1. Map Quiz on Friday!

2. The Five Themes of Geography

3. Geography
The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth

4. The Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement

5. Absolute Location What is it? EXACT location
How is it found? Where lines of latitude and longitude cross on a grid

6. Relative Location
What is it? Relation of a place to its surrounding environment
How is it found? Become familiar with characteristics of a place

7. Location
Where something is described by its absolute or relative location
Where is it?

8. Place
Includes the physical and cultural features that describe what a location is like
What is it like?

9. Region
An area with related characteristics that unify several places and locations into a single unit
What is it a part of?

10. Human-Environment Interaction
How people adapt to or change their environment

11. Movement
How people and ideas travel across time and distance

12. How many degrees of longitude are there?

13. What formal regions are located in the Western Hemisphere?
United States
Canada
Latin America

14. Describe Kennett High School using the five themes of geography.

15. Honors WSII Periods 1,5,7
Choose a disease, epidemic, or food contamination.
Follow the directions posted on the instruction sheet and Google Classroom to assist you in completing this assignment.

16. Some Possible Choices:
Smallpox
Bubonic Plague
Measles
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Influenza
HIV/AIDS
Typhus
Cholera
Meningitis
Zika Virus
Ebola
Mumps
Swine Flu
Chicken Pox
SARS
Acid Rain
Salmonella

17. WSII Period 2 Choose any city in the world of your choice.
Research that city.
Describe the city using the five themes of geography in the provided graphic organizer. You may either complete this on the computer OR by hand.
Include a picture (computer or hand-drawn) that goes along with each of your descriptions.
Answer the questions on the back in complete sentences.
A hard copy of this assignment is due on TUESDAY, September 5th. You will be sharing these with the class!

18. Upcoming Dates World Map Quiz Friday, September 1.
5 Themes of Geography Research Assignment due Tuesday, September 5.