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2  Location  Place  Human-Environment Interaction  Movement  Regions

3 Where are we?  Absolute Location ◦ A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).  Paris France is 48 o North Latitude and 2 o East Longitude.  The White House is located at 1600 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. You are Here

4 Hemispheres  To describe absolute location, geographers use a grid system of imaginary lines for precisely locating places on earth’s surface.  Earth is divided into hemispheres. ◦ North, South, East, West

5 Northern Hemisphere Southern HemisphereEastern HemisphereWestern Hemisphere

6  Equator ◦ Divides north and south  Prime Meridian ◦ Divides east and west ◦ Sometimes called the Greenwich meridian line because it runs through Greenwich, England

7  Run parallel to the equator  Used to locate places that are north or south  The equator is designated as the zero-degree line for latitude. ◦ Lines north of the equator are called north latitude lines ◦ Lines south of the equator are called south latitude lines.

8  Used to locate places that are east or west  The Prime Meridian is the zero-degree line of longitude ◦ Lines east of the prime meridian are called east longitude ◦ Lines west of the prime meridian are called west longitude.

9  With a partner… ◦ Part One:  What is the absolute location of this classroom?  What is the relative location?  Draw a map to the best of your ability.  Be sure to include the absolute location and the relative location. ◦ Part Two:  Find the Prime Meridian on the map.  Name one city the prime meridian goes through.  Find the Equator on the map.  Name one city the equator goes through.

10 What is it like there, what kind of place is it?  Human Characteristics  What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs.  How many people live, work, and visit a place.  Physical Characteristics  Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

11  How do humans and the environment affect each other? ◦ We depend on it.  People depend on the Tennessee River for water and transportation. ◦ We modify it.  People modify our environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort. ◦ We adapt to it.  We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine.

12  How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place? ◦ Human Movement  Trucks, Trains, Planes ◦ Information Movement  Phones, computer (email), mail ◦ Idea Movement  How do fads move from place to place? TV, Radio, Magazines

13  How are Regions similar to and different from other places? ◦ Formal Regions  Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities) ◦ Perceptual Regions  Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown). ◦ Functional Regions  Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area).

14  If you can’t remember what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!  M – Movement  R – Regions  HE – Human Environment interaction  L – Location  P - Place

15  On your own…  Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography.  Make sure you use every theme.


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