AP human Geography unit 1.3

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Recreation decisions

x-using GPS to get to a museum and finding hotels around there.

Moving/relocation

Individuals use geographic data to find houses in an area, analyze school districts, check crime rates, social offerings, and public services.

Government and Geographic data

Use geographic data to solve problems, create new goods, respond to different challenges etc.

Local

Regional Governments

Use data to create voting districts and determine which projects should get state funding, they also work with cities around the area to allocate funding for infrastructures.

National Governments

Use geographic data to help determine which laws should be passed, change tax policies, determine where federal funding should go and better understand the needs of areas.

Local scale

Businesses can look at how a city is zoned to see which area is best for a storefront, and look at where people are living in a city and their income.

Regional scale

Businesses can compare the sales of different stores located in different regions.

National/global scale

Businesses look at country’s tax rates, environmental standards, employment and labor laws, and other regulations that could increase production cost.

Census data

Official count of all the individuals in the population.The United States conducts the census every 10 years.The census collects demographic data and provides information on a population.