? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 1 Lecture Basic Concepts The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Matthew Cartlidge University of Nebraska-Lincoln ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Key Issues ? How do geographers describe where things are? ? Why is each point on Earth unique? ? Why are different places similar? ? Why are some human actions not sustainable? ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Learning Outcomes ? 1.1.1: Explain differences between early maps and contemporary maps. ? 1.1.2: Describe the role of map scale and projections and making maps. ? 1.1.3: Explain how latitude and longitude are used to locate points on Earth?s surface. ? 1.1.4: Identify contemporary and analytic tools, including remote sensing, GPS, and GIS.