Neighborhood portfolio

  I chose Herndon for my Neighborhood Portfolio because it is where I grew up. I have lived here for years, walked these streets, gone to school here, and made friends here. I never looked at Herndon from a geographic perspective, and never questioned things like why people would move to Herndon, and the community that lives here, how the roads are affected by politics and why some services came and left.  This Portfolio project gave me a reason to look closer at this town and neighborhood. The town of Herndon is located in Virginia, around 25 miles west from washington D.C and it is a part of fairfax county. this towns zip code is 20170 and it has a population of around 25 thousand people. I grew up here and my family lives here as well, my parents also migrated here from El Salvador.  What are these blog posts about? I will explore herndon from 6 geographic topics and these are the topics that I will look at and cover during these blogs.  Blog 1. will be about Po...

  Conclusion for Population & Migration Herndon is a good place with good people, many things to do, a fairly sized park in the middle of neighborhoods. I have to be careful sometimes at night as some crimes occur and sometimes people break car windows. A community center nearby, and overall most of the people here are good. Some people move away due to certain factors, but for the most part people are here to live here permanently. I do see some police presence here. There are a lot more parking tickets now, and I would say it is slightly dangerous to walk around alone at 12am. A normal place with medium sized family homes, not too noisy. Many things to do – there is a pool, park in my neighborhood, and near the community center there is another nicer park, golf course, tennis court, basketball, baseball, and soccer court. Many people come together to enjoy the 4th of July, and we used to have a Herndon festival which I loved as a kid, but now they stopped doing ...

 What does a Service represent in geography Services means an institution and facilities that help the community, for example Education can have multiple services (libraries, schools) and another example being Health (hospitals, clinics, fitness centers). I also would like to include cultural events that specifically Herndon has as services like firework shows and festivals.   Education Services in Herndon in my experience of Herndon education is  Herndon Middle school which I went to when I was younger, it was a very diverse school with alot of students and the building is big and it also has sports fields and gyms.    Herndon High school is much bigger than the middle school, when attended this high school they had recently finished renovating the school. the school has many outside activities, football fields, library, and events almost every 2 months during school for students, this school is probably the main school in virginia as many different middle...

First lets talk about what is urban environment? Urban environment is the built surroundings in towns/places that make the place and possibly bring people together depending on the type of urban environment. Some examples being housing/neighborhood density, parks, open spaces, fields, how walk able the place is, and recreational facilities as well. by looking at the urban environment, we can learn more about what type of place towns, cities, and neighborhoods are.    Urban environment that I saw in Herndon during this walk, I spent some time in the Herndon community center which is at the center of Herndon, I picked to walk to this place first because it is like a place for all the local residence in the area to come and do activities in door and out door with the urban environment that it has heres a picture of the herndon community center!   The Herndon community center itself is a Service but that's for another blog post, for now we will focus on the outside urban envi...

  What is political geography? Political Geography is a way to show the political climate and powers in certain regions or places, and it can change the climate of an area and country. It operates differently from country, state, cities, and towns. Things like town councils and political boundaries like borders. Political power operates at national, global, and local levels. Politics can change living conditions, roads, and buildings — politics play a big part in geography.   Political geography of Herndon (federal, state, county, local levels) Herndon is part of 4 governments. At a federal level, Herndon is a part of the United States of America and Herndon is also represented by 2 senators. The 2nd government is the State. Virginia creates laws that can affect people in the state and affects things like buildings and roads. The 3rd government Herndon is a part of is the county, which is Fairfax County. The county handles public schools, libraries, and property t...

What is religion in a geographic context? A geographic definition of religion is cultural and it shapes the landscape and can influence the migrations of people in different parts of the world. Religion can change the land with structures and buildings, for example churches, cemeteries, statues, and temples to name a few. How is Religion in Herndon, Herndon Virginia has a wide variety of religions. The majority of people in Herndon are Christian, with most Christians in Herndon being Catholic at 18% of people. Methodist is 5.1% and Baptist is 3.5%. Other religions here are Islamic with 4.8% and Judaism being the minority with 0.5%. Herndon has 2 active United Methodist congregations and they run local programs in the community like giving out food and diapers, and they also have English classes that elementary students can go to. Compared to the national average of 0.9%, Herndon has 4.8% of people who are of Islamic religion. Faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism make up 1.6%...

  The meaning of language and ethnicity  Language is not only a way of communicating, it is also used as a cultural trait that can create the landscape and how we interact. Language is what brings people together. Ethnicity is a group identity where people share cultural traits like ancestry and place of origin. Ethnicity can change the landscape like how neighborhoods look and religious buildings or monuments. So how does the Language in Herndon Look like? The language and landscape here is influenced by the diversity it has. 41% of residents were born outside of the United States. 56.1% of the population that are 5 years old and up speak a different language at home other than English. To break it down, 33.5% are Spanish speakers, 9.9% speak an Asian language, and 9.8% speak European languages. This correlates with our Hispanic population of around 35% and Asian population of around 18%. Ethnicity in Herndon The ethnicity and landscapes are also diverse. The ...