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Story by photographer Russel Ray

information taken from http://russelrayphotos2.com/category/then-now/

Meet Photographer Russel Ray

Although the location of the bridge was not disclosed on the calendar, I recognized it because I’ve driven over that bridge many times, and walked Torrey Pines State Beach many times. Here it is on a Google map:

I always have been a fan of history. Combine history and photography with my passion for trains, and all is well in the world. Trains were instrumental in building America, bringing people closer to each other, and moving troops in times of war. Much of the railroad infrastructure in San Diego was built by the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, such as the historic Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego:

Following is my re-creation of the calendar picture with a northbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner at the same point on the curve under the bridge.

The study of Geography can be broken up into 5 themes.

A careful search through historical records will reveal many pictures of Santa Fe trains in San Diego, such as this calendar picture of Santa Fe 3751, a steam engine built in 1927:

 

1. Location

2. Place

3. Human/Environmental Interaction

There are about 50 years between the two pictures..

That picture is circa 1962 and shows #3751 rounding the curve under

the historic Del Mar bridge just north of Torrey Pines State Beach here in San Diego County. Santa Fe #3751 still is fully operational and makes several excursions a year to various train events.

5. Regions

4. Movement

Location Part 2: General

What interactions

do you see?

Human/Environmental Interaction

It is the relationship between people and their environment

or how they work together.

Answers questions like...

  • What effects have the people had on their environment?

  • How has the environment affected them, do they depend on it for anything?

  • What changes have they made to their environment to make it easier to live in?

3 Types of Interactions

Location Part 1: General

#1

#2

Adaptation

It is the way humans change to suit their environment. In example of this is people who live in very cold climates wearing well-insulated clothes to keep warm. It can also include the way people transport things, in a desert the best way to transport some things is by camel.

Modification

It is the way people change their environment to suit themselves.

Artificially watering your lawn, if you live in a dry area is one example, or on a grander scale, creating fertile land in desert areas to grow food crops. Another good example is clearing forests to make room for growing crops.

General location = something in relation to somewhere or something else.

Examples:

ten minute drive by car

in front of the house

You can only find what you want if you know from where you are starting. It's useful for describing things. If I just told you that New York was located at 40o North, 73o West, you probably couldn't picture that in your head. If I told you that it was in the North-Eastern United States, you could probably imagine it much better.

#3

Dependency

It is when people depend on their environment for something. Examples of this are using trees for firewood, or coal to warm us in winter, rivers to transport goods and natural resources like oil and coal, to sell or exchange for other needed items that are not available.

Location Part 2: Specific

Specific location = an address or exact location

Example:

A Street Address:

1, Silly Street, Anywhere Town, Nowhere Place

A Map Address:

15o20' North, 20o15' West

Reading longitude lines...

Reading latitude lines ...

Most longitude coordinates are expressed as degrees, minutes, seconds, and then the direction of the coordinate in relation to the Prime Meridian. For example, a longitude coordinate that reads 55° 20' 15'' W means that the coordinate lies 55 degrees, 20 minutes, and 15 seconds west of the Prime Meridian. Longitude maxes out at 180° east and 180° west.

Latitude coordinates are expressed using the same formats as longitude coordinates. For example, a latitude coordinate 20° 45' 0'' N means that it is 20 degrees, 45 minutes, and 0 seconds north of the equator. It is important to keep in mind that latitude is limited to 90° north and 90° south of the equator.

Movement

It includes the movement of people, things, such as goods, as well as communications (the movement of ideas). This theme looks at the type of communications a place has and the main forms of transportation, as well as what goods are exported and imported.

Regions

Regions are areas that can be grouped together by a set of things special to that region. We have countries, ruled by governments, areas speaking the same language, or having the same religion, and we have areas served by a particular service, such as a school district.

Regions defined by a government or physical characteristics are regions that are strictly maintained, such as countries or continents.

Regions defined by a function are areas served by a particular service.

Take the example of the school Chabad Hebrew Academy. If the school closes down, then the school will no longer exist. Of course, it won't just disappear in a cloud of smoke, but it will have to be named or described some other way.

Loosely defined regions are regions that are grouped together in general terms. These are things such as the North, or the Midwest or the Far East World. They are the sort of definitions that people will argue about, and say that a certain place should or shouldn't be included in the definition of that region.

Place

The place is a description of what the place is like, rather than where it is (location). It is a description of what makes that place different to others.

Example:

If you wanted to explain exactly which desk the teacher could find the class pencil sharpener, you could say, "the one in the back of the room, next to the sink.

Place Part 1:

Physical Characteristics

Place Part 2:

Human Characteristics

Physical differences, or characteristics, include things that occur naturally, such as mountains, rivers, type of soil, wildlife, climate etc.

You might say that a place is flat with rich soil and many rivers. You are vague, but I can see a picture of it in my head, and maybe even begin to imagine what the land is used for.

Human differences, or characteristics, are things that have changed due to people, such as roads and buildings, how people live and their traditions.

This is where you can can discuss the cities, lifestyle, culture and all sorts of other interesting facts that make the place you are talking about different and special.

Geography Unit

3rd Grade

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