1. Human-Environment Interaction
Theme 3!!!

5. Definition What is the “environment”?
The surroundings where people, animals, and plants live
Human-Environment Interaction: How people change the environment, and how they are changed by the environment.

6. How the Environment Affects People
What are some ways that you are affected by the environment you live in?
Allergies
Clothes: Summer vs. Winter
Safe neighborhood vs. dangerous neighborhood
Flooding

7. How People Affect the Environment
How do people affect the environment?
Building dams, buildings, factories
Creating highways
Recycling
Pollution: Air and Water
Destruction of natural habitats
Burning rainforests
Endangered species
Landfills
Poaching
Water Conservation

9. 5 Themes of Geography Recap
Location:
WHERE something is
Place:
WHAT something is like/what makes it UNIQUE (physical/cultural features)
Human-Environment Interaction:
How PEOPLE affect/are affected by their environment

10. Region
4th Theme of Geography

11. What is a region?
Region: An area on Earth that is defined by at least one shared (common) characteristic (physical or cultural).

12. Why use regions?
They help break the world down into smaller, more manageable pieces.
They help us understand patterns in our world.

13. What are examples of common characteristics that regions might share?
Religion
Landforms (mountains, desert, rainforest, etc.)
Climate
Language
Government/leaders
Cultural characteristics (hobbies, foods, values, etc.)

14. What region in the U.S. shares a common characteristic of farming?

15. What type of region do you see on this map?

16. What is a common characteristic of the Midwest region shown on this map?

17. Examples of regions The Midwest Common characteristics (write 2):
Agriculture
Climate: All 4 seasons
Low cost of living
Majority Christian religion
Strong education systems
Flat to rolling terrain
English language

18. Examples of regions The Middle East Common characteristics (write 2):
Arabic Language
Majority religion is Islam
Large supplies of oil
Hot/dry climate
Desert terrain