Download Sep12 - 5ThemesOfGeog - John Bowne High School

Monday – September 12, 2011
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: Why is it important to
study geography?
Do Now: Answer the following:
A. Were you born in a country other than the
U.S.A.?
B. Did you visit any countries over the summer
outside of the U.S.A.?
C. If you could visit ANY country in the world
(except countries you’ve already been to) what
country would you like to visit? Why would you
like to visit that country?
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H.W. #1
• Contract Sheet
– Filled out, signed, returned
Vocabulary List
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Geography
Relative location
Absolute location
Latitude
Longitude
Climate
Migration
Trade
Cultural diffusion
Geography
• The study of where people,
places and things are located.
• Ways that different things relate
to each other at specific places.
• Ways that places connect/interact
with each other.
The 5 Themes of Geography
1. Location
• Tells you where a place is on Earth.
• Relative Location: the description of a
place in relation to another.
–Example:
• John Bowne HS is west of Queens
College.
• CUNY Law School is south of JBHS.
1. Location (cont.)
• Absolute Location: Exact location of
a place using lines of latitude and
longitude.
• Latitude – lines drawn measuring north
and south of the equator.
• Longitude – lines drawn measuring east
and west of the prime meridian that
stretches from the North Pole to the
South Pole.
2.Place
• The study of physical features and
human characteristics of a place.
–Examples:
• Physical: landforms, rivers, lakes,
climate, soil, etc.
• Human Characteristics: religion,
settlement patterns, languages, etc.
3. Region
• Division of the world into physical
and cultural regions.
1.Politically: the Middle East is a
political region.
2.Physically: rainforests of Brazil
3.Culturally: Muslim areas are
influenced by the religion of Islam.
4. Movement
• Transporting of people, goods,
and ideas.
• This occurs through:
o Migration – moving to a new place
o Trade – exchange of goods
o Cultural diffusion – exchange of
beliefs and ideas between cultures.
5. Human-Environment Interaction
• How people change their
environment or adapt to it.
– Humans shape the landscape
through their interaction with the
land.
– Examples: dams, cutting trees,
canals
Summary
• Why do you think geography
is important?
• How can geography make
history easier to understand?
Discussion Questions
1. How can geographic features in a certain
location affect humans who occupy that
region?
2. Why does geography affect culture?
3. How does each individual “theme” of
geography help shape the world we live in?
4. How can we use geography to understand
history?
5. Why do you think geography is important?