1. Bell ringer:
Composition Journal: Label Entry as “Geography 1” Describe the differences between Prattville and another city that you have visited or lived in. (at least 4 sentences)

2. Intro to Geography Video Quick Write
Just watch the video for now.
What is Geography?

3. Spatial Thinking CHICAGO
Geography involves spatial thinking or thinking about the space on Earth’s surface, including where places are located and why they are there.
Geographers ask important questions like..where is a place located, why is it significant?
CHICAGO

4. Spatial Thinking
Geographers look for geographic patterns which are similarities among places. (Ex: location of large cities near water)
Many geographers use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that creates maps and analyze patterns using many layers of data.

5. What instances of GIS do we use in everyday life?
GIS Videos
What instances of GIS do we use in everyday life?
GIS
GIS2

6. GIS
Google Earth
Google Maps
WAZE

7. THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
Movement
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
(Mr. Help)

8. Absolute Location Relative Location LOCATION Where are we?
A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).
Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude.
The White House is located at Pennsylvania Ave.
Relative Location
Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another.
Go 1 mile west on main street and turn left for 1 block.
It is located east of Germany.
You are Here

9. Absolute Location

10. Absolute Location

11. Relative location
Next to.. , miles from.., east of…, south of…, across the street from.. , 56 miles from..

12. GPS
A satellite system based in space that finds absolute location and time anywhere on earth.

13. On your graphic organizer:
Under the location section, write down the… 1. absolute location of Prattville 2. relative location of the Prattville

14. PLACE

15. Human Characteristics

16. Physical characteristics

17. On your graphic organizer:
Under place, describe the… 1. human characteristics of Prattville 2. physical characteristics of Prattville

18. Human environment interaction

19. On your graphic organizer..
write down how Prattvillians depend on, modify, and adapt to the environment.

20. Video Quick Write
MOVEMENT

21. How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
MOVEMENT
How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail
Idea Movement
How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines

22. On your graphic organizer…
Using your group, describe human, information, and idea movement in Prattville.

23. REGIONS A region is a group of places with common traits:
How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
A region is a group of places with common traits:
Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by similar characteristics such as trade, culture, human activities, climate, etc. (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).

25. Regions

26. Regions

27. Bell ringer: Label the regions on your map
Use page 17 to label your map. Your map is located on the back of the 5 themes of geography graphic organizer
Map Quiz: Tuesday 1/15

28. Bell ringer: Triple Threat
Get out your triple threat and get ready to complete. (It is on the back of the World Regions Map).

33. Remembering the 5 themes
If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
R – Regions
HE – Human Environment interaction
L – Location
P - Place

34. Chapter 1, Section 1 Check-up