-Relative location is a general idea of where something is. Some examples of relative location are two blocks away and the east side of town.
-Absolute location is exactly where something is. Latitude and Longitude give absolute location. An example of absolute location is 30 degrees north and 73 degrees west.
Place tells what that particular place is like. Places have Human and Physical Characteristics.
-Human Characteristics are things that humans have developed, such as roads and buildings.
-Physical Characteristics are natural features of our earth.These include rivers, valleys, dirt, and lakes.
Human-Environmental Interactions are the ways we interact with the environment. We do so mainly by adapting to, modifying, and depending on the environment.
-We adapt to the environment when we use umbrellas in the rain and sunglasses when it's sunny.
-We modify the environment when we heat and cool our houses.
-We depend on the environment for many things: food, water, transportation, shelter, clothing, and many other materials.
Movement means the way we travel and how it impacts our environment. There are 3 categories under movement: People, Goods, and Ideas.
-People is when people interact with each other. An example of this interaction is visiting family in another state.
-Goods means trade. We use movement very often to trade goods with others.
-Ideas stands for technology, tools, fashion trends and all other ideas that travel from place to place.
Regions are groups of places that posses some of the same traits (usually they have similar locations).
-Formal regions are defined by legal borders between states, countries, ect.
-Functional regions are defined by a function. A function is a service such as a delivery company or a airline.
Venarcular (perceptual) regions are those that are very broadly categorized. For example, The Middle East is vernacular region.
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-Absolute location is exactly where something is. Latitude and Longitude give absolute location. An example of absolute location is 30 degrees north and 73 degrees west.
-Human Characteristics are things that humans have developed, such as roads and buildings.
-Physical Characteristics are natural features of our earth.These include rivers, valleys, dirt, and lakes.
-We adapt to the environment when we use umbrellas in the rain and sunglasses when it's sunny.
-We modify the environment when we heat and cool our houses.
-We depend on the environment for many things: food, water, transportation, shelter, clothing, and many other materials.
-People is when people interact with each other. An example of this interaction is visiting family in another state.
-Goods means trade. We use movement very often to trade goods with others.
-Ideas stands for technology, tools, fashion trends and all other ideas that travel from place to place.
-Formal regions are defined by legal borders between states, countries, ect.
-Functional regions are defined by a function. A function is a service such as a delivery company or a airline.
Venarcular (perceptual) regions are those that are very broadly categorized. For example, The Middle East is vernacular region.
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3 Questions: 9/16/11:
-What are the 5 themes of geography?
-Will the project be in a Powerpoint, Prezi, ect.?
-How in detail would you like us to get?
TIMELINE
Saturday-Sunday 9/17-9/18
Over the weekend, determine the 5 themes of geography. Pick 2 countries, 2 states, and 1 optional destination.
5 THEMES LINK
Monday 9/19
Think about how the 5 themes of geography impact our lives. Start researching places.
Tuesday 9/20
Continue researching places and be citing resources. Begin Powerpoint or Prezi
Wednesday 9/21
Work on Presentation.
Thursday 9/22
Finish Presentation, add pictures, fine-tune.
Resources:
datcp.wi.gov
www.agclassroom.org/kids/stats/wisconsin.pdf
http://www.classicwisconsin.com/features/stinks.html
http://www.traveloregon.com/Experiences/Trips-We-Love.aspx
http://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/gold-beach/
http://www.nps.gov/oreg/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon
http://www.govisitcostarica.com/category/outdoorRecreation/outdoorRecreation.asp
http://www.worldheadquarters.com/cr/climate/
http://www.tourismthailand.org/campaign/en/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/thailand
http://www.kidport.com/reflib/worldgeography/italy/italy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
http://www.travelblog.org/World/it-geog.html