What is the goal of this class? To fight against geography illiteracy and cultural misperceptions

What is Geography? Geography is the study of the earth and its features of the distribution of life on earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.

The 5 Themes of Geography

Location Where something is; its position on earth Absolute Location: Latitude & Longitude Denver = 39º N latitude and 104º W longitude Relative Location: In relation to other places South downhill

Place What it is like there? Physical Characteristics Sahara Desert Human characteristics New York City

Human-Environment Interaction How humans affect the environment and the environment affects humans

Movement The transportation of not only people resources and products, but also of ideas.

Region Defined by unifying characteristics; political, physical, religious, etc. (things it has in common) Rocky Mountain Region The Middle East

Memorize the 5 themes Lucy please help me read. Location Place Human Environment Interaction Movement Region

Write a summary of notes 2-4 sentences per page of notes. Include main idea of notes. Details, examples and other key info. Left page: HW – pages 14 – draw a picture to represent each of the 5 themes. ----- Meeting Notes (8/30/11 14:10) ----- simple or complex sentences determine number of sentences