1. The Five themes, and the Four Regions of NJ

2. The five themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human/Environment Interaction

4. Location
Your address
Where you are on a map

5. Map Skills Maps must have …. Title Legend Compass Rose
There are many kinds of maps.
Can you name some of them?

6. Longitude and Latitude
Latitude runs from side to side like a ladder
Longitude runs long ways or up and down the globe.
Both help tell the exact position of location

7. Hemispheres

8. Region There are four major regions in NJ The most north region is…..
Appalachian Ridge and Valley

9. Appalachian Ridge and Valley
Has several mountain ranges including the Appalachian
High Point National Park

10. Highlands Many hills called ridges
Part of the New England Upland NY-PA.
Changed by weathering

11. Points of interest Delaware water Gap
Appalachian National Scenic trail
Cities
Dover was big in the iron industry
Ogdensburg also had mines
Franklin mined zinc
Vernon is a recreational area

12. Central Corridor Piedmont
Plateau
Includes the part of the state that is narrowest
Include Passaic River Hackensack and Raritan River
Cities Trenton and Princeton
Has urban and suburban areas

13. Atlantic Coastal Plains
Includes inner and outer coastal plains
Lies below sea level or called a low land
Outer coast includes the shore which incorporate barrier islands and boardwalks
Atlantic City and Cape May

14. The Pinelands AKA Pine Barrens
Highly Protected or conserved for its rare trees
Lies above largest reservoir in the country
Rural Area

15. Important People
Woodrow Wilson was president at Princeton and Governor before president
Sarah Vaughan (jazz singer)

16. What is that???
Climate- pattern of weather over a long period of time.
What is our climate like?

17. resources Renewable –can be renewed Nonrenewable can not be renewed.
Can you give an example of both??

18. Water Cycle

19. The End