In what ways can geography add to the understanding of the planning and decision making proacess?

Question

I am doing an assignment for Geography.

Answer 1

ok so the planning and decision making for whom??

Answer 2

That is a really good question, and I can see why nobody has answered that yet. Let me take a stab at it.

The challenges you may face depend largely upon the geography of the location in which you reside. If you live in a low coastal area that is prone to flooding and hurricanes such as New Orleans, then you may wish to plan on having to deal with hurricaines and flooding. The government may plan to build a sea wall to protect from hurricanes such as Hurricane Katrina this past year. Individuals may want to LEAVE THE AREA when a hurricane is coming and families may want to practice evacuation procedures or board up buildings to prevent the damage of windows. At the same times, you may also be prone to tsunamis and may wish to study emergency procedures for such a situation.

However, if you live in high country such as on Mount Saint Helens you would probably face different challenges from your environment. First of all, the volcano could erupt again spilling out ash and dangerous mudslides, and your emergency planning would be different. And, the fault where the plates come together are subject to earthquakes at any time.

Swamps are interesting terrain. They breed mosquitos, and you should probably take some Deep Woods Off (tm) with you to repel the mosquitos. Plus, when they are filled in the foundations of buildings is NOT AS SECURE and buildings tend to sink back into the swamp. This is not so in rocky terrain such as the Northeast of America where buildings are generally constructed on bedrock or close to bedrock.

So, the type of terrain in which you live can vastly affect the challenges which you may face in the future.

That is about the best answer I can give without more contextual assistance such as WHO IS DOING THE PLANNING or DECISION MAKING? Individuals? Groups? Builders? The government?

This question is a bit contextual. I figured it meant "HOW DOES THE LAND AFFECT THE PEOPLE?" It may mean "HOW DO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDRIES AFFECT THE PEOPLE?" That is a partial answer to Question A.

Question B answer: Geographical boundries affect the free, legal movement of the people and the laws that apply. If you want to go from one state for a visit, slightly different laws will apply. If you go to a foreign nation, they probably also have different laws which may vary SIGNIFICANTLY. Leaving this country and returning requires a PASSPORT and PERHAPS VISA to the country to be visited.

I do not think this is the MEANING they wanted with that question, but it is ambiguous. You may want to ask for clarification from your teacher.