Warm Up Questions - Week 1

• Directions: Turn in your notebook to page 11, write the title below and answer the following question for each day in a COMPLETE SENTENCE.

• Monday –No School! • Tuesday – What is the purpose of a map legend?• Wednesday – Based on the map to right, what is one conclusion that you can make from the information given?

• Thursday –What is the difference between a physical map and a political map?

• Friday – What is one positive thing you enjoyed about the Mapping Our World activity?

Warm Up Questions - Week 2

• Directions: Turn in your notebook to page 14, write the title below and answer the following question for each day in a COMPLETE SENTENCE.

•Monday – What is one example of relative location? (You CAN NOT copy the one straight from your notes!!)

THE 5 THEMES OF THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

CH 1 SECTION 1 NOTESCH 1 SECTION 1 NOTES

THE FIVE THEMES OF THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

•MMovementovement•RRegionsegions•HHuman-uman-EEnvironment nvironment

InteractionInteraction•LLocationocation•PPlacelace

PLACEPLACE

What is it like there? What kind of place is it?What is it like there? What kind of place is it?

- - Human CharacteristicsHuman Characteristics•What are the main What are the main languages, customs, languages, customs, and beliefs?and beliefs?

•How many people live, How many people live, work, and visit a work, and visit a place?place?

- - Physical Physical CharacteristicsCharacteristics

•Landforms Landforms (mountains, (mountains, rivers, deserts, rivers, deserts, etc.)etc.)

•climate, climate, vegetation, vegetation, wildlife, soil, wildlife, soil, etc.etc.

LOCATIONLOCATION

- - Absolute LocationAbsolute Location– A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address

(local location).(local location).– Ex.- Paris France is 48Ex.- Paris France is 48ooN Latitude and 2N Latitude and 2ooE Longitude. The E Longitude. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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• Where are we? Where are we?

- Relative Location- Relative Location• Described by landmarks, time, Described by landmarks, time,

direction or distance from one direction or distance from one place to place to another.another.

– Ex. - Go 1 mile west on Main Ex. - Go 1 mile west on Main St. St.

and turn left for 1 block.and turn left for 1 block.

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONINTERACTION

• How do humans and the environment How do humans and the environment affect each other?affect each other?– We depend on it. We depend on it.

• Ex. People depend on the Tennessee River Ex. People depend on the Tennessee River for water and transportation.for water and transportation.

– We modify it. We modify it. •Ex. People modify their environment by Ex. People modify their environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort.heating and cooling buildings for comfort.

– We adapt to it. We adapt to it. •Ex. -We adapt by wearing clothing suitable Ex. -We adapt by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine.winter (coats), rain and shine.

REGIONSREGIONS• How are Regions similar to and different from How are Regions similar to and different from other places?other places?– Formal RegionsFormal Regions

•Defined by governmental or administrative Defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)

•Defined by similar characteristics (Corn Defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mtns, Chinatown).Belt, Rocky Mtns, Chinatown).

– Functional RegionsFunctional Regions•Defined by a function (newspaper service Defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area).area, cell phone coverage area).

– Vernacular Regions Vernacular Regions • Defined by peoples’ perception (Middle East, the Defined by peoples’ perception (Middle East, the

South, etc.)South, etc.)

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT• How are people, goods, ideas moved How are people, goods, ideas moved

from place to place?from place to place?– Human MovementHuman Movement

•Ex. - Trucks, Trains, PlanesEx. - Trucks, Trains, Planes– Information MovementInformation Movement

•Ex. - Phones, computer (e-mail), mailEx. - Phones, computer (e-mail), mail– Idea Movement Idea Movement - How do fads move - How do fads move

from place to place? from place to place? •Ex. - TV, Radio, MagazinesEx. - TV, Radio, Magazines

Remembering the 5 Remembering the 5 themesthemes

• If you can’t remembering what If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!they are just ask MR. HELP!!!•MM – Movement – Movement•RR – Regions – Regions•HEHE – Human Environment – Human Environment interactioninteraction

•LL – Location – Location•PP - Place - Place

Assignment– Page 10 of Assignment– Page 10 of your Composition Notebookyour Composition Notebook• Make a Venn Diagram in your notebook. Make a Venn Diagram in your notebook.

Then write your OWN example for each of Then write your OWN example for each of the Five Themes of Geographythe Five Themes of Geography

• Make sure you use EVERY theme!!Make sure you use EVERY theme!!