January 28,2014

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?

2. THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

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

4. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION • Describes how people interact with theenvironment. • 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.

5. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION • 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.

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

7. LOCATION Describes where something is at. • Absolute Location • Exact Location • A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location). • Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o 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

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 Describes how people, goods and ideas move around the world. • 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

10. PLACE Describes what something is like. • 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.

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 • VolcanBaru—highest mountain peak

13. Describes what a group of places are like and what they have in common. 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

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

15. Latin America South East Asia Sub-Sahara Africa Middle East Scandinavia