Bellringer 9/3-9/4 Answer the following on your bellringer sheet: – Describe the landscape of Desoto – What is the weather like? – What country does our place belong to? – What county does our place belong to? – In what continent is it located? ©2012, TESCCC

Geography By the end of our lesson you will be able to: Create a diagram about geography in order to identify what geographers study, what tools geographers use, and geography terminology. ©2012, TESCCC

Geography Terminology (Vocabulary) Geography: The study of the physical and human landscapes of Earth and the interaction between the two. Physical Geography: study of processes and patterns (the natural environment of the Earth) Human Geography: studies culture, population, economy, etc. Geographers use many tools to study the Earth: Examples maps, aerial photos, observation, surveys, satellites, organize information into charts and graphs. Geographers also study location, place, region, movement and the human-environment interactions. 3 types of Regions: formal, functional, perceptual Why is geography important in our everyday lives? ©2012, TESCCC

CONCEPTS/BIG IDEAS: GEOGRAPHIC TOOLS, GEOGRAPHY TERMINOLOGY (VOCABULARY), PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONS Geographers use tools to study the interactions between the physical and human landscapes of Earth. ©2012, TESCCC

3 Types of Regions Formal Region: Counties, States, Countries (political divisions); based on facts (population/demographics, income, climate, etc.) Functional Region: Metropolitan area; places connected by transportation or other means Perceptual Region: Based on human attitudes about a place ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: Satellite Images ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: Maps based on annual rainfall; latitude and longitude Regions based on rainfall ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: observation and survey the land Regions: West Texas: Cotton (trade) ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: data to determine population density Regions based on Population ©2012, TESCCC

Tools: data collected based on imports and exports Regions for Trade ©2012, TESCCC

Regions based on physical features: River Valley and Hill Country ©2012, TESCCC

Political Regions: Counties of Texas (254 Counties) ©2012, TESCCC

Regions: Physical Features ©2012, TESCCC

Regions: Religion ©2012, TESCCC

Homework Assignment Research a major physical feature in the world and write 2 paragraphs on: – Where it is located. – Describing the physical feature. – How it was formed. Your paper must be typed 12pt. Font, double spaced, and ed to me by next Tuesday/Wednesday. ©2012, TESCCC