1. Unit 1 - Geography Geographic terms & themes of Geography notes
2. Themes practice
Students will apply the concepts of the five themes of geography to distinguish between different places on earth

2. What is geography? In your own words.
Opener:
What is geography? In your own words.

3. According to Merriam-Webster…
Geography is a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface.

6. “19 Maps that will Help you put the United States in Perspective”
“Why we need Geography”

7. Latitude and Longitude
The earth is divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude.

8. Where is 0 degree? Equator The equator is 0 degree latitude.
It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole.
Equator

9. Where is 0 degree?
The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica. P R I M E D A N

10. Lines Longitude lines are vertical and measure East and West.
Latitude are horizontal and measure North and South.
The lines measure distances in degrees.
Latitude
Longitude

11. W E N S

12. Hemispheres
By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south, east, and west.

14. Compass
A compass is a tool that helps the user know what direction one is headed.
On a map, a compass or a compass rose helps the user locate these directions.

15. Map Legends Religions Legend
The legend is the key to unlocking the secrets of a map. Objects or colors in the legend represent something on the map.
Religions Legend

16. Time Zones
The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, corresponding to 24 hours in a day.
As the earth rotates, the sun shines in different areas, moving from east to west during the course of a day.
Places that have the same longitude will be in the same time zone.

18. Political Map

19. Physical Map

20. Themes of Geography

21. Location Every place on Earth has a location.
There are two types of location
Relative Location
Absolute Location

22. Relative Location The position of a place in relation to other places
Example: Yosemite National Park is located north of Los Angeles, CA and east of San Francisco, CA

23. Absolute Location The exact spot on earth where something is found
Ex: Niamey the capital of Niger is located at 13 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 2 degrees 7 minutes east longitude

24. Place
Every place on earth has special characteristics that make it different from every other place
Every place can be described in terms of its physical characteristics, including weather, land features, plants, and animals

25. Place
Every place can be described in terms of its human features. These features include a place’s peoples, their culture, and their ideas

26. Place Example
The Sahel desert area is a hot and dry place along the southern edge of the Sahara in Africa. Overgrazing by animals and search for firewood by humans has stripped the Sahel of vegetation

27. Human-Environment Interaction
How people and the environment interact
People adapt to their environment
Example: People who live in the Sahel wrap their heads with heavy material to keep the hot sun and sand out of their face

28. HEI People change their environment
Example: Developers bulldoze land and level the landscape for buildings and parking lots

29. Movement Transportation of people, goods and ideas Spatial Movement
The movement of people, goods, and ideas
People meet their needs either by traveling to other places or by trading with people in other places

30. Spatial Movement Example
Open markets in the Sahel provide centers where herders and farmers can trade their goods

31. Movement
As the amount of movement and the kinds of transportation change, so do other geographic features
Example: The movement of people into Alaska during the Gold Rush created a new make-up of people not common to Alaska

32. Region An area with common characteristics
Regions can be defined by more than one characteristic

33. Region Example
The Sahel can be defined as a dry grassland region in Africa because of its physical characteristics.
Many people in the Sahel Speak Arabic, so it also can be defined as a region by language
The Sahel can be defined as a region by religion because many people are Muslims

34. Practicing the 5 themes – complete the practice sheet and exit slip
Practicing the 5 themes – complete the practice sheet and exit slip. If you do not finish during class, finish for home work.

35. Unit 1 - Geography Themes practice (2nd, 3rd, 5th) Maps activity
Students will apply the concepts of the five themes of geography to distinguish between different places on earth

36. Practicing the 5 themes – complete the practice sheet and back.

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38. Unit 1 - Geography Maps activity
Students will apply the concepts of the five themes of geography to distinguish between different places on earth

39. World Maps Assignment Label the following parts on your map:
Equator (if applicible)
Prime Meridian (if applicible)
4 oceans
Label as triangles - Mountain ranges: Himalayan, Andes, Alps
Label as squiggly lines - Deserts: Sahara, Kalahari, Arabian
Label the lines as they flow - Rivers: Nile, Ganges, Congo, Yangtze, Indus, Amazon
*Fill in your legend on the front page

40. Legend/key
mountains deserts
rivers

41. Unit 1 - Geography 1. Finish Maps activity 2. Geography quiz
Students will apply the concepts of the five themes of geography to distinguish between different places on earth

42. Gulf- Persian Gulf

43. Gulf- Gulf of Mexico

44. Isthmus- Isthmus of Kra

45. Peninsula- Florida Peninsula

46. Island- Hvar

47. Strait- Strait of Gibraltar

48. Glacier
Prince William Sound

49. Oasis

50. Plateau- Colorado Plateau