World History/ Geo August 31st, 2015 Warm Up: What is geography? Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Geography is the study of the Earth and everything on it Webster’s definition: a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface Our definition: The study of Earth’s physical features and the human activity affected and affecting it Geography is the study of the Earth and everything on it Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

The 5 Themes of Geography Location: Where is it located? Place: What's it like there? Human/Environment Interaction: What is the relationship between humans and their environment Movement: How and why are places connected with one another? Regions: How and why is one area similar to another?

Location: Position on Earth's Surface Absolute Location- Exact position on the Earth Coordinates, latitude and longitude, street address Example: New York is located at 40o North, 73o West Relative Location- The relationship of a place to other places Used to describe a places general location- could not be used to pin-point an exact location Example: New York is South of Connecticut **********Discussion Break********** Write your answers in your notes: What is your absolute location right now? What is your relative location and the relationship of your location to other locations? When would be an appropriate time to use absolute location? Relative location? Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Place: The characteristics that make one place different from all other places on Earth. Physical Characteristics A location’s natural environment Including land forms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life. Human Characteristics things that have changed due to people, such as roads and buildings, how people live and their traditions. Includes bridges houses, and parks. Also includes land use, density of population, language patterns, religion, architecture, and political systems Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Stop - Collaborate - Listen In your notes, describe Colorado/Colorado Springs in terms of place Turn to your neighbor and discuss your answers Does anyone have any awesome ideas to share?

Human/Environment Interaction: Shaping the Landscape Humans depend on the environment: Humans depend on the natural environment for their basic needs; food, shelter, and clothing. Humans modify the environment: People modify the natural environment to meet their needs. Example: they build dams, plow and irrigate fields, and dig mines. They build houses, schools, and shopping centers on land. Humans adapt to the environment: Humans have settled in virtually every corner of the world by successfully adapting to various natural settings. The ways people choose to adapt to their settings reflect their economic and political circumstances and their technological abilities. Example: people who live in the northeastern United States use heating units to keep their homes warm in winter. People in the southern part of the country use air conditioning much of the year to stay cool in the heat. Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Movement: Humans Interacting on the Earth Relationships between people in different places are shaped by the constant movement of people, ideas, materials, and physical systems such as wind. Example: migration, immigration, transportation Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Regions: an area that has unifying characteristics Some regions are distinguished by physical characteristics. Physical characteristics include land forms, climate, soil, and natural vegetation. For example, the peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountains form a physical region. Some regions are distinguished by human characteristics. These may include economic, social, political, and cultural characteristics. Example: The highly urbanized Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. can be considered a human region. Other regions are combinations of physical and human characteristics Example: the South, Scandinavia, and the Midwest. Boundaries between regions can be vague. Regions are generally thought of as large areas, such as the Corn Belt in the Midwestern United States or sub-Saharan Africa. Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Colorado Map Create a map of Colorado using the five themes of geography Describe your map and/or use detail to depict each theme Use your entire piece of paper You may use an atlas if needed Your map should include detail and color Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes

Exit: Which theme of geography do you think is the most important? Why? Today’s Objective: Students will define geography and understand its five themes