Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Geography and Math

Geography doesn't just address where a place is located. There are many aspects that are addressed when referring to the geography of a place such as, history, demographics, economy, religious institutes, emergency services, education, references, external links, etc. There are numerous amounts of math being used everyday through many of the aspects listed above. For example, when looking at the demographics of Thornwood, NY it addresses how many square miles the town is along with how many people reside there and how many families reside there. There are certain percentages of how many of families have children under 18 living with them. You can figure out the exact number. It's wild! Math is definitely evident in the economy aspect of Thornwood. Review the site and give an example of where math is used pertaining to the economy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornwood,_New_York

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