Today  Student land assignment- turn in, gallery walk  Quizzes- Hand back, discuss scores and retesters  5 themes introduction- what each one is/means  Location assignment- absolute vs relative

5 Themes of Geography  Location  Place  Movement  Region  Human-environment interaction

Let’s start with...  LOCATION!

Let’s start with...  LOCATION!

Location  Absolute location- what do we use for this???

Location  Absolute location- what do we use for this???  Latitude and longitude  Addresses  Room numbers

Location  Absolute location  Example:  My house is at 5150 S Yale Ave.

Location  Relative location- what does this mean?

Location  Relative location- what does this mean?  Uses surrounding locations to explain where it is, or where it is in ‘relation’ to other things

Location  Relative location  Example:  My apartment is across from Fresh Market at the bottom of the hill.

Location Assignment  Write 15 sentences (number them) telling something’s location. Make some of them absolute and some of them relative (at least 5 of each).