5 Themes of Geopgraphy - Ms. Preissler

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Timed Reading Bell Work

• Read the Article History Mystery What became of
  the ground zero flag?
• After reading the article answer the following
  questions
• Do you think its an issue that the flag is
  missing?
• What does the U.S. Flag mean to you?

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T.A.P.E.

• Target Students will both review and be exposed
  to the 5 Themes of geography
• Agenda/Process
• Reading/Discussion on Ground Zero Flag
• Guided Notes Lecture on 5 Themes of Geography
• Evaluation

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Five Themes of Geography

• The Framework for Studying the World

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1 Location

• Tells you where a place is on Earth
• Absolute Location Exact coordinates using
  latitude and longitude.
• Latitude Imaginary lines drawn from east to
  west, measuring north and south of the equator.
• Longitude Imaginary lines drawn north to south,
  measuring east and west of the prime meridian.

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1 Location

• Relative Location the location of a place based
  on its position to another place.
• Example a place is N,E,S,W of another place

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2 Place

• The study of physical features and human
  characteristics of a place
• Examples
• Physical landforms, rivers, lakes, climate,
  soil, etc.
• Human Characteristics religious beliefs,
  settlement patterns, languages, etc.
• Culture

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3 Human-Environment Interaction

• How humans adapt to, modify, and depend the
  environment.
• Humans shape the landscape through their
  interaction with the land.
• Examples dams, cutting trees, canals

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4 Movement

• Movement of people, ideas and goods
• Immigration moving into a place
• Emigration moving out of a place
• How places are linked to one another and the
  world

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5 Region

• Division of the world into physical and cultural
  regions
• Physical Region (Landforms) deserts,
  rainforests, tidal basins
• Cultural Region Islam, Bible Belt
• Political Regions Agricultural Regions
• What places have in common

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Exit Ticket

• 1) What theme do you feel you understand the
  best?
• 2) What theme do you feel you understand the
  least?