Physical map

Political map

5 Themes of Geography (PGS. 38-42) Location Absolute: Longitude, Latitude. Relative Place Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics Regions (How are places similar to and different from other places?) Formal--political Functional—Bay Area centers around SF Bay Perceptual—Accents, regional identifies. Movement (How do people, goods, and ideas move between places?) Travel, communication, trade. Ideas and people move, changing the character of a city or region. Human-Environment Interaction (How do people interact with the natural environment of a place?) How people use their environment.

Group Activity (Groups of 4) In a group of four, select four cities from the World Political maps pgs. 16-29 in the textbook. Write only the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates as best you can of the cities on separate pieces of paper. Pick from different continents. Exchange your pieces of paper with the team across from you. Identify the cities using the coordinates given. Then write two facts that describe the relative location of the city. Were you right?

Group Activity (Groups of 4) Compose a written description of your assigned place, using the five themes as an organization tool. write two or more sentences describing the absolute and relative location of the place. add information about its physical and human characteristics. describe the human-environment interaction. describe the movement of people, goods, and ideas. describe how the place is similar and different to other places. Shanghai Seoul Caracas Casablanca Sevilla Dar es Salaam

Homework Read pgs. 38- 42. Answer questions 1-6