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WELCOME!! • Pick-up notes handout! • Turn in autobiography/student information sheet to the tray on the corner of my desk • Get out your pre-test from yesterday Syllabus Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. How many non-waived absences are you allowed to have? What is my bathroom/leaving class policy? What is my late policy? How many days do you have to make-up work when you are absent? What happens if you fail to put your first and last name on an assignment or the date? Are you required to keep a notebook in this course? What is your one subject spiral notebook going to be used for? Learning Activities account for 20% of your total grade; how are learning activities graded? What is my cell phone policy? What is my name? T/F Tests are always announced at least two days in advance. T/F There will be very few extra credit opportunities in this class. T/F Major in-class projects in this class will count as a test grade. T/F I do not stay after school to make-up absences. T/F Your bell ringers can be taken as a quiz grade at anytime. The 5 Themes of Geography • What are the 5 themes of geography and what is each theme about? – – – – – Location Region Place Movement Human Environmental Interaction • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJeR4k7wkNU& feature=related The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007 What is Geography? • The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth • Tools that geographers use: maps, photographs, graphic organizers, models, GIS and GPS • The 5 Themes of Geography—Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environmental Interaction help geographers study and describe the use of space Theme 1: Location • Where is It? • Why is It There? Two Types of Location •Absolute •Relative Absolute Location • • • • A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address North Carolina Absolute Location • North Carolina 36° N Latitude 79° W longitude • Erwin 35°19′22″N 78°40′19″W Relative Location • Where a place is in relation to another place • Uses directional words to describe – Cardinal and intermediate directions North Carolina • North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on the north, South Carolina and Georgia on the south, and Tennessee on the west. • The Atlantic Ocean forms North Carolina's east coast. • North Carolina is one of the Southeastern States Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics: • Land Features like: – Mountains, plains, valleys, and plateaus • Climate • Bodies of Water North Carolina: Physical Characteristics Photos above: Steve Pierce http://www.wetmaap.org/Cape_Hatteras/ch_tm_2.html North Carolina: Physical Characteristics Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics • • • • • People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks • Cities North Carolina: Human Characteristics http://www.rivinus.com/camerastuff/charlotte_nc.htm National Geographic Magazine Top right:http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/nonsport/school-bio/unc-oldwell2-lg.jpg Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment People . . . • Adapt to Their Environment • Modify Their Environment • Depend on Their Environment http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg North Carolina: Human Environment Interaction http://aam.wcu.edu/grant/images/Fontana%20Dam%20Shirley.jpg http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091002/images/mallc.jpg http://www.ee.duke.edu/~sag8/Duke/02-03/PiKA/Fall%20Break/Fall_Break_02.htm Theme 4: Movement The Mobility of • People • Goods • Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world North Carolina: Movement http://www.marad.dot.gov/Gallery/MoreheadCity/pages/Ming%20Europe.htm http://www.evertize.com/land/images/I-40-64%20interchange.JPG Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common • Political Regions • Landform Regions • Agricultural Regions • Cultural Regions North Carolina: Regions Steve Pierce http://home.neo.rr.com/rodsphotogallery/NaturalWonders/SeaSand/Images/JockeysRidge.jpg http://www.ncbbi.org/images/piedmont-images/piedmont-nc-heartland-golf.jpg http://www.homestead.com/pncfa/files/piedmontmap.jpg http://www.shorebirdworld.org/fromthefield/Images/Hatteras%20Light.JPG NC Regions Up-Close Region 1: Northwest Region 2: Southwest Region 3: North Central Region 4: South Central Region 5: Southeast Region 6: Mid-Atlantic Region 7: Northeast Activity Groups will be formed and each group will create a poster illustrating, defining and describing each of the five themes of geography: Location Place Region Human Environmental Interaction Movement REQUIREMENTS for EACH SECTION •Title •Definition & explanation of term •Min. of 2 examples •Min. of 2 pictures/illustrations