1. Agenda: The 5 Themes of Geography LEARNING TARGET: I can locate cities on a world map using latitude and longitude and distinguish between a physical and a political map. 1. Lecture 2. Activity: Mapping 3. HW: Read pgs. 38-42. Answer questions 1-6. DUE NEXT CLASS.

2. Physical map

3. Political map

4. 1.Location 1.Absolute: Longitude, Latitude. 2.Relative 2.Place 1.Physical Characteristics 2.Human Characteristics 3.Regions (How are places similar to and different from other places?) 1.Formal—50 states, x number of provinces or prefectures. 2.Functional/Perceptual—Bay Area centers around SF Bay, neighborhood/regional personalities. 4.Movement (How do people, goods, and ideas move between places?) 1.Travel, communication, trade. Ideas and people move, changing the character of a city or region. 5.Human-Environment Interaction (How do people interact with the natural environment of a place?) 1.How people use their environment. 5 Themes of Geography (Pgs. 38-42)

5. In a group of three, select four cities from the World Political maps pgs. 16-29 in the textbook. Write only the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates as best you can of the cities on separate pieces of paper. Pick from different continents. Exchange your pieces of paper with the team nearest you. Don’t tell them the cities. Identify the absolute location of the cities using the coordinates given. Then write two facts that describe the relative location of the city. Were you right? Group Activity (Groups of 3)

6. 1.Istanbul 2.Seoul 3.Caracas 4.Casablanca 5.Tehran 6.Dar es Salaam 7.Quito 8.Panama (city) 9.Cape Town 10.Jerusalem Group Activity (Groups of 3)—Phones OK for research only. Compose a written description of your assigned place, using the five themes as an organization tool. Write two or more sentences describing the absolute and relative location of the place. Add information about its physical and human characteristics. Describe the human-environment interaction. Describe the movement of people, goods, and ideas. Describe how the place is similar and different to other places.

7. 1.Read pgs. 38-42. 2.Answer questions 1-6. Homework