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Geography of The United States of America

EQ Which of the 5 parts of Geography affect human existence the most?

What does Geography mean? Geo- Earth Graphy- The study of The scientific study of the Earth's surface and its various climates, countries, peoples, and natural resources. The physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area.

5 parts to Geography

Location Absolute Location- longitude and latitude (GPS coordinates) Relative Location- describes where a certain area is in relation to another area What is your relative position in the Junior High? Room 215, Mr. Dexter’s room, 2nd floor of MHJH

Place Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics Plants, animals, weather and anything that makes it different than other places. Example- Mountain Home has a consistent air flow Human Characteristics Diversity, language, architecture, arts and anything that applies to the human side of the place Example- Mountain Home has a military influence because of the MHAFB

Region Parts of the planet, a country, a state or cities Each region has shared characteristics Politics, climate, language and religion are some examples If we consider each state their own region what is a characteristic of Idaho?

NORTHWEST NORTHEAST MIDWEST WEST SOUTHEAST SOUTHWEST

Movement The Shifting of people, goods, and ideas Technology has become huge in the movement of ideas National Parks track the number of people that visit. Interstates were built to transport military supplies from the East to the West and North to the South

Human-Environment Interaction How people interact with the environment around them The building of a dam or a bridge are great examples Pollution of the oceans (BAD)

Paragraph writing assignment Of these 5 aspects of geography, which has affected human existence the most?