Geography Sept 14. Bell-Ringer: How would you describe where you live?
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Transcript of Geography Sept 14. Bell-Ringer: How would you describe where you live?
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Geography
Sept 14
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Bell-Ringer:
How would you describe where you live?
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Turn in Current Events Assignment
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5 Themes of GeographyGeographers work to understand the differences and similarities among places on Earth. To under the “where” things happen, they focus on 5 main themes. 1. Location2. Place3. Human-Environment4. Movement5. Region
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Theme 1: Location
• Answers the question: Where is it?
• Absolute location vs. Relative Location
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Absolute location
Absolute location – the exact position of a mountain, river, lake, city or town on Earth’s surface. Does not change
Only 1 thing can be in this place
Ex. Latitude/longitude coordinates, GPS, address
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Relative Location
The position on Earth’s surface in relation to other locations. Can change
Multiple things could possibly be there
Ex. Next to McDonalds, on Main St., corner of Kimball
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Additional Relative Location examples
Where your house is located in relation to West High
Where Target in Waterloo is in relation to Walmart in Waterloo
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Another Example: Philadelphia
Absolute Location• 39 degree N, 75 degrees W
Relative Location• East of Iowa• Bordered by New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio
• By Lake Erie & Delaware River
• In Northern/Western Hemispheres
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Practice with Relative Location
Come up with 3 examples of relative location for West High
Come up with 3 examples of relative location for your house
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Theme 2: Place
Answers the question: What’s it like there?
A place considers the characteristics that make one place different from all other places on earth.
There are 2 kinds of characteristics: physical & human
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Physical Characteristic of Place
Natural environment – derived from geological, hydrological, atmospheric, and biological processes.
Examples: land forms, bodies of water, climate, soil, natural vegetation, animal life
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Human Characteristics of Place
Comes from human ideas and actions.
Examples?
Bridges, houses, parks, land use, language patterns, religion, architecture, political systems, population density
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Place
How would you describe Waterloo? (ideas – flat, hilly, hot/cold, wet/dry, natural resources?)
What are some of the human characteristics that describe Waterloo? (ideas – land use, industry?)
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Theme 3: Human/Environment Interaction
Answers the question: What is the relationship between humans and the environment?
3 key concepts: • Humans depend on the environment• Humans modify the environment• Humans adapt to the environment
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Humans depend on the environment
natural environment is made up of living things and non-living things. Humans depend on the natural environment for their basic needs; food, shelter, and clothing
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Humans modify the environment:
People modify the natural environment to meet their needs. (build dams, plow and irrigate fields, dig mines, build homes, schools, etc. )
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Humans adapt to the environment
Humans have adapted to various natural environments in order to live there!
Venice, Italy – Use boats to travel
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What examples of human/environment interaction do you see in Waterloo?
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Theme 4: Movement
Humans Interacting on the Earth
Answers the question: How and why are places connected with one another?
Relationship between people in different places are shaped by the constant movement of people, ideas, materials, and physical systems.
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What examples of movement of people, goods, or ideas do you see in Waterloo?
Has immigration had an impact in Waterloo? What has happened?
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Theme 5: Regions
How regions form and change
What is a region? An area that has unifying characteristics.
Answers 3 Questions: How and why one area is similar to another? How do the areas differ?
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Regions can be distinguished by physical or human characteristics.
Physical – land forms, climate, soil, vegetation Ex. Peaks/valleys of Rocky Mountains form a physical region
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• Human characteristics of region – economic, social, political, cultural characteristics.
• Regions can also be a mix of physical and human – Midwest
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Bell Ringer
I’m BAAAAAACK!
No Bell – Ringer!
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The Plan
5 Themes Activity
Due at the end of class on Thursday (tentative)
We will meet in IMC the rest of the week!