Background Advanced Geography – geteach.com
Over the past decade+ years, I have attempted to create and curate maps that are easy to access, compare, and share. Deciding on what map visualizations to include in geteach.com has been a thoughtfully thoughtless process. Basically, during class either students or I will say, “if only we had a map for that.” That thoughtless progress has slowly created 200+ maps within geteach.com. Which is great for me, because I was part of the class flow that decided if a certain map is needed. In other words, it is easy for me to incorporate all 200+ maps in the courses throughout the year because the data sets originate around experiences of what I teach.
That stated, with 200+ maps, and the fact that it is not easy organizing that many visualizations, I can understand how geteach.com‘s curated library can be a bit overwhelming. Therefore, below are two tables with the maps commonly used when teaching “Population and Migration Patterns and Processes” and “Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes.” The maps and concepts mostly come straight from the College Board’s Human Geography Course and Exam Description. There are a couple of extra maps, to string narratives mostly around dependency ratio, movement, and population pressures.
To display a map in geteach.com, click select map at the bottom right of each map canvas. The table will help you find where these maps are found in geteach.com’s menu structure.
Lastly, what places should students focus on? This year my colleague suggested we use the global regions and the most populous country within those regions as our focal points. We use the Population Reference Bureau to categorize our regions. Yes, there are always outliers, but this gives the students common comparisons to make at the global and global regional scales. See below
| Global Region | Subregion | Country Name |
| Africa | Eastern Africa | Ethiopia |
| Africa | Middle Africa | Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa |
| Africa | Western Africa | Nigeria |
| Americas | Caribbean | Haiti |
| Americas | Central America | Mexico |
| Americas | Northern America | United States |
| Americas | South America | Brazil |
| Asia | Central Asia | Uzbekistan |
| Asia | East Asia | China |
| Asia | South Asia | India |
| Asia | Southeast Asia | Indonesia |
| Asia | Western Asia | Turkey |
| Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation |
| Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom |
| Europe | Southern Europe | Italy |
| Europe | Western Europe | Germany |
| Oceania | Oceania | Australia |
Analyzing “Population and Migration Patterns and Processes” – geteach.com
Population Distribution
| Maps | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Population Density | Human Geography | Population Density |
| Earth at Night | Human Geography | Earth at Night – 2016 |
Population Distribution and Land Use
| Maps | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Arable land | Human Geography | Geography-Land |
| Cropland | Human Geography | Geography-Land |
| Pastureland | Human Geography | Geography-Land |
| Food v. Feed | Human Geography | Geography-Land |
Demographics – Population Composition
| Maps | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Total fertility rate | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Crude birth rate | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Crude death rate | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Migration (net) | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Growth rate | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Infant mortality rate | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Total dependency ratio | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Youth dependency ratio | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Elderly dependency ratio | Human Geography | Demographics |
Gender Inequality Index
| Map | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Gender Inequality Index (GII) | Human Geography | Gender Inequality |
Global Human Modification (population pressure)
| Map | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Global Human Modification | Human Geography | Anthropocene |
Analyzing “Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes” – geteach.com
Human Development Index
| Map | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| 2018 – HDI | Human Geography | Human Development Index |
Economic Indicators
| Maps | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| GDP (per capita) | Human Geography | Economy |
| GNI (per capita) | Human Geography | Economy |
| Agriculture/mining labor (% of labor force) | Human Geography | Economy |
| Industry labor (% of labor force) | Human Geography | Economy |
| Service labor (% of labor force) | Human Geography | Economy |
Health Indicators
| Maps | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Infant mortality rate | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Life expectancy | Human Geography | Demographics |
| Physicians density | Human Geography | Society |
Social Indicators
| Maps | Physical or Human Geography | Map Set |
| Electricity – fossil fuels (% of Capacity) | Human Geography | Energy |
| Electricity – renewable resources (% of Capacity) ** According to source, burning timber is renewable ** | Human Geography | Energy |
| Literacy rate – total | Human Geography | Society |
| Gender Inequality Index (GII) | Human Geography | Gender Inequality |
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