WORLD CULTURES Note-Taking Training System (NTTS) Ch. 1 Section 1: Exploring the World Around Us (p. 3-7) Name: ____________________ Date: 9/9/13________________ Section: A/H________________ Directions: -This homework is worth 5 points. To receive full credit, you must thoroughly complete the entire assignment. -Carefully read the assigned section of the textbook and then take notes on the information in outline form. -After you have finished reading the text and completing the outline, review your notes. You may want create questions based on the information you wrote down to help you prepare for chapter assessments. Key Ideas: What are the five themes of geography? How does movement contribute to global interdependence? What are some ways of defining regions? Vocab: geography, location, latitude, longitude, export, import, interdependence OUTLINENOTES I) Introduction People shape environment to meet their needs but also have to adapt to their surroundings Connections between people and their env. are imp. to world cultures II) What is Geography? III) Location IV) Place

WORLD CULTURES Note-Taking Training System (NTTS) Ch. 1 Section 1: Exploring the World Around Us (p. 3-7) Name: ____________________ Date: 9/9/13________________ Section: A/H________________ Directions: -This homework is worth 5 points. To receive full credit, you must thoroughly complete the entire assignment. -Carefully read the assigned section of the textbook and then take notes on the information in outline form. -After you have finished reading the text and completing the outline, review your notes. You may want create questions based on the information you wrote down to help you prepare for chapter assessments. Key Ideas: What are the five themes of geography? How does movement contribute to global interdependence? What are some ways of defining regions? Vocab: geography, location, latitude, longitude, export, import, interdependence OUTLINENOTES I) Introduction People shape environment to meet their needs but also have to adapt to their surroundings Connections between people and their env. are imp. to world cultures II) What is Geography? Geography- study of people, their environments, and resources Geographic info was to used to calculate grain production, create maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia Five basic themes – location, place, interaction between people and their environment, movement, and region III) Location IV) Place

WORLD CULTURES Note-Taking Training System (NTTS) Ch. 1 Section 1: Exploring the World Around Us (p. 3-7) Name: ____________________ Date: 9/9/13________________ Section: A/H________________ Directions: -This homework is worth 5 points. To receive full credit, you must thoroughly complete the entire assignment. -Carefully read the assigned section of the textbook and then take notes on the information in outline form. -After you have finished reading the text and completing the outline, review your notes. You may want create questions based on the information you wrote down to help you prepare for chapter assessments. Key Ideas: What are the five themes of geography? How does movement contribute to global interdependence? What are some ways of defining regions? Vocab: geography, location, latitude, longitude, export, import, interdependence OUTLINENOTES I) Introduction People shape environment to meet their needs but also have to adapt to their surroundings Connections between people and their env. are imp. to world cultures II) What is Geography? Geography- study of people, their environments, and resources Geographic info was to used to calculate grain production, create maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia Five basic themes – location, place, interaction between people and their environment, movement, and region III) Location Location- position on Earth’s surface * Relative location- in relation to another place * Absolute location- exact location using latitude/longitude IV) Place

WORLD CULTURES Note-Taking Training System (NTTS) Ch. 1 Section 1: Exploring the World Around Us (p. 3-7) Name: ____________________ Date: 9/9/13________________ Section: A/H________________ Directions: -This homework is worth 5 points. To receive full credit, you must thoroughly complete the entire assignment. -Carefully read the assigned section of the textbook and then take notes on the information in outline form. -After you have finished reading the text and completing the outline, review your notes. You may want create questions based on the information you wrote down to help you prepare for chapter assessments. Key Ideas: What are the five themes of geography? How does movement contribute to global interdependence? What are some ways of defining regions? Vocab: geography, location, latitude, longitude, export, import, interdependence OUTLINENOTES I) Introduction People shape environment to meet their needs but also have to adapt to their surroundings Connections between people and their env. are imp. to world cultures II) What is Geography? Geography- study of people, their environments, and resources Geographic info was to used to calculate grain production, create maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia Five basic themes – location, place, interaction between people and their environment, movement, and region III) Location Location- position on Earth’s surface * Relative location- in relation to another place * Absolute location- exact location using latitude/longitude Latitude – measures distance north or south of Equator Equator – divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres Longitude – measures distances east or west of Prime Meridian Prime Meridian – divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres Q- What is the difference between relative location and absolute location? What do latitude and longitude measure? IV) Place

WORLD CULTURES Note-Taking Training System (NTTS) Ch. 1 Section 1: Exploring the World Around Us (p. 3-7) Name: ____________________ Date: 9/9/13________________ Section: A/H________________ Directions: -This homework is worth 5 points. To receive full credit, you must thoroughly complete the entire assignment. -Carefully read the assigned section of the textbook and then take notes on the information in outline form. -After you have finished reading the text and completing the outline, review your notes. You may want create questions based on the information you wrote down to help you prepare for chapter assessments. Key Ideas: What are the five themes of geography? How does movement contribute to global interdependence? What are some ways of defining regions? Vocab: geography, location, latitude, longitude, export, import, interdependence OUTLINENOTES I) Introduction People shape environment to meet their needs but also have to adapt to their surroundings Connections between people and their env. are imp. to world cultures II) What is Geography? Geography- study of people, their environments, and resources Geographic info was to used to calculate grain production, create maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia Five basic themes – location, place, interaction between people and their environment, movement, and region III) Location Location- position on Earth’s surface * Relative location- in relation to another place * Absolute location- exact location using latitude/longitude Latitude – measures distance north or south of Equator Equator – divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres Longitude – measures distances east or west of Prime Meridian Prime Meridian – divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres Q- What is the difference between relative location and absolute location? What do latitude and longitude measure? IV) Place Place described in terms of physical and human characteristics * Physical – landforms, soil, and animal life * Human – people’s way of life – religion, languages, etc. Ex) Albany: physical- position on Hudson River, cold winters; human- state office buildings; connection- river drew settlers Q- What are the physical and human characteristics of Marblehead?

OUTLINENOTES V) Interaction Between People and Their Environment Wherever people go, they change the world around them, often considered progress a) Hidden Costs Progress/changing the env. can have hidden costs- pollution, pesticides Q- Is human influence on the environment growing and creating more hidden costs? b) People Adapt People’s homes and food often reflect adaptation- Eskimos built ice homes, Chinese stir fry food to save fuel Q- How do people adapt to their environment? VI) Movement Movt. of people, goods, and ideas a) Trade Trade- movt. of goods, occurs because of uneven distribution of resources and ec. dev. Exports- goods sent to markets outside a country Imports- goods brought into a country Q- What goods does the US export? Import? b) Ideas Spread Ideas move with people and goods Ex) Indian missionaries and merchants spread Buddhism to China and Southeast Asia TV and modern communication spread ideas fast c) Interdependence Interdependence- dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world, increased by rapid movement Ex) US imports coffee from S. America, tea from India, oil from Middle East, exports products too VII) Region Region- an area with its own unifying characteristics Can be defined by physical (Rocky Mountain area), cultural (Muslim world), political, or economic regions Ex) Pakistan: physical-South Asia, cultural- Muslim world, ec.- developing world (Third World) Location, history, resources, and people of a region give it a unique identity Q- To which regions does Marblehead belong?