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This weeks assignment has really taught me that there is so much more to geography than I expected. There are many land developments that our earth has and I want to explore some of them in my lifetime of journey. The vocabulary words really helped me define some of the most complex words I came across but overall the most exciting thing to me was Hydrological Systems because it covers many types of water precepitations whether it be from volcanoes or from clouds above.

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This weeks assignments really taught me about the many different branches of geography. As I stated before I honestly thought that geography was only about maps, map making, and land layouts. I had no idea that it goes into so much depth. The assignment and the vocabulary words really helped explained the many branches and definitely sparked an interests for this course.

I do apologize for the blank entries below. I was trying to post with my IPad, but for some reason I was getting an error that I did not have access to edit. "Weird"

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I honestly had more trouble figuring out how to post and figure this whole online thing out. I hope I was able to get my assignment do right. But, on another note I did find it interesting that everything on this earth needs to be polled.

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Jessica Quintanilla: Week One Reflection

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Jessica Quintanilla: Week One Reflection

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This week I learned that there is more to geography than I knew. I learned that there are so many branches when it comes to study geography. Additionally, I learned that there are some interesting careers in the field of geography. To be honest I found geography to be a bit boring, but reading all about the different types of geography branches, careers, and tools it sounds very interesting. One last interesting fact that I learned this week is that the oldest globe was made more than 2,100 years ago.

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It was interesting to learn that there is an actual person that studies all types of glaciers. Glaciers have always been interesting to me, I always wanted to know how is it that they form and why they take that particular shape. If I would have know about the Glaciologist I would have definitely have chosen this as a major.

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From this first week I learned a little bit of information about the many aspects of geography. I never taken a geography class before so I never knew there were so many different parts of it whether it was the many branches of geography, careers in geography, and tools of geographers. It was a great way to for someone like me who doesn't know anything about geography to be introduced to it. I am excited to officially began this class because I love to learn new things.

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Wow! I never knew how vast geography was until I read all the different terms on here. It is scary knowing the location in where you stay at may affect your health. I chose medical geography for this weeks assignment. I can reflect on the differences between the United States and Afghanistan when it comes to the state of health. Afghanistan is a third world country and doesn't have the same resources as the U.S. does. I took things for granted when I was deployed there. I can only imagine the state of health of other third world countries. I have learned so much this week and excited to learn more throughout the course!

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Karen Villalpando: Reflections of our first week;   

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Karen Villalpando: Reflections of our first week;   

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I had never considered if there was a National Standard for Geography, I assumed that it was taught in school, even though I don’t remember any homework being brought home on the subject.   I don’t really understand why it isn’t considered important, it seems like it would be nice if those of our young that are taking over in the future, had some basic knowledge of the different countries and continents.  I understand now that there is a lot more to geography then maps and borders and boundaries, but I like maps.  I am a visual person, so that little voice on my kids cell phone telling me to turn here or there does not work for me, give me a map so that I can picture what I need, and then I will remember it better.  I thought this class was going to be mostly about maps and about the layers of rock and dirt that we live on. I was wrong, there is much more to it than that. I do wish that we were doing our work on blackboard; I do not like this Wiki site at all yet.  It might get better, but so far it takes forever for me to just figure out how to do what I am trying to do.

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It is interesting to learn that there are somany aspects that go into geography. I am excited to learn more about historical geography. I knew that geography focused on issues that occured presently, but not that there was a specific branch of study that focused on the historical issues. The excersice was enjoyable and very easy to do. I'm Hoping for the rest of the class to be just as smooth sailing and intersting :).

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I now understand that geography is more than just maps and mountains ,it's more of a complex system understand what is on our planet and how it becomes now. I do enjoy The understanding of geography that takes place on our planet in the human systems that we have and other seems in the human systems that we have

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I learned some interesting information about Mathematical Modeling this week. I was quite curious once I became aware of how this model can be used to predict and plan for unforeseeable events. Makes me want to pay more attention to the weather report. On another note I also looked into the business side of geography and how anyone could capitalize on this lucrative industry just by knowing "geography." I had somewhat of a hard time getting familiar with this website. Although im quite familiar with blackboard, this website is not very user friendly on appearance. It seems like theres too much going on at once all one page at a time.

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I learned that physical geography is about studying the natural features of the Earth's surface and that it includes land, dirt, rock, sand, water, ice and other formations on the entire earth. I have also been learning a little about latitude, longitude and time zones using a blow- up globe that I bought at dollar tree. It contains all the information you would find on a more expensive solid globe. I have had a little trouble navigating the Wiki and Padlet, but I think I will do alright as the semester progresses. Everything I have learned and read has been interesting to me. I do have 1 question, I was wondering if we get extra credit for finding all the quotes on the Syllabus in addition to the posted extra credit assignment?

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This is the first time I take a geography class and I am looking forward to it, I love to learn and one of my goals in life is to travel the world. This class will definitely help. I was totally clueless on how to work with the wiki, although i have taken online classes before I never came across this style of teaching. I struggled a little bit but finally figuired out.

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This is really an awesome way to learn a subject. The wiki, student interactions and self research are super helpful. I posted to the wiki, however my post did not get saved but I will re-post it soon.

One of the Jobs that caught my eye was a Glaciologist: Glaciology is the study of snow and ice and their physical properties but more specifically glaciers. The only reason this caught my eye was because I had just finished watching a Vice documentary on global warming. I the documentary these Glaciologists measured the rate at which the ice was melting in Antarctica.

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Our Rising Oceans: VICE on HBO Debrief (Episode 1)

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The third season of VICE on HBO just debuted with a report about the devastating effects of climate change. In the premiere episode, Shane Smith took us from the melting glaciers in Antarctica to the climate change deniers' conference to the decision makers at the United Nations and finally face-to-face with Vice President Joe Biden.

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Honestly I had no idea how detailed the subject of Geography can be. When I was growing up, when I think of the word "geography," I would just think of being able to identify a state, country, or continent from either a map or globe. After reviewing the notes from Week 1, it is rather amazing how much more the subject has to offer when one cares to learn about it. Even though I am only taking the course as a general education requirement, I look forward to learning about the subject.

There were a few areas of the review that caught my eye, with the first thing being what is labeled under #13 in the headings as Paleogeography, as it pertains to prehistoric times. As a child, I was a fan of dinosaurs and other things of prehistoric nature, so it would be interesting to read a little more about it. Also, I found interesting to find out how there are so many careers that can be centered around the study of geography. We often see or her about GIS related issues however I have never made the connection of why someone would need a background, even though technology would seemingly do all of the work.

Finally I would like to comment on the the statement right about the discussion area which states how "there are NO standard for geography in the California school system." Personally I would have to agree, as I stated earlier about what was expected of me throughout my public schooling in terms of geography. Overall, I don't remember studying the subject other than for mapping purposes and maybe Oregon Trail. Maybe if I had known more about the subject, I could have been better prepared going into this class.

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When I was told that I had to take Geography as part of my general education courses I honestly did not know what the course was even about. Whenever the word Geography was mentioned I just imagined or thought about where countries are located, what their names are, how they moved, etc. I did not know that there are so many different branches to it. I learned that Geography does not simply look at the surface of the earth but also at the way population is in each region. I learned that they look at cultural geography which has to do with how the region and the people living in it have adapted to it. It was very interesting to learn about the different categories of Geography and I look forward to the rest of the semester.

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My friend and I have always joked about how terrible we are at geography. I have always known that I hadn't grasped this subject, but it never occurred to me that in reality, it was something that was never really expected of us in our school years! That was one of the many things I have learned already in my first week. I also learned about the various branches of geography, which I had never even heard of, such as population geography. Learning about the 18 standards has me excited to see what week two will bring!

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Geography is not only a diverse subject, but also one that is explored enough. There is many terms and tools that go into studying the field. Moreover, many factors go into shaping our planet such as human impact and tectonic shifts. I am curious to learn how our planet's geography  shape the ecosystem around .

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This week I learned that the are 18 standards of geography that we should know. i learned that there are different branches of geography. I found interesting that geography can be use to predict the past, present, and to plan for the future. I would like to know the relationship between geography and the economic development of a region.

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I learn there is many more careers that were developed with the knowledge and use of geography. Geography is involved in analyzing our environment for the future, more than I realized. Geography isn't just maps and knowing where locations are, it is more of how the land is ever changing. Many which could be caused by changes that we either can or cannot control. Some are man-made and some just acts of nature. I hope to understand what causes the various shifts in the earth surface and beneath the surface of the earth. I enjoyed earth science back in high school, and look forward to learning more on the geography of our planet, Earth.

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I never knew Geography had so many branch of other types of Geography. I am fascinated to know what Transportation Geography is. I will definitely benefit from learning more in this class. Good luck to everyone and keep moving forward!

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I always thought that geography was about maps, water, and earth. Just like everyone, I was surprised that geography is much more than that. I’m excited and look forward to learn about the various topics of geography.

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I never knew that Geography was such a broad subject. In high school, I took a Geography class that consisted mainly of maps, mountain and river locations, and names of countries. Just reading terms on this page and going over the slides above, I now realize the importance of Geography and the role it plays in our daily lives. I look forward to furthering my knowledge in the course and applying it to my daily life. What I would like to learn more about, are the affects of weather patterns in different areas of the world.

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When ever anyone would talk about the word geography I would just think of mountains, plains, and rivers. I actually did not know there was way more than that, which is actually very interesting. Geography is everywhere, starting from the ground all the way to the sky. Water, climate and many more cycles. I am looking foward to learn and understand the cycles and the geographical features of the world.

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This whole time I thought Geography was all about maps....I am very excited to realize that's not the case! I chose to do my research on the field of Hydrology. I never knew that a field like hydrology existed! In my opinion, topics such as precipitation are quite exciting because it is such an essential part of Earth. (We also need it bad in California) Reading about Hydrology has sparked an interest in me to do some research on why it doesn't rain much in California & why we are in a drought.

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This week I learned that Geography is more than just mountains and rivers. There are various branches of Geography and professions in this field. It is a very important subject and should be added to the school teaching standard, so children could learn the importance of Geography.

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What I have learned this week about Geography is that it is a important specified field that is very useful for knowing the resources located in our country, and the effect those have on the economy and people