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Geography is . . . the world and everything in it.
Physical Geography Human Geography
Geographic Literacy : Is the ability to apply geographic knowledge and skills to make important
decisions.
• Understanding how our world works
• Understanding how our world is connected
• Understanding how to make well-reasoned decisions
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Location
Where is it? Absolute or Relative
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Where is it? What is it near?
• Absolute Location: Expressed by using latitude and longitude, cross streets, or an address
• Relative Location: Expressed by describing what it is near or how close to another place.
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At the top of your page
• Give the absolute location of where you live.
• Describe the location of your home in relation to other landmarks.
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Place
What is it like there?
Unique Physical or
Human Characteristics
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What is it like there?
• Unique physical and human characteristics such as famous physical features or manmade landmarks.– ?Important Rivers– ?famous building– ?What are the people like?– ?Culture
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At the top of your page . . .
• Draw and describe physical features of Nevada.
• At the bottom of your page . . . .• Describe unique features of Las Vegas.
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Human-Environment
Interaction
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What is the relationship between humans and their environment?
• Human Environmental Interaction is how the physical geography or environment affects people and how, in turn, people have changed the environment.– ?pollution– ?planting crops– ?building a dam
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At the top of the page . . . .
• Give examples of how people have affected or change the physical environment of Nevada over time.
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MovementPeople
GoodsIdeas
Nature
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How and why places are connected with one another?
• Movement of people, goods and ideas• How does a religion spread from one place to
another?• Does it matter how and why armies move?• Can the movement of an important resource
like oil make a difference in the world?• How does the physical movement within one
of the basic Earth systems affect living organisms of the biosphere?
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At the top of the page . . . .
• Explain/illustrate how people, goods and ideas move in and out of Las Vegas.
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Regions
Political - Physical - Cultural - Perceptual
Large or small CommonCharacteri
stics
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How and why places are similar with one another?
• We break concepts or places into smaller units to make them easier to study.
• Regions can be:large: Latin Americasmall: New Englandphysical: Amazon River Basinpolitical: United Statescultural: common language or religion
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At the top of your page . . . .
• Make a list of as many regions as you can think in Nevada.
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Location
3 S – 60 W
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Place
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Human-Environment Interaction
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Movement
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Regions
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Homework Time!
• Five Themes of Geography Book Project
• Due on or before: September 27, 2013