Do Now: What is geography?

  With your group discuss the term geography.  What does geography mean?  What does geography include?  As a group come up with a definition. What is geography?

  Geography can be defined as the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. Geography

  The places and communities in which we live and work  Our natural environments and the pressures they face  The interconnectedness of the world and our communities within it  How and why the world is changing, globally and locally  How our individual and societal actions contribute to those changes  The choices that exist in managing our world for the future  The importance of location in business and decision-making Geography informs us about:

  Location : Where am I?  Place : physical and human factors that makes one place different from another.  Movement : the shifting of goods, people, ideas from one place to another.  Region : can be a continent or neighborhood, a region has certain characteristics that set it apart from others.  Human/Environment Interaction : how people interact with the land they live on. Themes of Geography

  Deserts  Mountains  Lakes  Rivers  Valleys  Plains  Glaciers  Harbors Geographical Features

  With your group analyze the case studies provided.  After analyzing the case studies answer the following questions for each:  A. Describe the geographic feature present.  B. In what ways can this feature be positive or negative for people living in the region? Activity

  How does the geography of a region affect one’s culture? Essential Question