HASS SKILLS

Scale

The different levels at which geographical studies can take place from local areas to global patterns around the world.

Place

A specific area on Earth that has physical and human characteristics, making it unique and meaningful for people.

Interconnections

The ways in which people, places, and environments are linked and how these connections influence changes and events.

Change

The process of how places develop and transform over time due to natural and/or human influences.

Environment

The abiotic, biotic, cultural and physical elements that make up our surroundings, including land, water, air, animals, plants, and human influence.

Sustainability

Meeting the needs of current and future generations by considering economic, social, and environmental aspects.

Space

The way things are arranged in a place, how they interact and why they are located where they are.

Earth centered worldview

The belief that the earth/nature is more important than humans.

Man centered worldview

The belief that man should focus on providing for itself through technological processes, not relying on the environment.

Our Christian worldview

The belief that man should use resources responsibly and should care for creation.

Biophysical Environment

Physical, chemical and biological factors; the interactions between abiotic, biotic and physical environments.

Functions of the Coast

Including environmental, economical, and social attributes that protect inland, trade, and support leisure activities.

Source

Earth's natural resources that have originated directly from the biophysical environment.

Sink

Earth’s ability to absorb waste and pollution produced by humans.

Service

Provision of environmental services that support life, such as atmosphere and climate regulation.

Spirituality

Recreation, physiological, aesthetic and spiritual functions.

PQE

A method to describe trends/patterns and analyze them — Pattern, Quantify, Exceptions.

SHEEPT

Social, Historical, Environmental, Economic, Political, Technological factors influencing geography.

Field Sketching

A sketching technique used to label coastal processes and annotate observations.

Transect

A cross-sectional view between two points, simplified to represent what exists on the ground.