Let’s get down to the business of geography

 Do Nows - 5 lines is required for points - do not use pen  Chapter 1, Section 1 DRA/Vocab - Due Monday, September pts HW assignment  Use the Wikispace: ss200.wikispaces.com

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 Movement  Human Environment Interaction  Region  Place  Location MIRPL

 Describes where places are at on earth.  Types of Location:  ABSOLUTE: exact location on earth (fixed)  Doesn’t change  Latitude/Longitude  Hemispheres  Grid System  Address  RELATIVE: compared to other places (variable)  Changes dependent upon where you’re comparing it to.  Miles  Distance  Direction

 Examples:  Rome is located at 41 N, 12 E  Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere  Ecuador is located in Tropic of Cancer.  LNE is located in Lincoln, NE.

 Examples:  Rome is located near the Mediterranean Sea.  Argentina is near Brazil.  Ecuador is south of Mexico.  Lincoln is 50 miles from Omaha.

 A place is defined by it’s unique characteristics. - Place asks the question: What is it like?  Physical characteristics  Cultural characteristics

 Specific  Specific to THAT place, not generic.  The way a place looks.  Created by nature.  Mountains  Rivers, Lakes, Seas  Climate  Vegetation  Examples:  Andes Mountains are in South America.  Amazon River flows through Brazil.  Pampas are located in Argentina.  The isthmus of Panama connects Central & South America.

 Specific  Specific to THAT place, not generic.  Peoples activities change the way a place looks or is represented.  Man-made or invented.  Language  Unique buildings  Religious Practices  Celebrations/traditions/holidays  Examples:  Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.  Many Mexicans are Catholic.  Mayan ruins are located in Mexico.  Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico.

 Continue working through the themes  Identify tools geographer’s use to study the earth

Why is it useful to study geography using themes? Explain your thinking.

 On the back of the Do Now sheet is a graph  Follow these steps to determine your progress 1. Look at the learning objectives, how “comfortable” are you in meeting the objectives 2. Look at the scale (0 to 4), rate your understanding and mastery of the objectives 3. Fill in the graph on the back of the Do Now Sheet