THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

AT UBC

STEPHANIE, JOSH, AMRIT

LOCATION

The Nest

This is the student union building, and a

center of activity on UBC campus.

It is located at 6138 Student Union

Boulevard, and is a short 5 minute walk

from the central bus loop.

If you are unable to find the building,

don’t hesitate to ask someone on

campus, because almost all students are

aware of its location.

PLACE UBC campus is unique as there is a mix of old and new

buildings and architecture. Travelling through the

campus you can see buildings representative of mid

20th century architecture as well as recent constructions,

illustrating a more international approach that the

University has taken in the 21st century. Constant

throughout this period of time has been the influence of

the Northwest Coast Peoples.

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

Although the university may appear to be an artificial

environment, in recent years it has taken a number of

initiatives to make the campus more sustainable. One

example of this is the UBC Farm, which is a center for

sustainable food systems.

MOVEMENT

At UBC information and ideas move almost

as rapidly as the students moving to and

from buildings. There is a transfer of ideas

from professors to students, as well as from

student to student. The scholarly ideas are

then dispersed from UBC to the rest of the

world.

UBC has a series of thoroughfares like west,

east, and main malls, that make it easy to

navigate the campus. UBC also hosts

students and scholars from countries around

the world.

REGIONS UBC CAMPUS IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR REGIONS:

1) WESTBROOK MALL- MANY BUILDINGS, RESTAURANTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER SERVICES.

THIS IS THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED PART OF CAMPUS AND WHERE STUDENTS SPEND

THE BULK OF THEIR TIME.

2) SOUTH WESTBROOK: RECENTLY DEVELOPED PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH MANY

CONDOMINIUMS, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER SERVICES.

REGIONS CONTINUED • 3) PACIFIC SPIRIT PARK: BORDERS SOUTH WESTBROOK TO THE EAST AND NORTH. IT IS THE

LARGEST REGION AND IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF HIKING AND MOUNTAIN TRAILS.

• 4) MARINE DRIVE: THE MOST WESTERLY POINT OF THE CAMPUS. IT INCLUDES SUCH

ATTRACTIONS AS THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE BOTANICAL AND NITOBE

GARDENS.