Hi guys! My name is Katelyn Bognatz and I am a junior at University Park. I grew up in Carbondale, PA, which is about two and a half hours from State college. I am an Early Childhood Education major and plan on getting my masters in Special Education. I hope to teacher either 3rd grade or a special education class. I am interested in this course because I have never taken a geography class before but I think it is important to know the world around us and what is going on. I love spending time outdoors so I am mostly interested on seeing how we shape the environment around us.
I think climate change is a very important topic that people have been talking more and more about. We are seeing climate change this winter with the overly warm temperatures and lack of snow. In module 1 it talked about “human-environment interactions”. I think we have a huge impact on the world around us and what goes on. It talked about sustainability which means to seek how human activities can exist without disrupting the ability of natural ecosystems to function. I think the idea of sustainability is extremely important. We only get one earth to live on and we should learn how to treat it correctly without taking advantage of it.
Hi Katelyn, I loved reading your blog post. I am also currently studying the same major as you are the only difference is that I only want to get a minor in special ed. I also mentioned climate change and I’m glad you talked about it too because that means that more people are aware that it is an issue than just me. If we all work together we could definitely reduce climate change.If you want to find out more about me here’s the link to my post http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/01/19/learning-activity-getting-to-know-you-4/
Hello Katelyn, I read that you grew up in Carbondale, that is not too far from where I live in Archbald. I agree with your post that climate change is an important topic that needs to be talked about. I was great to hear how 195 counties came together at the Paris Climate Conference to agree to take steps that will lead to decarburization. In my blog post I talked about another global issue how there will be more plastic then fish in the oceans by 2050. Take a look at my post at: http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/01/19/getting-to-know-you-10/