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Good Morning!!!Hope you ate your Wheaties this morning because school is rocking fo’ real today
We will be learning the 5 themes of geography today. For your warm up get out a piece of paper and write down what YOU think are the 5 themes of geography
Check the board for an example of how to construct your warm ups! WoooooHoooooo it’s day 3!
5 Themes of Geography
• Absolute location/Relative location• Place• Region
• Human/Environment• Movement
Location, Location, Location
• Absolute Location- The exact LOCATION on Earth using Latitude and Longitude coordinates
LongitudeLATITUDE
Location, Location, Location cont.
• Relative Location- A location of a place in relation to another place (i.e. south or downhill).
Example: Galveston, TX is just south of Houston, TX.
Place
• Place- A place is an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places.
Region• Region- An area that is defined by certain
similar characteristics. Those unifying or similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.
Human Environment Interaction• Human/ Environment- How humans interact
with the environment
&
• How the environment responds to that reaction
Movement
• Movement- Travel of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another, Immigration & Migration
30 second break
• Discuss with a partner standing next to you something you like that came from another country………
• Example- Types of food, clothing brands, cars, cell phones…..
Activity
• Create a bubble map or a chart• If you choose the bubble map it should look
like thisAbsolute/Relative Location
Human Environment Interaction
Movement Place
Picture 1
You will need 10 bubble maps
Activity
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6 Pic 7 Pic 8 Pic 9 Pic 10
A/R LocationH. Envir.
MovementPlace
Region
Your chart should look like this
Activity
• For each picture fill in the column or bubble interpreting evidence from the picture
• Individual assignment, be prepared to share and explain your answers
• You will have 2 minutes for each picture
Mountains in Wyoming123 degrees N & 54 degrees E
HawaiiHawaii is west of Mexico
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico is South of the United States
West VirginiaWest Virgina is 145 degrees N & 78 degrees E
New York CityNew York City is on the East Coast
Ellis IslandEllis Island is 144 degrees N & 88 degrees E
ChinaChina is West of Japan
BrazilBrazil is 23 degrees S & 77 degrees E
AntarcticaAntarctica is South, waaaay South