Module III - Anthropological Geoscience

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No matter where you go, there you are! has never seemed more true to me than when using Google Earth. Earlier, you were asked to virtually visit your place of birth and to describe its landscapes. In this segment, you’ll be asked to visit landscapes of different Alaska Native cultures and look for connections between peoples and their places.

EXPLORE

Cultural Connections
Using Google Earth, let's visit some landscapes where Alaska Native cultures have traditionally lived for thousands of years.

From the list below, or selecting places and cultures of your own choosing, view each landscape from a variety of perspectives: High and low altitude and in 3D. Try rotating your orientation from north to east to south to west using the navigation tools.

While you're exploring, look for specific landscape features and connections between the place and the people who live there.

• Unangan of the remote windswept volcanoes of the Aleutian island chain (Unalaska)
• Inupiaq of the Arctic Plain, whose frozen winter shore extends for thousands of miles into relentless darkness (Barrow)
• Tlinglit of the Alexander Archipelago between towering glaciers, mountains and ocean. (Hoonah)
• Athabaskan along the winding rivers deep in the interior (Fort Yukon)
• Others? You Pick.

EXPLAIN

• What are some connections between the land and its indigenous people?

EXTEND

• In Google Earth, try placing a Yellow Pin at each landscape you visit.

EVALUATE

• How useful is Google Earth in understanding connections between peoples and places?

Checking in about using Google Earth.
Having difficulties using Google Earth or TD or any other resources ? Let the course instructor know. Sometimes the problem is not having enough bandwidth through your internet provider, or not having enough computer capacity, or perhaps both.