Do Now: Monday 9/14 Pick up the Pattison’s 4 Traditions of Geography handout. In your notes, compare it to the 5 Themes of Geography? How are they similar/different? Mark each place where these two frameworks overlaps with a number or a symbol. While you are working on this, have out your Uniqueness of Place HW

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Homework 9/14 Complete both US Maps 1 label all states 1 label regions of the country Due tomorrow

Objective We will review the 5 Themes of Geography to explain why each place on earth is unique. We will begin discussing regions and the reasons geographers explain

Balto-Geo Baltimore Location What things about Baltimore’s location make it unique from other places? Site Situation Mathematical Location

Balto - Site Site - description Topography Climate Vegatation Water Sources How have humans altered the Baltimore’s site? Water Sources Map

Balto-Situation Situation - definition What is Baltimore’s location relative to other places? Which side of the country? Close to which major cities? How do these factors make Baltimore more important? How to they make Baltimore’s location unique?

Mathematical Location Baltimore’s Lat / Long Latitude Longitude How far away from the equator and prime meridian is Baltimore? How does this affect Baltimore’s time zone?

Place: Baltimore What is culture? How would you describe Baltimore’s culture?Baltimore’s culture What is something that you could only find in Baltimore?

Baltimore Club Music

Tektonic dance from France

Similarities v. Differences How do these videos show similarities and differences between Club/Dance culture in Paris and Baltimore?

Culture = Place How does Baltimore culture make it unique for other places in the world? How is Baltimore’s culture influenced by its location in the country?

Place Who really lives in Baltimore? census data demographics

Regions Why is it valuable to break areas up into regions? Upon what basis are areas considered regions? What regions would you consider Baltimore a part of from smallest to biggest?

Movement What areas does Baltimore have interaction with? How does that impact Baltimore’s unique characteristics? In what way is Baltimore influenced by the culture of major cities around it?

Human Environment Interactions Cultural Landscape - combination of cultural features like language, religion, economic features like industry & agriculture, and physical features such as climate and vegetation. This is the basis for regions - these similar characteristics

Human Environment Interactions Discussion - Urban Decay Are people a product of their environment, or can they change their environment to overcome or change any situation? Key question regarding environmental determinism and possibilism

Summary: 9/14 How do geographers explain how each place on earth is unique? How do the 5 Themes of Geography organize and summarize the various factors that geographers do so?