CHS World Studies Hybrid 2014-15

Spatial Interaction (Movement & Migration)

1. Activity Space Map Analysis
a. Draw boundaries or radii (miles from home) that show the outer limits
of your weekly activity space.

b. Discuss how the three variables affecting activity space affect you and
your familys trips.
i. Stage in life
1. I dont have a specific location I go to for work every week
because it varies, but when I get older Ill have a specific
location.
ii. Mobility ability to travel
1. Because Im only in high school and my parents cant
afford to pay for a car for me, Im forced to use their cars
when available to make my trips.
iii. Awareness space knowledge of opportunities
1. I would say that I have a good knowledge of different
opportunities available, but I dont take all of them due to
my busy schedule. The locations I frequent are locations
important to me.
c. After examining your total activity space, discuss the merits of
increasing or decreasing activity space.

CHS World Studies Hybrid 2014-15

Spatial Interaction (Movement & Migration)

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i. In any given week I really dont travel that far. On occasion Ill
leave my weekly activity space to go to a soccer game in Blaine,
or if I work at an event outside my radius. This varies from week
to week, however, so I only marked the places I go every week.
Choose a local business and issue a brief report addressing the probability of
spatial interaction.
i. The restaurant BullChicks in Chaska has a high probability of
spatial interaction. In order to get new products into the store,
delivery trucks frequent the location. Also, BullChicks offers the
option of food delivery, which gives a high probability of spatial
interaction.
b. Illustrate and describe the distance decay curve that would be most
appropriate.
c. Explain the gravity model and Reillys law of Retail Gravitation.
Discuss their applicability to the business.
i. The Reillys law of Retail Gravitation does apply to BullChicks,
because not many people will visit the location from far away,
and vice versa.
d. Give examples of movement biases that may flow contrary to modeled
predictions.
i. Some people may really enjoy the food, and go there anyways,
no matter the distance.
Place perception stereotype or reality?
a. Think of a place (city, state, country, region) that you would not want
to live for a specific reason(s).
i. Montana, too rural
b. Investigate and find statistics and/or evidence to substantiate or
disprove your perception. Was your initial perception a stereotype or
reality or somewhere in between? Explain.
i. I didnt think there were any urban places in Montana, and I
realized there are multiple locations with a population of over
50,000, but still there arent many urban areas, so I would say
my initial perception is somewhere in between a stereotype and
reality.
Watch one episode (jobs, refugees or enforcement) of Homeland: Immigration
in America.
a. Be able to describe the challenges immigrants face in one of those
areas in class.
Post to your website before Tuesday, 2/24.