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How do you decide where to go in a zombie apocalypse? - David Hunter

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Can geography save your life in case of, say, a zombie apocalypse? Understanding the push and pull factors that create geographic movement -- or how people, resources, and even ideas travel -- might help you determine the location that's best for survival. David Hunter playfully analyzes the geography skills that you'd need to escape the zombies.

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Geography is the science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (276-194 BC). Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of the natural and the human phenomena (geography as the study of distribution), the area studies (places and regions), the study of the man-land relationship, and the research in the earth sciences. Nonetheless, the modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all of its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be.
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Why would we analyze the connection between 2 locations even when there isn’t a zombie outbreak?
06/03/2013
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Anushrav Vatsa • LESSON IN PROGRESS

For economic And industrial purposes.
For general survey and finding ways to improve life and even to start a welfare or public project.

06/04/2013
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Catherine Sheffield • COMPLETED LESSON

To see what drives people to travel to and from each place - why is that connection so vital - what is their own place of residence not providing that they need to travel for.

07/01/2013
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saul contreras • LESSON IN PROGRESS

to get around and get supplies that you need

10/31/2013
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saul contreras • LESSON IN PROGRESS

They probably need supplies or food and water to survive.

10/31/2013 • 
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Jonas Andersen • COMPLETED LESSON

To get a general idea of the sate of the 2 locations, which one has good economy, jobs, nice weather, low crime and etc. Based on this knowledge you can start to analyze the locations and see why people would want to migrate between these locations, why is essential for them to go location A instead of B for ex. work?

01/03/2014
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Dallas Holmes • COMPLETED LESSON

So people could learn about push pull factors.

01/30/2014
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Turner Parke • COMPLETED LESSON

For economic purposes and for preparation for disasters.

01/30/2014
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Courtney Andrick • COMPLETED LESSON

So then we can get around better and communicate. If one location is over run then you can move to the next one.

01/30/2014
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Dawson Aarstad • COMPLETED LESSON

Because you do not know when there will be able to get the flu and turn into a zombie

01/30/2014
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Colby Crow • COMPLETED LESSON

Because then there are not any fighting going around so you can get people to go to places so that they do not feel like they can not go to the place that they want to go. And so they can get people to work in different citys if they wanted to.

01/30/2014
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Adam Spaulding • COMPLETED LESSON

Because it is important to know that connection if there ever was one.

01/30/2014
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Stevie Walker • COMPLETED LESSON

To determine how the locations are so popular

01/30/2014
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Keagan Simpson • COMPLETED LESSON

For good economics and good resources and higher population than the last one.

01/30/2014
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Courtney Gray • COMPLETED LESSON

Because knowing that one has a good economy, low crime rate, nice environment, good jobs, and a well weather, and one doesn't. You can be prepared.

01/30/2014
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MaKenzie Davis • COMPLETED LESSON

To get you items that you need to live or you enjoy doing, and to communicate with other countries.

01/30/2014
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noell gottschalk • COMPLETED LESSON

To be prepared for something that might happen, and if the physical environment in your city is bad.

01/30/2014
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Logan Arnold • COMPLETED LESSON

We would for trading and trading routes.

01/30/2014
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jacob richards • COMPLETED LESSON

Road maps topo maps resource maps and poeple

01/30/2014
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Isabelle Wysong • COMPLETED LESSON

Probably because if it was to happen, you would want to know and be aware.

01/30/2014
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Jessie Bunnell • COMPLETED LESSON

so that you can got o places and find the resources you need

01/30/2014
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Jackson Miller • COMPLETED LESSON

You would analyze how the two locations interact with each other like if one city manufactures goods while the other ships them you just have to find the link that the two or more have.

01/30/2014
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Quentin Perry • COMPLETED LESSON

It would be nice to know just in case there is a diaster that happens.

01/30/2014
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Caroline Oliver • COMPLETED LESSON

So we can be prepared if there was a zombie outbreak or another disaster.

01/30/2014
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Payton Ensor • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Because it could show us the value.

01/31/2014
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Carson Kelley • COMPLETED LESSON

so we can transport items.

01/31/2014
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Basil Adkins • COMPLETED LESSON

Jobs would pull you out. Crime rate would push you out.

01/31/2014
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Brayden Murphy • COMPLETED LESSON

i don't know

01/31/2014 • 
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Eva Goff • LESSON IN PROGRESS

So if people need to go there to get something or do something they have an easy way of getting there and getting back there.

01/31/2014
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Shannon Wolf • COMPLETED LESSON

So that if one location has a valuable resource that the other location needs they need a way to get that resource there.

01/31/2014
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Brayden Murphy • COMPLETED LESSON

by car bout plane

01/31/2014 • 
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Haley Porter • COMPLETED LESSON

Because we need to get place to place for different things.

01/31/2014
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Julianne Foertsch • COMPLETED LESSON

So we can transport goods to one place to another.

01/31/2014
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Ket Baldwin • COMPLETED LESSON

One city might have a natural resource the other one needs.

01/31/2014
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Brayden Murphy • COMPLETED LESSON

i dont know

01/31/2014 • 
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Brayden Murphy • COMPLETED LESSON

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01/31/2014 • 
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Leshly Lopez • COMPLETED LESSON

Knowing that a city has low crime rate, nice environment, & good jobs, that way you can be ready.

01/31/2014
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Yazmin Louck • COMPLETED LESSON

To get products and resources from another place if there is not something you need at your own city.

01/31/2014
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Jaden MacDonald • COMPLETED LESSON

To learn about distance, needs and push and pull factors.

02/26/2014
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Tameka Mike • COMPLETED LESSON

So you have a plan and be able to survive. That would knowing your options to where to flee to. That will help your chances of the survival of the apocalypse.

08/08/2014
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Joseph Koby • COMPLETED LESSON

For trading information

08/15/2014
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Will Malliotis • COMPLETED LESSON

Because we can know what is best for us, if its survival or wellbeing its good to analyse different locations to connect with

09/21/2014
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Alondra Alfaro • COMPLETED LESSON

We need to find out why is that connection so vital, because the work of the people demand it, because the economy is better, because all the supplies that you need are there or because all the development is there in the other city.

09/24/2014
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Aimée Campuzano • COMPLETED LESSON

We need to analyze the connection because with that we can know the best option to where we can go, the factors that the cities have.

09/24/2014
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Pame Flores • COMPLETED LESSON

Because knowing the connections will make you know what is around you, also if there is a problem where you live, by knowing what is near, it is easily to move or a better opportunities

09/24/2014
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Paola Rojas • COMPLETED LESSON

Just to have options if something bad happens in our country.

09/24/2014
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Francis Barth • COMPLETED LESSON

We would analyze the connection between 2 areas because we would need to know which lob site would be better, or which area has the lowest crime rate.

10/09/2014
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dusitn johnson • LESSON IN PROGRESS

too figure out what needs to change between the two cities and what they are doing right

10/09/2014
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madison mckinney • LESSON IN PROGRESS

to see if that place had resources for a group of survivors to live on

10/09/2014
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Cassie T • COMPLETED LESSON

to get the supplies that you need.

10/09/2014
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Savannah Fellows • COMPLETED LESSON

Because when the attack does happen we can be prepared for anything that happens.

10/09/2014
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brieanna dolby • COMPLETED LESSON

For many reasons, what if a bad storm came and you needed to get. Knowing a connection between two places can help you find the closest place to go to in case of any emergency.

10/09/2014
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Jayda Gary • COMPLETED LESSON

Because we should know the connection just in case something like that would ever happen.

10/09/2014
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tyler falvey • COMPLETED LESSON

To show how connection between two cities is important and how we need that connection to transport goods and to establish a good relationship.

10/09/2014
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Kensli Tindall • COMPLETED LESSON

To see where there would be a better job opportunity and more resources.

10/09/2014
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tristan furrow • COMPLETED LESSON

we would analyze it because we would have to know good routes in order to get supplies and resources in and out of a certain city or state.

10/09/2014
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Raphael Clark • COMPLETED LESSON

for easy travel

10/09/2014
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Samantha Moessinger • COMPLETED LESSON

To get more resources and get better job opportunities

10/09/2014
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sierra rector • COMPLETED LESSON

to know how people get around how they move supplies and for economic purposes and in case of disasters.

10/09/2014
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Kelli Jones • COMPLETED LESSON

You would want to see what resources there are and know what is near these 2 locations.

10/09/2014
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Kayla Dockery • COMPLETED LESSON

For the economy and so that it is easier for the people living in the locations to get the supplies they need.

10/09/2014
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Mike Morais • LESSON IN PROGRESS

To know what would cause a group of people to travel to new location and see whats worth that trip to them. If its just for a matter of time or for a long period of time.

10/09/2014
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Megan Clubb • COMPLETED LESSON

Because what if it happens? We won't know then because then we would all be zombies!

10/09/2014
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Madison Harmon • COMPLETED LESSON

If you are traveling.

10/09/2014
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Madison Ketschek • LESSON IN PROGRESS

We should analyze the connection between 2 locations because it is important to know how they transport supplies to one another.

10/09/2014
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Thomas Atchison • COMPLETED LESSON

To be able to get from place to place and sometimes you might need something that is in the other town that yours does not have

10/09/2014
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remington hargrove • COMPLETED LESSON

To get supplies and to get from one place to another

10/09/2014
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Ben Sukalic • COMPLETED LESSON

You need to scan the geography of the land and see if there is anything like a highway, mountain, river, etc...

10/09/2014
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zack mcccutcheon • COMPLETED LESSON

you can analyze two different locations by there common property

10/09/2014
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Justin Phillipd • COMPLETED LESSON

It is for economic and industrial reasons and to help with jobs, and culture.

10/09/2014
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zack mcccutcheon • COMPLETED LESSON

you can improve life in many ways mostly by helping out the goverment

10/09/2014 • 
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Makayla Martin • COMPLETED LESSON

so that you could get the things you need even if it doesn't happen, so you could be prepared.

10/09/2014
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zack mcccutcheon • COMPLETED LESSON

it is soo vital beacause that is what gets them from place to place

10/09/2014 • 
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Coleman Bess • COMPLETED LESSON

Because without a good connection the city will have no money income and the city will be very boring.

10/09/2014
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Trevor Stevens • COMPLETED LESSON

To improve all other connections around the world and to help build better relations.

10/09/2014
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ashlee shealy • COMPLETED LESSON

for mapping purposes and so we can make it from one place to another knowing the way to go.

10/09/2014
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Gian Papotto • COMPLETED LESSON

because if the outbreak started, you will have to know what type of landmass to travel to.

10/09/2014
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sabrina mcgorty • COMPLETED LESSON

because it would help if any other emergency would happen like a hurricane or anything so it would be easy to get to safety.

10/09/2014
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nicholas smith • COMPLETED LESSON

For economical and industrial purposes

For general survey and finding ways to improve life and even to start a welfare or public project

10/09/2014
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TJ Harrison • COMPLETED LESSON

to see how much the cites are different and see which one is better

10/09/2014
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Jasmin Torres • COMPLETED LESSON

for good resources and good economics

10/09/2014
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Grant Davis • COMPLETED LESSON

to see what makes people travel between the 2 places

10/09/2014
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Alyssa Banesse • COMPLETED LESSON

resources and economics

10/09/2014
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brooklyn koster • COMPLETED LESSON

somewhere surrounded by water

10/09/2014
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Nicole Matthews • COMPLETED LESSON

how long you had to travel and to see it is safe there

10/09/2014
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Chance Carroll • COMPLETED LESSON

economic reasons

10/09/2014
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Ana Hernandez • LESSON IN PROGRESS

People analyze the connections between 2 locations in order to know where to go in case of an emergency.

11/11/2014
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Kaylyn Cordrey • LESSON IN PROGRESS

we analyze the connections between 2 locations even without an outbreak so people know where to go and the fastest route in case of an emergency.

08/28/2015
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Margaret Masuret • COMPLETED LESSON

It would be helpful to know the connection between 2 locations even when there isn't a zombie outbreak because it could help to know that there is another location next to that location in need of emergency.

10/06/2015 • 
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Sadonna Danehey • COMPLETED LESSON

You would analyze connections for when your checking for traffic when you are on a major highway

10/07/2015
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Doreen McGrath • COMPLETED LESSON

Preparing for the coming zombie attack (doomsday prepers), locations for colleges or more job opportunities, to stay away from endemics are all things to analyze.

10/26/2015
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Celeste Azzurrini • COMPLETED LESSON

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12/14/2015
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brayden king • COMPLETED LESSON

So we can ship goods and resources and to be prepared

01/19/2016
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Haakon Lång • LESSON IN PROGRESS

bedre matbutikker og jobbene er bedre

02/16/2016
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Andrew Jordan • LESSON IN PROGRESS

For economic And industrial purposes.
For general survey and finding ways to improve life and even to start a welfare or public project.

08/23/2016
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Andrew Jordan • LESSON IN PROGRESS

To get a general idea of the sate of the 2 locations, which one has good economy, jobs, nice weather, low crime and etc. Based on this knowledge you can start to analyze the locations and see why people would want to migrate between these locations, why is essential for them to go location A instead of B for ex. work?

08/23/2016
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Leticia Cummings • COMPLETED LESSON

To determine the movement of resources, ideas, environment.

09/28/2016
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Giulia Ristagno • COMPLETED LESSON

To move from a place to another and to get supplies. Personally I would like to analyze the connection in order to see which location offers a better life,

09/25/2017
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Giulia Ristagno • COMPLETED LESSON

To move from a place to another for many purposes, for example economic purposes and getting resources.

09/26/2017
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Eric Cipriano • COMPLETED LESSON

Public health factors - why diseases locate in an area and move around.

11/05/2017
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Tracy Tran • COMPLETED LESSON

We would analyze the connection between 2 locations even when there isn't a zombie outbreak because one should always be prepared

08/15/2019
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Tracy Tran • COMPLETED LESSON

We would analyze the connection between 2 locations because it tells us a lot about a location. We will be informed of each places' pros and cons. For example, one city could have a better economy than another. By having analyzed it, we would be better prepared and know where to move - if a zombie outbreak ever arise.

08/15/2019
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james butterly • COMPLETED LESSON

To see in case of emergency

08/24/2020
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Abu Ubeda Shaikh • COMPLETED LESSON

To find good food, shelter, and a place to survive with a low zombie rate

10/01/2020
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Kristopher Bokowski • COMPLETED LESSON

For economic And industrial purposes. Also for a general survey and finding ways to improve life and even to start welfare or public project.

10/01/2020
Avatar for Aidan Rascati
Aidan Rascati • COMPLETED LESSON

So you can find the best place to go between those two locations

10/02/2020
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Amina Jder • COMPLETED LESSON

Why would we analyze the connection between 2 locations even when there isn’t a zombie outbreak?)
Response:
We study them for the push and pull factors, Also if they have highways or roads that connect each other to travel.

10/02/2020
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Lydia Sessler • COMPLETED LESSON

To make it easier for people to travel and/or to have ways to contact the other location incase of emgercy

10/07/2020
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Jolene Felmlee • COMPLETED LESSON

To find a safe place to live with your family and/or pets.

11/05/2020
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ABIGAIL GONZALEZ • COMPLETED LESSON

We would analyze the connection between 2 locations even when there isn't a zombie outbreak so that we know which places to travel to.

01/19/2021
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alex willett • LESSON IN PROGRESS

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02/24/2021
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anabel clements • COMPLETED LESSON

to see why people travel, work or live in different places and why this is a valid connection.

06/06/2021
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Tirzah Harvey • COMPLETED LESSON

It would be important for more apocalyptic situations to get access to resources and have an exit route

06/06/2021
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Luke Johnston • LESSON IN PROGRESS

With or without an apocalypse, interconnection is a valid topic to study. From trade roots, all the way to traffic, the study between two locations can be a helpful one.

06/06/2021
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amelie banovich • COMPLETED LESSON

to help the economy and to prepare for disasters.

06/06/2021
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Jordan Fyfe • COMPLETED LESSON

to see how it would go in a zombie outbreak

06/06/2021
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bald pa • LESSON IN PROGRESS

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06/06/2021
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Thomas Wells • COMPLETED LESSON

To get ideas of the two locations and learn about other countries, suburbs or towns to help influence our own

06/06/2021
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Amelia Hart • LESSON IN PROGRESS

To get supplies that we need and to have resources that we can compare to infected areas

06/06/2021
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bald pa • LESSON IN PROGRESS

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Hunter whatley • COMPLETED LESSON

In case of any type of issue or economic and industrial purposes

06/06/2021
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bald pa • LESSON IN PROGRESS

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bald pa • LESSON IN PROGRESS

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