“Which is greater, the impact of the earth on people or the impact of people on the earth?”

Geographic Tools Instruments used to collect, organize, store, or display geographic information Sonar, satellites, GPS, GIS, maps, charts, graphs, geographic concepts (p. 36)

Maps Draw a map of your bedroom on a piece of paper Does your map have the following… Title Compass Rose Scale Key = 6 ft Night stand Bed Dresser Monkey cage

5 Themes of Geography Location Place Regions Movement Human Environment Interaction

Location – Where is a place? Absolute location – position on the globe Latitude and Longitude (Page 16-17)

Latitude and Longitude What is Latitude 0° known as? What is Longitude 0° known as? Using your phone, can you find out what our latitude and longitude are at this moment?

Relative location: its relation compared to other places Name several relative locations for Erie

Physical Characteristics: landforms, ecosystems, climate, terrain Human Characteristics: how many people live, work, and visit, language, customs, and economy Place – Characteristics that make it unique or different

Formal Regions: certain characteristics found throughout the area (political, states, countries, cities, Great Lakes) Region – a group of places with at least one common characteristic

Functional Regions: a central place with surrounding places affected by it (airport) Perceptual Region: defined by people’s feelings and attitudes about areas (North East)

Movement – People, goods and ideas move between places (diffusion)

how people use their environment and are affected by it. Some changes are intentional, some accidental Positive and negative Human – Environment Interaction

5 themes video

ThemeErie Example LocationRelative - Absolute - PlacePhysical - Human - RegionPerceptual – Formal - Movement Human- Environment Interaction

Collage Project Create a collage of your cultural and geographical setting using the 5 elements of culture and the 5 themes of geography. Create it on a PowerPoint slide Will be presented at the start of class tomorrow. 25 points Level II