Place & Religion

Write the following on the next black page in your notebook. TIAL (Today I am Learning) how physical and human geography affect people, places, and regions.

Warm Up Describe what it would be like to live in the rainforest (consider climate, food, clothing, home, etc.). Describe what it would be like to live in the desert (consider climate, food, clothing, home, etc.). Compare and contrast living in these 2 places.

Place All places have characteristics that give them meaning and character and distinguish them from other places on earth. Geographers describe places by their physical and human characteristics.

Place Physical characteristics include such elements as animal life. Human characteristics of the landscape can be noted in architecture, patterns of livelihood, land use and ownership, town planning, and communication and transportation networks. Languages, as well as religious and political ideologies, help shape the character of a place. Studied together, the physical and human characteristics of places provide clues to help students understand the nature of places on the earth.

Place is the personality of geography.

Region A region is an area that is defined by certain unifying characteristics. The unifying characteristics may be physical, human or cultural. Regions can change over time due to changes in climate, economic conditions, accessibility of trade routes, and many other factors.

Region Geographers study how regions change to predict the needs of the people and the effects on the environment. The theme of regions is important in terms of our learning to manage the differences and similarities which allow our world to function as a unit.

List the characteristics (physical and human) of each place Phoenix, AZ (Southwest US)Boston, MA (Northeast US)

Phoenix, AZ (SW)Boston, MA (NE)

Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting these two regions based on the list we just created

Independent Activity You will create 2 travel posters which will visually represent the different characteristics of two sample places/regions. You can either choose to represent Phoenix (Southwest US) and Boston (Northeast US), or select any two global cities that are in different regions. You must include at least 3 defining characteristics or the place on each poster.

Examples of Travel Posters

Exit Ticket How do physical and human geography affect people, places and regions?