1. How would you describe Wake Forest to someone who has never been here?
01/25 Bellringer
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the writing prompt below and write at least a 5 sentence response. TURN IN YOUR BELLRINGERS TODAY. You may complete this assignment digitally by going to and clicking on Bellringers.
How would you describe Wake Forest to someone who has never been here?

2. In small groups, look up information online about the map projection assigned to your group.
Identify:
Who created it?
What is its purpose? Why was it created?
What does it do well or get right?
What does it do poorly or get wrong?
Create a poster that contains the information your group researched and a hand-drawn example of the map projection.
Map Projections

3. Five Themes of Geography
Place (Real or perceived)
Location
Human-environment interaction
Movement
Region

4. Place (Real or perceived)
A description of the physical and human characteristics of the location. Physical = terrain, landforms and climate Human = buildings, people, and culture

5. Perception of Place Where Pennsylvanian students prefer to live
Where Californian students prefer to live

6. Location Describes where something is on earth Absolute location
Precise location using a coordinate system
Latitude and longitude most common
Measured by geographic positioning systems (GPS)
Relative location
Location in relation to something else
Changes over time with changing circumstances

7. Region
Region: Describes the similarities you find in a place – language, culture, historical background, etc
A region can range in size
Sections of land can be in more than one region

8. Regions
3 types:
Formal – defined by political or geographic boundaries and universally accepted (ex. City limits of Wake Forest, boundaries of Wake County, state of North Carolina, nation of the United States)

9. Regions
3 types:
Functional – area that has a particular property more common inside the boundary than outside it (ex. Research Triangle Park; Silicon Valley, California)
Functional boundaries can change over time
Distance decay – the farther you get from the center (or hearth) the weaker the quality becomes

10. Regions
3 types:
Perceptual or vernacular region – exist in a person’s perception or feelings which may be based on assumptions or stereotypes (ex. “the South”)

11. Movement and Human-Environment
Movement: describes how people, goods, information and culture got to a particular place
Human-Environment Interaction: describes how humans have changed a particular place and how humans adapt to the environment around them

12. 5 Themes of Photography
Using a device, navigate to the website listed. Choose three photos from the gallery to analyze using the 5 themes of geography.
A sample is given for you in the instructions.
You can work with a partner or two if you are sharing one of the laptops.