Aim: Why is Geography a key in understanding Global History? Do Now: Make a list of things that help us find our way (excluding GPS and MapQuest!!!)

What is geography? DEFINITION: The study of where people, places and things are located – Ways that different things relate to each other at specific places – Ways that places connect with each other

5 Themes of Geography 1.Location 2.Place 3.Human/Environment Interaction 4.Movement 5.Regions

#1- Location: Tells you where a place is on Earth – Absolute Location: Exact coordinates using latitude and longitude Latitude – Imaginary lines drawn from east to west, measuring north and south of the equator. Longitude – Imaginary lines drawn north to south, measuring east and west of the prime meridian.

Lines of LatitudeLines of Longitude

Relative Location: the location of a place based on its position to another place. – Example: a place is N,E,S,W of another place

Relative Location of John Bowne High School

#2- Place The study of physical features and human characteristics of a place – Examples: Physical: landforms, rivers, lakes, climate, soil, etc. Human Characteristics: religious beliefs, settlement patterns, languages, etc.

#3- Human/Environment Interaction How humans adapt to and modify the environment. – Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land – Examples: dams, cutting trees, canals

4. Movement Movement of people, ideas and goods (also known as CULTURAL DIFFUSION) – Immigration: moving into a place – Emigration: moving out of a place

#5- Region Division of the world into physical and cultural regions Physical Region: deserts, rainforests, tidal basins Cultural Region: Islam, Bible Belt Cultural Region Map

1. Title Defines the purpose of a map and what type of map you are looking at.

2. Compass Shows the four cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west) and is used to identify direction.

3. Scale Shows the relation between a distance on a map and the distance in the real world.

4. Legend Key to the meaning of the colors and symbols on a map.

Critical Thinking Questions: 1.How do absolute and relative location work together to shape the identity and characteristic of a location? 2.Why would the physical features and characteristics of a particular place be helpful when learning about different civilizations? 3.What are some things that people in New York do to adapt their living environment to their needs? 4.What would New York be like without Cultural Diffusion? Would New York still be known as the melting pot? 5.How does the physical region of a place affect the population?

Exit Card Assignment Choose one of the five themes of geography and apply it to a specific topic that you learned Freshman year. (Examples: River Valley Civilizations, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Mesoamerica, etc.) Homework! A person’s culture is known to be shaped by geography. Think about a particular culture and explain how geography has impacted its people. (Must be 2 paragraphs) Make references to one or more of the five themes of geography.