1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. Warmup
WHY ARE MAPS IMPORTANT?
What are some different types of maps?

3. Geography Geo- Greek word for Earth
Graphe- Greek word that means “to talk about”
Put together- “to talk about the Earth”
(The study of the Earth)

4. Location Tells us where something is located
Answers the question- Where is it?

5. Location •“Where is it?” 1. Absolute location -Latitude (Horizontal)
Parallels
Equator,
Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
The Tropics mark the area of the earth’s surface that receives the most heat from the sun.
Longitude (Vertical)
Meridians
Prime Meridian- runs
through Greenwich, England

6. Equator
Prime Meridian
Lines of
Longitude
Lines of Latitude

7. Use the map and write absolute location
Use the map and write absolute location. Remember latitude first and then longitude.
What is the approximate latitude and longitude for Brunswick, GA?
What are the approximate coordinates for Miami, Florida?
Name the state whose southern border is latitude 35 degrees N.
Is the location 35 degrees N latitude, 75 degrees W longitude in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean?
The location 26 degrees N, 105 degrees W is in what country?

8. 2 Types of Location
Absolute- the exact place where something is located (we get this by using longitude and latitude or can use the address)
Ex.- 34 N/ 128 W or 1234 Lanier Blvd.
Relative- where a place is in relation to something else
Ex.- McDonalds is next to Popeyes

9. Place “What is it like there?” Physical features Human features
Land, water, plants, animals
Human features
Activities – hunting, farming, shopping
Culture – religion, language

10. Place
Physical features and human features that make a location special or unique
the climate
physical features- mountains, beach
human features- cities, man-made structures (Summer Waves, Statue of Liberty)

11. Home on the Range http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/h020.html
How does the song capture a sense of place for the prairie?
Do you know what state adopted it as the state song?

12. Human-Environment Interaction
How people have changed the land and how the land has changed people
What have people done to the place where they live (cut down trees, built cities)
Has the land made people want to live there. (is there farmland)
Has the land made it hard for people to survive. (is there enough water, is the climate too harsh)

13. Human/Environment Interaction
“What is the relationship between people and their environment?”
Attraction for people
Lake, river, ocean, soil, warmth
How people adapt and change
Hot weather – light clothing
Problems created for environment
Pollution

14. Movement
How and why people and their stuff get from one place to another
Why do people move around? (jobs, family)
How do people move around? (car, plane, bus, boat)

15. Movement “How are people and places connected?” Reasons for movement
better land, religious freedom
How they move
cars, subway, buses
Interdependent
Not just people--ideas and goods, too

16. Look at the tag in each article of clothing:
Where was your clothing made?
What part of the world is that country located in.
How is that place different than the US?
How do you think your clothing made it to your possession (transportation)?

17. Region
What does a certain place have that makes it different from another place?
What kind of things are found in one area?
Ex.- urban regions have lots of people
mountainous regions have lots of mountains
*Regions help us understand the differences between places.

18. Region Based on similar physical or human characteristics
2 types of regions
Uniform region – has a uniform characteristic (farming, cattle)
Functional region – Area with central point (Chicago, Atlanta metro area)

19. Lots of People Have Moved Round
Location
Place
Human – Environment Interaction
Movement
Region