1. Ms. Exner 8.31.16 (Wednesday)

2.  Historians use maps and charts to help explain themes and changes in human history.  To make sense of these tools, we must be able to read and interpret them.  You also need to learn numerous vocabulary terms to be prepared for this task.

3.  Neighborhood Map project: final version due this Friday  Next project: creating a physical map of the modern United States that includes a minimum of 20 geographic features

4. 1. Location 2. Place 3. Regions 4. Movement 5. Human-environment interactions

5.  Where something is  Absolute location= exact location on Earth’s surface using latitude and longitude example: capitol of Florida is Tallahassee. Exact location— “30 degrees 25 minutes N latitude and 84 degrees 17 minutes W longitude.”  Relative location=where a place is compared to another location Example: west of Jacksonville

6.  The physical and human features that make a city, state or country unique Examples for Florida: Orange groves Theme parks (add your ideas….)

7. (where Ms. Exner used to live)  Cheese  Green Bay Packers  Snow

8.  Areas that share common features  Features like: land, water, a specific area in a city or state  EXAMPLES New England West Coast South Florida The Sunbelt

9.  Name two of the geographic themes!  Give an example of each!

10.  How and why people, things and ideas move  Example: a group of people may move for various reasons **Native American tribes **European immigrants **African slaves

11.  relationship between people and their environments  Example: early Native Americans in southwest US—used plant, animal material to build homes, to clothe & feed themselves  Example: white settlers & over- hunting that led to extinction or endangerment of some animals (buffalo, beavers, Caribbean monk seal, passenger pigeons)

13.  Physical map: shows landforms, water features. (other examples: deserts, mountains, plains, plateaus)  May show relief: ups & downs of earth’s surface  Also Elevation: height of an area above sea level

14.  Political map:show names and political boundary lines, or borders  May show human-made features (cities, highways, dams)

15.  Population Density maps (ex. Boston in 2010)

17.  Historical Maps—Migration Patterns (patterns of movement)

18.  Write a summary at the end of your notes. Review the 5 themes of geography, giving examples for each.  Review the different types of maps and what they look like.  **I will be checking your notebooks tomorrow for a grade!

19.  Do a Google search for “Making North America NOVA PBS” and “map.” Explore the videos and interactive maps. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/explore- north-america/#/map/explore Learn about the American Revolution with maps at these sites:  http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactive s/americanrevolution/  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications /imaps/maps/g5s_u4/