The Tapestry Segmentation from ESRI divides the US population into 67 different "market segments" - that is, groups of people who make about the same amount of money, live similar lifestyles, and have common preferences. This enormously rich set of data can be used to better understand communities around the country. It is especially useful to businesses who want to target their products and services to those who are most likely to buy them. Students will be successful with this lesson after they are able to review a number of Tapestry Segmentations and make models as to how the information can be used by business leaders to make decisions.

In this activity, students interpret the landscape using topographic maps of well-known national parks.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.

This activity explores deforestation trends and patterns.

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Use hurricane track information to understand factors that encourage the formation of hurricanes.

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Students will explore U.S. census data to see the spatial differences in the United States' population.

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Manifest Destiny was an idea first articulated in 1845 and popular in the United States during the early part of the 19th century.  This doctrine expressed the belief that the expansion of the United States throughout the Americas was inevitable and justified - by God according to some. This idea was championed by Americans seeking to annex Oregon, California, Northern Mexico and, interestingly enough, Cuba. Successful students will use the provided map of the territories to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the US Territorial Acquisitions during that time.

This activity explores the network of places and routes that made up the Underground Railroad.

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Students will investigate how connections are made across Earth, focusing on advancements in transportation and technology.

Explore urban areas around the world, including their layout, size, and other factors.

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Students learn about the first shots of the American Revolution and the battles that occurred before the Declaration of Independence.

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The War of 1812 ensured the United States' independence and created opportunities for two future U.S. presidents to demonstrate their leadership qualities.

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A map of Washington DC was created in 1851 - a time of relative peace in the United States. Millard Fillmore was president, California had just become a state, and the Capitol building was undergoing an expansion project to accommodate the nation's growing size. By this point, Washington DC had been the nation's capital for about 60 years, although many buildings were newer than that since they had been destroyed in the "Burning of Washington" near the end of the War of 1812. In this lesson, successful students will use a "spyglass map" to explore the 1851 map in detail and compare and contrast with the present day layout and structure of Washington DC.

During the mid-1800s, the American population followed the country's Manifest Destiny; as land was acquired, westward migration toward the Pacific occurred.

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Students will analyze how the market areas for specific chain stores change based on the type of store.

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In this project, students will map Medicare costs by local hospital service regions, explore the spatial patterns of costs to see where they're high and low, and perform a hot spot analysis to see where high and low costs are statistically significant.

This activity explores the patterns of world population in terms of total population, arithmetic density, total fertility rate, natural increase rate, and infant mortality rate.

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Students will learn about the key fronts of World War I and the impact of the United States' involvement.

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Students will learn about the variation of toponyms in different regions of the Americas.

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Investigate where current quakes are today from ground-sensed motion.

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Discover how water is gathered and travels to larger and larger watersheds to meet the sea.

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