NOTES OUTLINE:THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

A) WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?1: a ______________ that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth’s surface. -Webster's Dictionary

2. IN PLAIN ENGLISH- Geography is the study of _________________ and everything on it.

B) THE 5 THEMES:1) THEME 1: LOCATION:

When we discuss location we are talking about a specific_________________________ in physical space. There are two types :

_______________ Location :Is given in degrees of latitude and longitude (Global location) or a street address (local location)

_______________ Location :Relative location depends upon points of reference. (Near,

Far, 1 hour from, down the street from)

The Cardinal Directions are_________, ___________, __________ and West.

TORRINGTON & LOCATION:Torrington is Located ______________ degrees North and ________________ degrees W

This is an example of ________________ Location

Torrington is 1 Hour West of HartfordThis is an example of ________________ Location

2) THEME 2: PLACE:Traits that distinguish places from others. Includes:

______________________ Characteristics: What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs. How many people live, work, and visit a place. Buildings and Landmarks, Language.

______________________ Characteristics: Landforms, Vegetation,Climate,Wildlife ,Soil

Name some physical characteristics of CT:

TORRINGTON & LOCATION:

________________________ ________________________________

3) Theme 3 : HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONHow do humans and the environment affect each other?

– We _______________ on it.• People depend on the Mississippi River for water &

transportation.

– We _________________ it.• People modify our environment by heating and

cooling buildings for comfort.

– We ______________to it. • We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing

suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine.

TORRINGTON AND HUMAN- ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION: We have ____________________ the environment at the Neepaug Dam4) THEME 4: MOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?

-________________ Movement :Trucks, Trains, Planes-________________ Movement :Phones, computer (email), mail-________________ Movement : How do fads move from place to place? TV, Radio, Magazine, Facebook, Hashtags

TORRINGTON & MOVEMENT: Torrington bus route Number _______

5) THEME 5: REGIONS: Regions can be defined on the basis of ____________________ and human characteristicsGeographers divide the world into regions to help them __________________ information.

– ______________ RegionsRegions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).

– _____________________ RegionsRegions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area).

– _____________________Regions Regions defined by people’s perception (middle east, the south,)

TORRINGTON & REGION : Torrington is part of ______________________ County

If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!

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