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2. Tool Time Geography is… The Study of the world and its people
A Science
Study why things are, how they work
A Social Science
Study of people and their relationships
Geography
Science
Social Science

3. Tool Time 5 Themes of Geography Location: Describes where something is
Absolute: An Exact Description
Ex: Street Address, Coordinates
Relative: Where one place is in relation to another
Ex: Canada is north of the USA
Place: Features that Define an Area, Make it unique
Land features – Mountains, Rivers,
Climate/Weather
Man-Made Features – Monuments, Buildings, Streets

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Human-Environmental Interaction (HEI): How people and the environment effect one another
How people affect the environment.
How the environment affects people.
Movement: How&Why people/ideas/things move
Communication – Movement of ideas
Transportation – Movement of people, goods

5. Tool Time Regions: Areas that share common characteristics
Ex: USA = Land that share the same Government
Ex: East Coast = Land that shares the coast line

6. Tool Time Latitude, Longitude Latitude Longitude Coordinates Degrees
Points East to West
Measures the distance North & South of the Equator
Longitude
Points North to South
Measures the distance East & West of the Prime Meridian
Coordinates
Point where the Lat/Long meet
Degrees
Distance between lines of lat/long
Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
Longitude

7. Tool Time Point to the City Find 2 lines of Latitude
Finding Coordinates using Cities (PFEFE)
Point to the City
Find 2 lines of Latitude
Estimate the degrees
Find 2 lines of Longitude
40 E
30 E
50 N
(45° N,
35° E)
40 N

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30 N
City 7
City 4
20 N
City 6
City 3
City 8
10 N
City 5
City 2
City 10
10 S
20 S
City 11
City 9
City 1
10 E
20 E
30 E
40 E
50 E
60 E

9. Tool Time Round Find the intersection Guesstimate
Finding Cities using Coordinates(RFG)
Round
- Round the Lat & Long up to the nearest “0” (10,20,30, etc)
Find the intersection
- Find Where the rounded lat/long meet
Guesstimate
- Use the original Lat/Long to find the City

10. Tool Time (23° S, 58° E) (12° N, 8° E) (5°N, 25° E) 30 N 20 N 10 N
City 7
(23° S,
58° E)
(12° N,
8° E)
(5°N,
25° E)
City 4
20 N
City 6
City 3
City 8
10 N
City 5
City 2
City 10
10 S
20 S
City 11
City 9
City 1
10 E
20 E
30 E
40 E
50 E
60 E