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GEOGRAPHY
• WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY???
• Geography - is the study of the earth
and its land, water, people and animal
life
HOW MANY REGIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES ARE THERE???
• 6 regions exist in the U.S.A.
1.Northeast
2.Southwest
3.Midwest
4.West
5.Northwest
6.Southwest
THE 5 MAJOR THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
• Geography is studied by using 5 themes
1. Location (2 types) - Exact and Relative
• Exact: Measured by latitude and Longitude
• Relative: What the location is near. Ex:
Monroe, N.Y. is near the Woodbury
Commons.
• 2. Place – an area’s physical and
human features. (*Natural Resources
*Climate, *soil, *vegetation, *animal life
and *bodies of water)
• 3. Human Interaction – interaction
between people and their environment.
(* Irrigation *Pollution *Traffic)
• 4. Movement – shifting between people,
goods and ideas.
• *Goods from China to U.S., *E-mail
between people in different states
• 5. Regions – Areas defined by physical
characteristics such as climate or
landforms.
• Ex: Great Plains – Flat Land
• South West – Arizona, New Mexico
• Chinatown – Little Italy
•In your binder you will define the following
terms in your notes section.
•Isthmus
•Plateau
•Plain
•Peninsula
•Archipelago
•Canal
•Latitude
• Longitude
• Equator
•Prime meridian
•Gulf
Political map
Cartographer
Island
Valley
Hemisphere
Climate
Canyon
Cataract
Mountain
GEOGRAPHY BOOK
• You will create a geographical dictionary.
Your dictionary MUST have the following:
1. A cover and table of contents
2. A picture which describes the term
3. Box numbers
4. 20 terms that you have defined
5. Write one paragraph on how geography
effects people’s lives which should be your
last page.
• Isthmus - a narrow strip of land
connecting two larger land areas usually
with water forms on either side
• Plateau - also called a high plain or
tableland, is an area of highland, usually
consisting of relatively flat terrain
• Plain - land with relatively low relief, that
is flat or gently rolling
• Peninsula - piece of land that projects
into a body of water and is connected with
the mainland by an isthmus.
• Archipelago - an expanse of water with many
scattered islands
• Canal - human-made channels for water
(drinking water and transportation)
• Latitude - imaginary horizontal line running
east-to-west (or west to east) on maps
• Longitude – imaginary vertical lines running
from north to south
• Equator - imaginary line on the Earth's surface
that divides the Earth into a Northern
Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere
• Prime Meridian – imaginary line divides
the Earth into the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres.
• Gulf - a portion of an ocean or sea partly
enclosed by land
• Political Map - map showing boundaries
to countries/states and usually their
capitals
• Cartographer – someone who studies
and creates maps
• Island - land that is surrounded by water
• Island – Land that is surrounded on all
sides by water
• Hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe
(Earth) or half of a sphere
• Climate - prevailing weather conditions of
a region, as temperature, air pressure,
humidity, precipitation, sunshine,
cloudiness, and winds, throughout the
year