Agenda August 1 What am I learning today? How do geographers organize information to explain human settlement patterns? What am I doing today? Power point with notes; group activity How will I show that I learned it? 5 themes country activity

Warm up Aug 1 Make a mental map of the school. Your map must include the following elements: 1.Your classrooms 2.The cafeteria 3.The media center 4.The computer labs 5.Your locker

Course Introduction Instructor: Coach Stapleton blog: Syllabus: Key points 1. Due dates and late penalties 2. Makeup work Class rules

Why is geography important?

The Five Themes of Geography Ms. Lewis A-Day

Location Where a place is Relative –Where a place is in relation to other places Examples – Acworth is northwest of Atlanta Georgia Absolute –An exact position on the earth using latitude and longitude (the global grid system) Examples – Acworth “address” 34°N, 84°W

Place The physical and human features of a location Physical (Natural) –Natural features such as landforms, climate, vegetation, and animal life –Examples Human –How people live, occupations, languages, traditions, population density, etc. –Examples

Human Environment Interaction How do humans interact with or change their environment? How does the environment shape the way humans live? Reflects Culture and Technological Advancements Questions to answer: - Why do people settle where they do? –How do people interact with their physical environment? –What are the positive and negative effects of people’s actions?

3 categories of Human-Environment Interaction Adaptation: people make a change to live in an environment (coats in Alaska and shorts in Hawaii) Modification: people change the environment to fit their needs (build terraces to farm on hillsides) Dependence: rely on something in environment to make a living (fishing and transportation on Great Lakes)

Movement Transfer of goods, people, and ideas from one place to another 3 types of movement of people - migration: to move from one location to another - immigration: moving in to another country - emigration: moving out of a country

Why do people move? Push factors reasons people emigrate (leave) Examples – war, natural disasters, unemployment, famine Pull factors ● reasons people immigrate (move into a country) ● examples: job opportunities, climate, healthcare, education, etc

Regions Areas that share specific characteristics Can be Physical or Cultural –Physical Landforms, climate, and natural vegetation –Cultural Religion, languages, political divisions, and culture

Activity Work with a partner to complete the 5 themes handout on your assigned country. When you finish, begin working on the Handout – Building Vocabulary. Finish the handout for homework.