Lesson 2

Five Themes of Geography

Word Bank

location 位置

latitude 纬度

longitude 经度

equator 赤道

prime meridian 本初子午线

international date line 日界线

place 地点

interaction 相互作用

movement 运动

economics 经济（学）

relative 相对的

absolute 绝对的，完全的

migration 迁移，移居

How Do Geographers Organize Information?

• Five themes of geography • location （位置）

• place （地点）

• interaction （互相影响）

• movement （运动）

• region （地区）

What Is Location? relative （相对） location

USA

Mexico

202 W. 1st St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

absolute （绝对） location

latitude

longitude

What is the latitude measurement of the

equator?

What is the longitude measurement of the

prime meridian?

本初子午线

International Date Line （日界线）

What Is Place? physical features human features

Can you describe the place (city) you live?

What Is Interaction?• People interact with environment, and they are also affected by it.

polder 围海造田

Dubai

迪拜

What Is Movement? trade

migration

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Invasions_of_the_Roman_Empire_1.png

Why Divide the World Into Regions?

Summarizing:

Since the world is so big and complex, geographers divide it into regions.

physical features

climate

emu

鸸鹋

koala

考拉platypus

鸭嘴兽

historical

New England

economics

political regions

Summarylocation

place

interaction

movement

region

Homework 抄写 Lesson 2 的核心词汇，每个抄写两遍，然后自默一遍

完成 Chapter 1 Review ( P.34—35 )