Starter L.O: To gain a better understanding of the 5 themes of geography.

Bell Work

Today we are going to set up our composition

books for Bell Work and Exit Tickets – WAIT till

the start of class so I can go over this but please

make sure to have your COMPOSOTION BOOK

out and ready to go!

Open to pg. xxiv and work together

to answer the questions on the paper

I give you

use your book

COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK SET UP

• On the 1st page of your composition notebook write the following

• AT THE TOP• Bellwork/Reflection-Exit Tickets Information

1. 1 page per week2. Bellwork always goes on the front3. Reflection –Exit Tickets on the back

• Number each page—Front Only #1-45

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5 THEMES• The themes of geography help us understand and

organize information about geography.

• They work together to help the geographer describe the use of SPACE.

• Helps us answer questions:1. Where is it?

2. What is it like?

3. How are places similar and different?

4. How do people/goods/ideas get from one place to another?

5. How do people relate to their physical surroundings?

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PART I. THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

Intro

Dev 1

AGENDA 8/14

1.Bell Work—name the continent

2.PPT Notes—5 themes of geography

3.Exit Ticket

WHAT CONTINENT??

MATCH THE CONTINENTS TO THEIR APPROPRIATE NUMBER

• 1. Asia

• 2. Africa

• 3. North America

• 4. South America

• 5. Antarctica

• 6. Australia

• 7. Europe

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5 THEMES & GEOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS

MOVEMENT

HUMAN

ENVIRONMENT/

INTERACTION

PLACE

LOCATION

REGION

THEME #1: LOCATION

•Absolute Location

•Relative Location

Absolute RelativeDefined: Is a point on the earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.

Latitude: is the numbering system that enumerates parallels, circles drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.

Longitude: is the numbering system that enumerates meridians, arcs that are drawn between the north and south pole.

Defined: Is the position on Earth's surface relative to other features.

Characteristics:

• Depends on a point of reference!

• describing in relation to other, known places such as landmarks and unusual, easily recognizable features.

• Used by most people in giving directions

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From UMSL, drive north on

South Florissant Road through

Ferguson. Continue north past I-

270. At the second stop light,

you should see a log cabin and

tennis court and large water tank

on the left side of the road.

Continue to the next street, St.

Catherine. You will see a

Sinclair Oil gas station on the

left. Immediately across the

street is a small strip shopping

center. The center store is Old

Town Donuts. Make a right turn

into the parking lot and go in.

Where is 38º N and 95ºW?

RELATIVE ABSOLUTE

LOCATION ACTIVITY:Directions: Using the Atlas provided or your textbook on page 524 and your elbow partner, identify the location based on it’s absolute location. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

1. 34°N,119°W

2. 3°S, 36°E

3. 0°, 90°W

4. 51°N, 0°

LOCATION ACTIVITY:Directions: Using the Atlas provided or your textbook and your elbow partner, identify the location based on it’s relative location. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

1. Is located in the

Pacific Ocean,

bordered by the

Tasman Sea, SE of

the continent of

Australia.

LOCATION ACTIVITY:Directions: Using the Atlas provided and your elbow partner, identify the location based on it’s relative location. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

2. Is located on the

South American

continent, SW of

Brazil, SE of Bolivia,

NE of Argentina

THEME #2: PLACEDefined: those features that give character to a

location (a degree of uniqueness).!

• Physical characteristics!

- Landforms (mountains, plains, etc.), bodies of water, ecosystems (soil, plants, animals and climate), etc.

• Human characteristics! features added by humans such as Bridges, roads, buildings, culture, language, beliefs

- All places have features that distinguish them from other places.

Dev 2

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HUMAN PLACE PHYSICAL PLACE

PRODUCED BY HUMANS

Distinctive type of boat

associated with south Pacific

islands

CREATED MAINLY BY

NATURE

Arid area with exotic stream at

the foot of a great escarpment or

mountain range.

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HUMAN PLACE PHYSICAL PLACE

PRODUCED BY

HUMANS

Distinctive type of

dress, musical

instrument & music

CREATED BY NATURE

Volcanic mountains

which influence soil

fertility and present

hazardous living

conditions

PLACE ACTIVITY:Directions: Using the human and physical characteristicsprovided and your elbow partner, identify the place. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

• The longest stretch of straight railway track in the world

crosses this country.

• With 27 million head of cattle, this country is the world's largest

exporter of beef.

• The world's longest continuous fence runs through this country.

• Lowest population density in the world - only two people per

square kilometer

• It is the sixth largest country in the world.

• It's about the same size as mainland USA.

PLACE ACTIVITY:Directions: Using the human and physical characteristicsprovided and your elbow partner, identify the place. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

• What rain it does have is moderate and fairly consistent throughout the

year; there is slightly more between May and November and it is usually

concentrated over a few days. So unless you happen upon a hurricane, a

year of day-to-day sweet tropical 86°F days and 68°F nights await you.

• 76% African descent, 15% Afro-European descent, 4% European, 3% East

Indian & Middle Eastern, 1% Afro-Chinese & Chinese

• Independent state within the British Commonwealth

• Columbus described it as 'the fairest isle that eyes beheld;

mountainous...all full of valleys and fields and plains'.

• 90 miles south of Cuba, it's the third-largest island in the Caribbean.

EXIT TICKET!!!

Answer the following 2 questions in complete sentences in your composition book.

1. How do the geographic themes of location and place relate to each other?

2. Did you find the themes of Location and Place easy to understand or difficult? Explain.

THEME #3: H-E INTERACTIONHuman-Environment Interaction: is how

humans modify, adapt to, and depend on

their environment.

THINKING ACTIVITY……

How do humans

depend on their

environment?

How do human

adapt to their

environment?

How do humans

modify their

environment?

Dev 3

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HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

1. Human adaptations to natural conditions.

• Heavy coats in winter

• Elevated housing in areas prone to flooding

2. Changes in natural conditions made by humans.

• Digging canals

• Changing the vegetation – farming, etc.

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HUMANS ADAPT - HUMANS CHANGE

Humans had to adapt their construction methods to the arctic environment when they built the Alaska pipeline.

Faster, easier transportation was important enough for them to construct tunnels through the mountains.

THEME #4: MOVEMENTDefined: is the way that people, products,

information and ideas move from one place to

another.

How are people and places linked by

communication and the flow of people,

products and information/ideas?

Dev 4

What is movement?

“Movement is the way that people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another.”

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MOVEMENT – THE TRANSFER OF MATERIAL AND NON MATERIAL THINGS FROM PLACE TO PLACE

1. Material things – involving tangible objects transported in a variety of ways

• Animal and animal-powered means

• Land, water, and air vehicles

2. Non-material things –information, power, culture traits

• Fashions, trends, fads, etc.

• Electronic media, etc.

Compare how long it would take you to get from school to

the mall using the following forms of transportation.

1) Walking (3.1 MPH)

2) Horse (15 MPH)

3) Car (45 MPH)

4) Helicopter (100 MPH)

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MATERIAL NONMATERIAL

Material objects

(cargo & passengers)

are transferred from

one place to another

by an airplane.

Nonmaterial entity

(data, pictures, &

conversations)

move invisibly from

one place to many

others.

THEME #5: REGIONDev 5

Formal Functional PerceptualCharacteristics:

- Everyone shares in

common one or

more distinctive

characteristics.- Borders are slow to

change and easy

to track.

Examples:

- Political Regions- Long lasting

economic regions.

Characteristics:

- Organized around

a central node.- Tied to the point

by transportation

and

communication

systems or by

economic or

functional

associations.

Examples:- Subways systems

- Newspaper

distribution

- Store distribution

Characteristics:

- A place that

people believe

exists as part of

their cultural

identity.

- Informal and varies

dependent on

who is defining

them.

Examples:- “The South”, “The

West”

- The country

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FORMAL

REGION

The different colors stand for territory added to Russia during different periods of time. The common feature for each color is the time period in which it was added to Russia.

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FUNCTIONAL

REGION

Coal mining is at the heart of the economy of all these counties. Many factors are related to the coal mining industry. The deposits influence movement and settlement patterns.

THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ASK YOU TO

IDENTIFY IF THE REGION SHOWN IS

FORMAL, FUNCTIONAL, OR PERCEPTUAL

THE SOUTH

A. Formal

B. Functional

C. Perceptual

KENTUCKY

A. Formal

B. Functional

C. Perceptual

CHICAGOLAND (CHICAGO AND ALL THE

AREAS SERVED BY THE CITY)A. Formal

B. Functional

C. Perceptual

THE DEEP SOUTH

A. Formal

B. Functional

C. Perceptual

BELL WORK W1-3 8/15/18

Answer the following 2 questions in complete sentences in your composition book.

1. How do the geographic themes of location and place relate to each other?

2. Did you find the themes of Location and Place easy to understand or difficult? Explain.

REMEMBERING THE THEMES:

Class, please meet:

Movement

Region

Human

Environment

Location

Place

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PART 2. MAPS AND LABELING PARTS OF THE WORLD

Intro

EXIT TICKET 1REGION REVIEW MATCHING

Formal region

Functional region

Perceptual region

a. Paris Metro

b. The Bible Belt

c. Cabarrus County

d. An airline hub

e. Country of Saudi Arabia

f. Southern Cali

g. The Charlotte Observer

REGION REVIEW

Formal region

Functional region

Perceptual region

a. Paris Metro

b. The Bible Belt

c. Cabarrus County

d. An airline hub

e. Country of Saudi Arabia

f. Southern Cali

g. The Charlotte Observer

MAPS! MAPS! MAPS!

What is cartography?

“Cartography is the science of making maps.”

PHYSICAL MAP—SHOW LAND, WATER FEATURES

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POLITICAL MAP—SHOWS COUNTRY BOUNDARIES

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What is projection?

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“Projection is the scientific method of transferring location on Earth’s surface to a flat map.”

Distortion

Relative Size

Distance or

Direction

Shape

MERCATOR PROJECTION

The standard map projection for nautical purposes.

Distortion:

Size and Shape

ROBINSON PROJECTION

Primarily used to create visually appealing maps of the entire world.

Distortion:Everything

in small amounts.

AZIMUTHAL EQUIDISTANT PROJECTION

Used when drawing Polar maps.

Distortion:

Shape and

distance as one

gets farther from

the center.

FULLER PROJECTION

Distortion:

Maintains the

accurate

shape and size

but rearranges

direction.

PETERS PROJECTION

Often seen as a politically driven map.

Distortion:

Retains the

accurate size of

landmasses but

sacrifices shape.

A) B)

C) D)

INDEPENDENT TASK:

• You will be labeling both a physical and political world map.

• These will need to be taped into your spiral notebook for reference throughout the year.

• Major features on both maps are listed for you. You can label, shade, create a number system. Whatever will work best for you!

• Utilize Pages 524-551 in the back of your text books!

BELL WORK W1-4 8/16

• Look at the pgs 546-547 and answer the following questions

1. According to the World Religions Map what is the predominant religion in South America and Mexico?

2. What is the predominant religion in Northern Africa?

3. According to the World Languages Map what is the language family for the United States? China?

4. According to the Population density map name 10 megacities.

5. Name 2 countries in Asia with the highest population densities.