1. Unit One Geography: It’s Nature and Perspectives
Chapter One: Introduction to Human Geography

2. Major Divisions of Systematic Geography: Physical Geography VS Human Geography

3. The Five Themes of Geography
Derived from the spatial perspective of geography.
Variations amongst geographic phenomenas across space.

4. What is Geography? How would you define Human Geography?
Science or History?
“The study of how people make places, how we organize space and society, how we interact with each other in places and across space, and how we make sense of others and ourselves in our locality, region, and world”

6. LOCATION
Answers the questions where and why.

7. Absolute Location
The exact location of something based on latitude and longitude A formal mathematical measurement.
Is a fixed location: Does not change.

8. Relative Location
Describes a place in relationship to other human and physical features.
Usually this is done using a landmark of sorts.
Are not set in stone, rather these locations frequently change
For example: Where is the ASC Residence?
Old: The 4th floor of the Jes. Res. Building.
New: Across from Marquette High on the corner of 33rd and Michigan.

9. Human-Environment Interactions
The relationship between humans and the physical world.
Addresses the Cultural Landscape.
All human-induced changes that involve the surface and the biosphere.

10. Environmental Determinism Theory (Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter)
States that human behavior is affected by and/or controlled/determined by the environment.
Physical environment causes social development.
NOT A GOOD THEORY: Why?

11. POSSIBILISM THEORY Counter-theory to ED Theory.
States that the natural environment serves to limit the range of choices available to a culture.
BUT, people have the means/resources to work around these limitations and adjust their environments.

12. PLACE
A specific point on the earth’s surface distinguished by a particular characteristic.
Could be a cultural feature, physical processes, landforms/geo. features.

13. PLACE Cont… PASS OUT MAPS Perception of Place
The view one creates about a specific place, even though the person has never been there.
based on images, stories, and media, etc.
For example: Columbia.
PASS OUT MAPS

14. What are some of the things you notice
What are some of the things you notice? How is this map different from other maps? How might this map this map be incorrect?

15. Closure Try to answer the following by yourself:
How would you define geography?
What are 2 types of location?
How is location different from place?
Now, discuss your answers with your table group members…

16. Homework…
Signed course letter
Supplies
$5 course fee

17. August 14, 2017

18. Do Now… After coming into class quietly, take out your class materials
If you have your signed course letter with you, place it in the turn in box
If you have your social studies fee or supplies, take those out to be turned in momentarily

19. Collecting Materials/ Acquiring Textbooks

20. Go Geography!
Each day we will start out with Current Events and a Go Geography! Topic…
Format:
Top Left: # for each GG and Topic of the Day
Top Right: Date
First: List Three Current Events
You can have the following: at most 1 Haynes, 1 Sports, and anything else!
Current events must be newsworthy, specific, and current!
Second: Write the Question and Answer for each day’s Go Geography!

21. Region Areas of unique characteristics.
Way of organizing people geographically.
Unity based off of cultural landscape.

22. Distinctive Characteristics
The area covered (spatially).
The location.
The boundaries.
visible/tangible (or not)
Can be pre-determined.
Also impacted by culture, economics, politics, and physical landscape.

23. Types of Regions Formal Region (uniform region)
Functional Region (nodal region)
Vernacular Region (perceptual)

24. Overlapping Formal and Functional Regions

25. Vernacular Regions

27. MOVEMENT
The mobility and interconnection of people, ideas, services, and goods across the planet.
Dependent upon distances, accessibility, and connections.

28. MOVEMENT Cont… Diffusion
The process of spreading something from one place/person to another.
Types of Diffusion
Cultural
Expansion
Contagious, Hierarchical, and Stimulus
Relocation
Acculturation
Transculturation

29. Diffusion

30. Forces that inhibit diffusion
Time-Distance Decay
The longer something has to travel, the less likely it will make it there.
Cultural Barriers
Prevailing attitudes, traditions, or taboos.

31. Key Concepts: Core-Periphery
U.S., Europe, Japan, Australia
Wealthy
Powerful
Controls Media and Finance
Technologically advanced
Periphery
Less Developed
Poor
Dependent upon Core countries for:
Education
Technology
Media
Military Equipment

33. NEW TOPIC: Understanding Maps
Reference Maps
Thematic Maps

34. Reference Maps Show location of places as well as geographic features.
Show the absolute location of something.
Map creation aided by GPS
Global Positioning System
Satellite system that can identify the absolute location of a place or feature.

36. Thematic and Thematic Layer Maps
Are story telling maps.
Show the degree of an attribute or movement of a geographical phenomena.
Are qualitative (characteristic) or quantitative (amount of).
Created Using GIS
Geographic Information System

38. **SCALE**
The representation of real world phenomena at a certain level of reduction or generalization.
The ratio between the size of an area on a map and the actual size of that same area on the earth’s surface.

39. Ways To Express Scale Representative Fraction Written Statement
Graphic Scale

40. SCALE Cont… Large Scale Small Scale
Shows a smaller piece of earth with greater detail.
Small Scale
Shows a larger piece of earth with less detail
This is often very inaccurate because the degree of generalization is great.

44. Creating a Map!
Each of you will create a map of Haynes Academy using the blank maps provided
Determine whether you will create a reference map or a thematic map
Make sure you are including all the necessary parts of the map
On the back explain the following:
What is your map depicting? Large scale or small scale?
What would someone who does not attend Haynes be able to determine based on your map?

45. Homework Watch the news Finish map
Start reading chapter 1 from the textbook
Study the vocabulary

46. August 15, 2017

47. Do Now… After coming into class quietly, takeout your class materials
Take out your Go Geography! Composition Notebook
Place your map homework from last night in the turn in box

48. Go Geography #1: Displaying the earth
3 CEV’s
Question:
how is this map different from most maps today? Similar?
What is the greatest problem(s) with this map?

49. Map Projections
Cartographers have used many scientific methods for transferring locations on earth to a flat surface, thereby creating map projections
Map projections can be much more useful than globes in many cases

50. Map Projections: Distortion
Shape distortion
Distance distortion
Size/Area distortion
Direction distortion

51. Map Projections: Examples
Mercator Projection

52. Map Projections: Examples
Goode’s Homolosine Projection

53. Map Projections: Examples
Robinson Projection

54. Geospatial Technology
Geospatial technologies increase the capability for gathering and analyzing geographic information with applications to everyday life.
Examples:
Remote sensing
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Geographic information system (GIS)

55. Using GIS: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
Browse through the locations around the globe…
Choose 5 sites, and for each site answer the following:
Name of the site
Why the site is being observed / what the images are depicting
How the place changed over time

56. Reflection…
How are map projections and geospatial technologies helpful to geographers?
How could these tools be detrimental to the study of geography?

57. Taking Notes from the Textbook…
Step 1: Preview the pages you are assigned, look at each visual, and carefully read each heading and subheading.
Step 2: Read the pages one time WITHOUT taking notes
Step 3: Go back to the beginning of the pages assigned and write the first heading
underline the heading and skip a line. Take notes in bullets
Our focus in AP Human = What is it? Where is it? Why is it there? So what?
So, pay special attention to vocabulary and specific geographic examples (where is it)
Step 4: Move to the next heading and repeat.
Step 6: Read your notes from beginning to end (reviewing – this ends the needs for cramming).
Our open note quizzes are timed—you will not have time to read your notes for the first time during the quiz and complete the quiz- you need to be familiar with the content and what you have in your notes!

58. Taking Notes from the Textbook…Example
Page 30
Sustainability and Resources
Renewable resource = produced by nature, can’t run out
Nonrenewable resource = produced in nature, but finite
Sustainability is process of using resources to make sure they do not run out
Three Pillars of Sustainability
environment, economy, society
Combo of natural and human elements
Should limit society’s use of available resources; ex. Timber
Environmental protection + economic growth + social equity = sustainability

59. Working on notes pgs …

60. Homework…
Watch the news
Read chapter 1 from textbook
Study vocab

61. August 16, 2017

62. Do Now… After coming into class quietly, take out your class materials
Retrieve GG! Notebooks
Do not start listing CEV’s yet!

63. Go Geography #2: CNN 10 No CEV’s
As you watch CNN10, list the news stories that are presented
After CNN10, answer the following:
Which story did you think was the most interesting? Explain why.

64. Human Environment Interaction: Sustainability
2 types of natural resources on this earth: renewable and nonrenewable
In order to create a sustainable earth, humans have to determine how to utilize these resources

65. Sustainability
All natural resources are part of 4 natural systems that divide the earth
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere

66. Sustainability
Different cultural ideals determine how humans utilize natural resources
Over time Geographers explained these relationships were using different theories
Environmental Determinism vs. Possibilism
If humans have the ability to overcome the environment, then they have the responsibility to preserve it as well.
Netherlands vs. Florida

67. Mapping Our Human Footprint
Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Columbia University's Human Footprint Project mapped degrees of human influence over every square kilometer of Earth's surface…
Four factors were evaluated: population, travel routes, land use, and lights.
Why do you think these four factors were chosen?
Because of their immediate impact on the earth and the environment

68. Mapping our Human Footprint

69. Sustainable Living at Home…
Each group will receive an article…
Take a few minutes to read through your article once
Then, work with your shoulder partner to answer the following questions
Who is the article about?
What is being done regarding sustainability?
Why is it being done?
Why is it important?
Lastly, after talking with your shoulder partner, come together as a group and have one person record your group answers to these questions.

70. Closure…

71. Homework… Watch the news Read chapter 1 from textbook Study vocab
Write notes

72. August 17, 2017

73. Do Now… After coming into class quietly, take out your class materials
No Go Geography! Today
3-4 people Pass Back Papers from the Pick Up Box
After putting away the assignments, put away everything except a pencil

74. Diagnostic Test
Test materials go at the front of the room when you finish
Instructions for what to do after the test are on the dry erase board
Privacy shields go back where they came from after your test

75. Vocabulary: Flashcards
One side: The Vocabulary Term
Other side: the definition in your own words, along with a place or example of the vocabulary term

76. Time to work on Flashcards and Notes

77. Homework… Watch the news Read chapter 1 from textbook Study vocab
Write/study notes

78. August 18, 2017

79. Do Now… After coming into class quietly, take out your class materials
Retrieve your GG! Notebooks from the back table

80. Go Geography! #3: First Week Reflection
3 CEV’s
Question: How was your first full week of school? What is your first impression of your classes? What about AP Human Geography?

81. Vocabulary Test
Place your tests in the Turn In Box when you are finished
As the rest of class is finishing, you should take out something to complete or work on quietly

82. Notes Quiz 30-37
The only thing you may have out during the notes quiz is your notes for those pages
When you are finished you will place your tests in one pile and your notes on another pile on the table near the Turn In Box

83. TED Talk: Bhutan – The Carbon Neutral Country
As you watch the TED Talk, you will be taking notes on the following:
How Bhutan is different from other countries around the world
How Bhutan is promoting a more sustainable environment
You will be receiving a grade on your notes

84. Start Previewing Chapter 2 OR Talk about Pocket Countries Project
Look at the visuals and charts and read their explanations
Look for key terms and their definitions
Talking about Pocket Countries
Must include a map of the country along with explanations for each term
Examples in progress…

85. Homework
Start Reading Chapter 2
Watch the news