1. January 28,2014 What are the three main themes of this class? What is one difference between the map at the front of the room and the big one at the back of the room?

3. THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions

4. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION 1. We depend on it. Count on natural resources for survival Water Trees Oil Minerals People depend on the Mississippi River for water and transportation. Logging businesses cut trees for paper, homes etc. Describes how people interact with the environment.

5. We modify the environment. Canals Buildings – AC/heat Cutting trees Dams Roads Bridges People modify our environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort. We adapt to the environment. Clothing Type of buildings We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

6. January 29, 2014 What are the three ways that we interact with the environment?

7. LOCATION Absolute Location Exact Location A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location). Paris France is 48 o North Latitude and 2 o East Longitude. The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Relative Location Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another. Go 1 mile west on main street and turn left for 1 block. Compares one location to another. I live 2 blocks N. of Lake Hazel Middle School. You are Here Describes where something is at.

8. 40 ◦ S 70 ◦ W 40 ◦ N 2 ◦ E 24 ◦ S 20 ◦ E 10 ◦ S 80 ◦ W 0 ◦ 30 ◦ E 40N ◦ 120 ◦ W

9. MOVEMENT Human Movement Trucks, Trains, Planes Movement of goods Imports & Exports Information Movement Phones, computer (email), mail, Internet Idea Movement How do fads move from place to place? TV, Radio, Magazines, Internet Describes how people, goods and ideas move around the world.

10. PLACE Human Characteristics What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs. How many people live, work, and visit a place. Anything man made Physical Characteristics Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, weather, etc. Describes what something is like.

11. Cabo San Lucus, Mexico Physical Characteristics Man-made Characteristics

12. Panama Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Population: (Est. 2010): 3,405,813 citizens. Majority Religion: Roman Catholic Literacy Rate: 90% Official Language: Spanish Panama Canal Isthmus, Peninsula, Archipelago Tropical Climate Days are around 12 hours year round May-November is called Rainy Season December-April is called Dry Season Volcan Baru—highest mountain peak

13. REGIONS Physical Characteristics Climate Vegetation Mountains Lakes Countries/Areas within the Himalayan Mountains have similarities because of those mountains. Cultural Characteristics Language Government Crops Religion Countries in the Middle East all speak Arabic Iowa is in the Corn Belt Region Describes what a group of places are like and what they have in common.

14. Latin America Speak similar languages (Spanish, Portuguese) Mostly Catholic Central America, South America & Island Nations in the Caribbean Sea

15. Latin America Middle East Scandinavia South East AsiaSub-Sahara Africa