Use your Head! 1.Name 2 causes of erosion. 2.What is the average weather of a place over 20 years? 3.What is geography. 4.Define plate tectonics. Bonus : What is the only natural lake in Texas? *Hint* (Named after an Indian Tribe!) Today’s Agenda -Notes Ch 1 Sec 2 pgs Texas Roadmap Activity - Using Lines to Draw a State Activity Homework – Complete Draw a State if you don’t finish in class

Did you Know? Traveling from Orange,TX to El Paso is further than going from El Paso to Los Angeles, California! 856 miles 802 miles

5 Themes of Geography Think about how to describe where you are sitting right this second. Theme #1 – Location = Where is it? –Relative Location – a location of a place compared to other places. –Absolute Location – exact location

Grid Example A Grid is when lines of latitude and longitude intersect

Latitude and Longitude Draw a sphere with a line of Latitude Measures distances NORTH and SOUTH of the Equator.

Latitude and Longitude Draw a sphere with a line of Longitude Measures distances EAST and WEST of the Prime Meridian

Texas Map Activity Find a Partner 1 Texas Road Map and 1 Marker per group I will give you Cities for you to find! First group to correctly locate all of the cities wins!

Theme #2 Place There are 2 ways to describe a place Physical Features

Theme #2 Cont…. Human Features

Theme #3 Interaction Interaction – How people adapt to and change their environment. Caprock Canyon State Park (Panhandle) Midland, TX

Theme #4 Movement Transportation – moving people or goods Communication – movement of ideas

Theme #5 Region Region – an area of the world that has the similar characteristics (ex. Climate, economy, ethnic make-up) San Fran, CA New York City

Whiteboard Review Draw a line of longitude What 2 sides of Prime meridian do lines of longitude measure? Absolute location is the ______location of a place. What is the movement of people or goods called? What are the 2 ways to describe a place?

Activity Using lines to Draw a State Complete Worksheet Activity Turn in when complete If you don’t finish, take home for homework