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Worst case scenario:
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zombie apocalypse.
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How will you survive?
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You might be surprised to find out
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how much geography skills can help you fend off doom.
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By geography, I mean analyzing the world around you.
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One geographic concept that could really help you out
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in a zombie apocalypse is movement.
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So, first, what moves?
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People move,
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animals move,
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and, while sometimes slowly,
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zombies move as well.
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But that's not all.
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Goods move, too.
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Goods can be resources,
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such as food supplies
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and weapons.
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People or zombies tend to move these.
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So, if you see a big pile of zombie supplies
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where there wasn't one before,
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you're probably on the trail.
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Ideas also move.
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Ideas can include entertainment,
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zombie movies,
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news and information
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about zombie attacks,
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and architecture,
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or how to build a safe shelter.
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And, second, why do people or zombies move?
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When people, animals, or zombies move,
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it's called migration.
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Two concepts that affect migration
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are push and pull factors.
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Push factors will make you want to leave somewhere.
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Pull factors make you want to go to a place.
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A lack of resources,
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unstable economy,
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or high crime rate
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might be push factors making people want to move.
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Nice weather,
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a good economy,
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or lots of resources
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would be pull factors for lots of people,
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enticing them to move.
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While zombies are definitely a push factor for humans,
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a city full of people would be a pull factor for
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hungry zombies who want to eat humans.
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There are some things that make movement
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easier for people or zombies.
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Waterways and highways can make traveling faster.
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Moving across clear, open space
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is easier than a tough terrain.
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And just as land forms can create boundaries
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that affect movement,
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so can political boundaries,
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like a border gate, for example.
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So, how can you analyze these movement factors
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to help your chance of survival?
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There are three basic steps.
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One - identify the points or locations to analyze.
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What are your options?
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Two - find what connects them.
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Are there highways, waterways, or open land?
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And three - find the patterns of movement
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that happen over that connection.
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Do people or goods move across it?
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By comparing relationships between different places,
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you can see what connections they have.
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For example, pick two cities.
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Look at the highway connecting them.
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If people use that highway to commute to work,
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those cities have a strong relationship.
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But this other city over here
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doesn't have a direct connection to the other cities.
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There's even a river in the way.
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It doesn't have as strong of a relationship.
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If a zombie outbreak started here,
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which city would you rather start out in?
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Where would you flee to?
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So, how do you decide where to go in a zombie apocalypse?
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Do you just run in a random direction?
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Or do you use your geographic skills
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to lead your camp of survivors to safety?
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If you want to stay alive,
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it helps to understand how and why we move.