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Western Hemisphere Themes in World Geography
6th Grade HGT 2015
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What is geography? The study of spatial variation
How – and why – things differ from place to place on the surface of the earth The study of how observable spatial patterns evolved through time
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Spatial variation: predominant religion
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Why spatial variation exists: earthquakes
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Changes over time: deforestation
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What is geography? Geography is a spatial science Spatial behavior of people Spatial relationships between places Spatial processes that create or maintain those behaviors and relationships
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Spatial behavior of people: population
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Spatial relationships between places: trade
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Spatial processes: commuting and urban form
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Five fundamental themes of geography
1) Location: the meaning of relative and absolute position on the earth's surface Sample terms: Latitude and longitude, site and situation, direction, distance, scale Skills: Map reading, identification Questions: Where is ____? Where is ____ relative to where I am?
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Five fundamental themes of geography
2) Place: the distinctive and distinguishing physical and human characteristics of locales Sample terms: Physical and cultural landscapes, sense of place Skills: Description, compare and contrast Questions: What does ____ look like? Why? How is it different from ____?
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Five fundamental themes of geography
3) Relationships within places: the development and consequences of human-environment relationships Sample terms: Ecosystems, natural resources, environmental pollution Skills: Evaluation, analysis Questions: What human-environment relationships are occurring? How do they affect the place and its inhabitants?
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Five fundamental themes of geography
4) Movement: patterns and change in human spatial interaction on the earth Sample terms: Migration, diffusion, globalization Skills: Explanation, prediction Questions: How has this spatial pattern developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved?
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Five fundamental themes of geography
5) Regions: how they form and change Sample terms: Formal vs. functional regions Skills: Synthesis, application Questions: How has this spatial pattern developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved?
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Relative and absolute location
Stand up! Where were you born? Where do you live? Where’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
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Index cards Name, phone number, e-mail address
Name of primary Parent, phone number, Experience with geography Something unique or interesting about yourself Anything I should know?
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