, explain what the "NC One Map Initiative" is, and describe the many ways NC One Map is an asset to city and county governments throughout North Carolina.
2)
Follow the link to view the map of North Carolina Economic Regions:
http://www.ncprogress.org/PDF/NC_Economic_Reg.pdf
In at least 100 words, based upon your textbook readings (particularly the most recent readings), explain why government and business interests of individual counties would benefit from the organization of counties into economic regions (also called development zones).
3)
Follow the link to the webpages for the Piedmont Triad Inland Terminal:
http://www.ncports.com/inland-terminals/piedmont-triad-inland-terminal/
Based upon your readings on transportation and economic geography explain why the concept of an inland terminal in this particular location of the state (the Piedmont) enhances the effectiveness of the port at Wilmington.
(two paragraphs)
4)
(This is a research question. Cite your sources.) Explain how improvements in telecommunications (mainly the internet) has improved the opportunities for acquiring a college education in the remote and rural counties of North Carolina.
(at least 200 words)
Access the article "Torsten Hägerstrand: Time Geography" /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99;; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
http://www.csiss.org/classics/content/29
Hagerstrand identified several constrains in space-time paths:
a. Capability (physical limits of mobility and biology) i. Mode, speed ii. The faster the mode the less the capability constraint,
but will always have limits iii. We can only be in one place at a time b. Coupling i. People have to be at certain for certain times
with other people ii. This could be work, school, doctor’s office, etc. iii. These activities are fixed in that people have
little control over them c. Authority i. These determine people’s ability to be in certain places at certain times (because they are closed) ii. Your access to places and activities is restricted by these constraints
Explain why the concepts of "Time Geography" would become
so important in transportation planning particularly in the
urban environment).
