1. Daily Question 1/29/15 Think about a country you know something about.
Write down at least 5 characteristics of that place.
Do NOT write the country’s name on your paper, just the characteristics.
-Think about climate, physical features, culture, landmarks etc.
-Dry, desert, Islam, Great Pyramids, Nile River. (Egypt)
- Do not use the U.S. or Egypt.

2. The Five Themes of Geography
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
How do I remember that? Mr. Help

3. Movement How people, goods, and ideas move. 
People and goods move on roadways.

4. Movement What are some ways that other people, goods, and ideas move?

5. Movement- how people, goods and ideas move
Technology has continually improved our ability to communicate ideas across the globe

6. Why do people move? Push factors: Push people away.
Wars, famine, lack of jobs, climate etc.
Push factors:
Pull people towards.
Opportunities, jobs, climate, etc.

7. Region An area with unifying characteristics (something in common.)
What would you call the region we live in? 1. 2. 3. 4.

8. Region- an area with unifying characteristics
Formal Region:
A formal region has defined boundaries, such as New York City or Texas.

9. Region- an area with unifying characteristics
Functional Region:
A functional region has a particular area that some entity serves.

10. Region- an area with unifying characteristics
Perceptual Region:
A perceptual region is an area that we are all familiar with, but there are not distinctive boundaries.

11. Human-Environment interaction
How do people adapt to, change or modify their environment.

12. Human-Environment Interaction
How do we modify and change our environment?
Houston ship channel and smog in Chicago

13. Human-Environment Interaction
What are 2 ways we MODIFY our environment in Calumet? 1. 2.
What are 2 ways we ADAPT to our environment in Calumet? 1. 2.

14. H-E-I, we have a problem.
Sometimes, problems arise out of this human-environment interaction.

15. Location
Location answers, “where is it?” ?

16. Location
Absolute Location:

17. Location Relative Location:
Relative location answers the question “where it is,” in relation to another location you may be familiar with
Where would you find the movie theater?
Where would you find Hancock, MI?

18. Place What is it like there?
Think about physical features, landscape, environment, culture, human imprint.

19. Place
What are some ways that landscape, climate, and environment make the Copper Country unique? 1. 2. 3.
What are some ways that culture make the Copper Country unique? 1. 2. 3.

20. The Five Themes of Geography
…..can be used to explain and identify virtually every space on the planet.

21. Regions
Draw your own example of three different types of regions.