1. Animaniacs Nations of the world

2. BELLWORK ***RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN A PARAGRAPH.
HOW DOES GEOGRAPHY AFFECT OUR EVERY DAY LIFE? GIVE EXAMPLES.

3. The Five Themes of Geography

4. The Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions

5. Location—Where are we? ABSOLUTE LOCATION RELATIVE LOCATION
A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location)
Paris, France is located at 48˚N, 2˚E
The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
RELATIVE LOCATION
Described by landmarks, time, direction, or distance from one place to another.
Example: Go 1 mile west on Florida Street and turn left in 1 block.

6. Place—What is it like there? What kind of a place is it?
Human Characteristics
What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs?
How many people live, work, and visit a place?
Physical Characteristics
Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

7. Human-Environment Interaction
How do humans and the environment affect each other?
We depend on it.
People depend on the Mississippi River for transportation.
We modify it.
People modify our environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
We adapt to it.
We adapt to the environment by wearing clothes suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain or shine.

8. Movement How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, trains, planes
Information Movement
Phones, computers ( ), mail
Idea Movement
How to fads move from place to place?
TV, radio, magazines

9. Regions How are regions similar to and different from place to place?
Formal Regions
Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by similar characteristics (Tornado Alley, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown)
Functional Regions
Regions defined by a function (newspaper service region, cell phone service region)
Vernacular Regions
Regions defined by a person’s perception (the Middle East, the South)

10. Remember the 5 themes!
If you can’t remember what they are, just as, MR. HELP!!!
M—MOVEMENT
R—REGIONS
HE—HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
L—LOCATION
P--PLACE

11. In-Class Group Assignment
In your group, describe Monteleone Jr. High using the 5 themes of geography. (You must turn this in at the bell!)
Make sure you use every theme.
Use your notes and the bubble map below for help.

12. Homework Assignment—due tomorrow!
Describe you and your family using the 5 themes of geography.
Complete the assignment by constructing a bubble map on a sheet of loose-leaf paper.