1. INTRO. CHAPTER

2. GEOGRAPHY
The study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create.

3. LANDSCAPE
ALL OF THE PHYSICAL AND HUMAN FEATURES THAT MAKE A PLACE UNIQUE

4. GEOGRAPHER’S TOOLS
MAPS
GLOBES

5. THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION
PLACE
REGION
MOVEMENT
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
(H.E.I.)

6. LOCATION
DESCRIBES A PLACE’S POSITION ON THE GLOBE
ABSOLUTE W 133RD AVE. CEDAR LAKE, IN
RELATIVE- ACROSS THE STREET FROM DQ

7. PLACE
DESCRIBES A LOCATION USING ITS PHYSICAL AND HUMAN FEATURES

8. REGION
AN AREA OR AREAS THAT SHARE SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS

9. MOVEMENT
HOW PEOPLE, GOODS, AND IDEAS GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

10. H.E.I.
HOW PEOPLE AFFECT THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND HOW SURROUNDINGS AFFECT PEOPLE

11. ABOUT THE EARTH… ROTATION: ONE COMPLETE SPIN OF THE EARTH ON ITS AXIS
TAKES HOW LONG?
24 HRS
REVOLUTION:
TRIP AROUND THE SUN
HOW LONG?
365 ¼ DAYS

12. THE SEASONS NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE OPPOSITE SEASONS SUMMER
TILTED TOWARD THE SUN
WINTER
TILTED AWAY FROM THE SUN
TROPICS- BETWEEN THE 23.5s- ALWAYS CLOSE TO THE SUN
MAGNETIC PULL

13. THE MIDNIGHT SUN NEAR THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES
ALL DAYLIGHT IN THE SUMMER
ALL NIGHT-TIME IN THE WINTER

14. PRECIPITATION
ANY KIND OF WATER…
RAIN
SNOW
SLEET
HAIL

15. PLATES (PLATE TECTONICS)
THE IDEA THAT EACH CONTINENT IS ON A “MOVING” BASE (PLATE)

16. WEATHER VS. CLIMATE WEATHER
THE SHORT-TERM CHANGES IN THE AIR FOR A GIVEN PLACE OR TIME
CLIMATE
A REGION’S AVERAGE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER A LONG PERIOD

17. SOME CLIMATE TYPES PGS. 56-57
HUMID CONTINENTAL
WHERE WE LIVE
4 SEPARATE SEASONS
HUMID SUBTROPICAL
FLORIDA
RAINS OFTEN
NEVER GETS TOO COLD
VERY WARM (HOT) AND HUMID IN THE SUMMERS

18. MORE CLIMATE-TYPES MEDITERRANEAN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA HOT DRY SUMMERS
WET WINTERS
DESERT
LESS THAN 10 INCHES OF RAIN