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Why Geography MattersAlexander (‘Alec’) MurphyDepartment of Geography
University of Oregon
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Inaugural Summer Institute – July 1997
Working with the
College Board/ETS
1999-2000 AP Human Geography Development Committee
Alexander B. Murphy, University of Oregon, ChairMona Domosh, Florida Atlantic UniversityLarry R. Ford, San Diego State UniversityDavid Lanegran, Macalester CollegeDebbie Lange, A&M Consolidated High SchoolMartha Sharma, National Cathedral SchoolJohn Trites, Horton District High SchoolAdrian Bailey, Dartmouth/University of Leeds, Chief Faculty Consultant
ETS Consultants: Barbara Hildebrant, Uma Venkateswaran
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Dave Lanegran (Macalester), Rickie Sanders (Temple), Roger Downs (Penn State), Robert Dulli (NationalGeographic Society), Chair: Alec Murphy (Oregon)
Donald Stewart, PresidentThe College Board (1986-1999)
184,663
2017 – 199,756
2018 - > 210,000
2019 – c. 233,000
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John Snow – mapping of choleracases in London, 1854
International Migration
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Challenging Simplistic Assumptions
Cairo
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Muscat
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Repairs of an armored car from No.1 Company in Iraq, British
Royal Air Force, 1923
Advisors for the British administration on a picnic near Baghdad with King Faisal I, 1920
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Bosnia – Proposed Partition
From Murphy, 1994
Anticipating Problems
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Another View of the Bosnian Peace Plan
(From Murphy, 1994)
National Fire Occurrence Data Base http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fuelman/From Bartlein et al., 2008
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K. O’Brien, R. Leichenko, et al. "Mapping Vulnerability to Multiple Stressors: Climate Change and Globalization in India," Global Environmental Change, 14:4 (2004): 307
P. J. Bartlein, S.P. Harrison and K. Izumi, “Underlying Causes of Eurasian Mid-Continental Aridity in Simulations of Mid-Holocene Climate,” Geophysical Research Letters, 44:17 (2017): 9022.
Shedding Light on Outcomes(and their causes)
Portland, Oregon
Urban Growth Boundary
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Derek Watkins, New York Times, February 21, 2014
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The Brexit VoteNew York Times
Blue = remain
Reddish-brown = leave
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Source: http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/place-tn.html
Advancing the Cause of a Liberal Education
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Vertebrate species
1. Fostering Greater Awareness/Understanding of the Wider World
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http://kai.sub.blue/en/africa.html
(or is it?)
Travel time to major cities (in hours and days) and shipping land density
D. J. Weiss, A. Nelson, et al.
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2. Challenging Stereotypes
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1939
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3. Preparing Students for Meaningful Participation in a Democratic Society
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“The paucity of geographical knowledge means there is no check on misleading public representations about international matters,” said Alec Murphy, a professor of geography at the University of Oregon.”
4. Broadening Horizons and Fostering Curiosity
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Amazon Rainforest (Source: Global Environmental Facility)
Demonstration in Afghanistan (Source: Foreign Policy)
“Knowing something is a prerequisite to caring about it.”
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Mumbai, India
ãFouberg, Murphy, & de Blij, Human Geography, Wiley, 2015
Humen, China
Northern Togo
Suburban Phoenix, Arizona
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11th edition, 2015
9th edition, 2009
10th edition, 2012
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