1. The importance of knowing where you are in the world.
Geography Unit
The importance of knowing where you are in the world.

2. How does Geography affect history?
Affects where people live.
Affects how people live.
Affects the outcome of major events.

3. How do we look at our world?
Maps are an easy way to look at our world
There are maps for just about everything out there.

4. Population

5. physical

6. Rainfall

7. Sheep

8. Butter

9. Cheese

10. Baseball

11. cartogram

12. Map Essentials Title Lets you know what the map is all about
Should be the first thing you look at

13. Compass Rose Lets you know what direction your pointed.
Sometimes north is not always at the top of a map.

14. Scale
Allows you to determine the size of something on a map.

15. Legend
Identifies symbols, colors, icons.

17. Locator Map
Map within a map

18. 5 themes of geography

19. Location “Where is it?” Measured by latitude and longitude
Example- IL is located in the NW Hemisphere, on the North American continent
New Zealand is located in the SE hemisphere
Measured by latitude and longitude

20. Location- find the Appalachian Mts

22. Northern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Eastern
PRIME MERIDIAN- divides E and W hemispheres
Eastern
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Western
Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

23. Latitude- drawn East to West Measure- North and South
EQUATOR- splits N and S hemispheres
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

24. Place “What is it like?” What makes that place special
Example- IL - flat land, prairie flowers, grasslands, temperate climate (medium)

25. << IL >> Arizona Flat Prairie Temperate Hilly Desert
Cactus
Sand, dry

26. Human-Environment Interaction
“What is this place’s environment like, and how does it affect the people who live there?”
IL good soil = good farming,
Minnesota- cold weather = ice hockey
California- hot weather + ocean= surfing

27. Movement “How do we interact with places and people?” Travel
IL- many travel to WI or MI for vacation
Many people commute to work in our area.
Manufacturing
Check you clothes… most likely not made in US

28. Region “What common characteristics does a certain region share?”
Illinois is in the Midwest region.
What sort of things united the Midwest?
Climate?
Physical Features?
Cultural Features?

30. Guess What State I Am? FLORIDA! Pan handle Palm Trees Tropical Beaches
Oranges
Sunshine State
FLORIDA!

31. Your Turn
Think of your favorite place in the WHOLE world and describe it!
Use the 5 themes
Location
Place
Human/Environmental Interaction
Movement
Region