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Do Now: • Take a few silent minutes to read over the unit calendar Assignment #1: 5 Themes of Geography Reminders: • • • • Late policy review “See Ms. G” HW #1 DUE FRIDAY Binder due by block Exploring the World Around Us • What is Geography? – Geo- “the earth” – graphe “to describe” – The study of people, their environments and their resources. 5 Themes of Geography Location • Location: The exact position on the Earth’s surface, can also be relative. • Lines of LATITUDE-measures distances north/south of the Equator. • Line of LONGITUDE-measures distances east or west of the Prime meridian. Place • Geographers describe places in terms of their unique physical and human characteristics. • Physical characteristics: landforms, climate, soil and animal life • Human characteristics: people’s way of life-their activities, means of transportation, religion and languages Human Environmental Interaction • How people change or adapt to their environment • Examples – tunnel, landfill, bridge • Can have positive and negatives effects Region • An area with its own unifying characteristics. • These can be physical characteristics such as landforms or climate. • Or-cultural, political, or economic features. • One country can belong to several regions Movement • Migration • Trade- goods exported or imported • Spread of ideas • Interdependencedependence of countries on goods, resources and knowledge from other parts of the world.