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5 Themes of
Geography
8.2.1
Location
• definition- where something
is
– Absolute location- the exact
location using latitude and
longitude
– Relative location- where
something is in relation to
other things.
Absolute Location
Latitude & Longitude
Latitude
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Measures distance north
or south of the Equator in
degrees
Sometimes called
parallels.
Like a belt
Either N or S
Check yourself!
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Lines of latitude are ______ to the
equator.
There are ______ degrees of latitude
north and south of the equator.
The equator is ____ degrees.
Another name for latitude lines is _____.
The equator divides the earth into _____
equal parts.
Longitude
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Measures
distance east or
west of the
Prime Meridian
in degrees.
All lines of
longitude pass
the N & S pole
Either E or W
Check yourself!
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Longitude lines connect the _____ with
the _____ .
The line of 0 degrees longitude is called
the _______.
Longitude lines give directions ___ & ___
of the prime meridian.
There are ____ degrees of longitude on
each side of the prime meridian.
Longitude lines are not ____ like latitude
lines.
Latitude & Longitude together
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When latitude and longitude are
listed together it is called a set of
coordinates
Example (45oN, 105oW)
Latitude
Longitude
Viking ship
hurricane
tourist
rafter
whale
canoeists
bird
A Story about Latitude and
Longitude
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Latitude had an
attitude so wasn’t
invited to the
party. They
wandered around
the earth and
never met
anyone.
Longitude was
cool so they all
met at the poles.
Latitude and Longitude Together
Place
• definition- a location’s physical and
human features
– Physical features- ex. the way the land
looks, the climate, etc.
– Human features- ex. what people do for
a living, the population, anything people
have added to the land, etc.
Theme 2: Place
Physical Characteristics
• Land Features
• Mountains, plains,
and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water
Theme 2: Place
Human Characteristics
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People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and
Landmarks
• Cities
Climograph of Lincoln, Ne
Movement
• definition- how people, goods and
ideas get from 1 place to another
– In groups brainstorm as many ways as you can think of
– Select an item & discuss all movement involved
-people:
- goods:
-ideas:
Human-Environment
Interaction
• Definition- how people affect the
environment and how the
environment affects people.
– people cut through mountains to make
roads
– people live near bodies of water
– We wear sweaters in winter, shorts in
summer
– We pollute the air with factories
Theme 3:
Human-Environment Interaction
How do people interact with their
environment?
People . . .
• Adapt to their environment
• Modify their environment
• Depend on their environment
Nebraska:
Human-Environment Interaction
Kingsley Dam– Keith County
Ainsworth Wind Energy Facility – Brown County
Village Pointe Mall – Douglas County
H-E Interaction (cont.)
• Assignment-environment acrostic. Using separate
colors for how we affect the env. & how it affects
us
we affect env.
E
N
V
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cReating roads
O
N
M
weather dEtermines what we wear
N
T
env. affects us
Regions
• Definition- an area that has a
common feature or characteristic
• Examples…
– based on population (urban & rural
regions)
– based on climate (tropical, arctic, etc.)
– based on what grows there (corn belt)
– based on where the area is located
(South, Midwest, etc.)
Theme 5: Regions
What do places have in common?
• Landform regions
• Political regions
• Agricultural regions
• Cultural regions
Nebraska: Regions
Regions based on population
http://www.census.gov/popest/gallery/maps/
Climate regions
http://printable-maps.blogspot.com/2008/09/climate-regions-world-map.html
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/sis5219
Regions (cont.)
• What are some regions that
Nebraska is considered a part of?
• What are some occupations that use
regions often?
Time Zones
Alaska &
Hawaii
Pacific
Mountain
Central
Eastern
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Alaska & Hawaii 10 pts
What time is it in Alaska
when it is 9:00pm
Pacific time?
Alaska & Hawaii- 20 points
•What time is it in
Honolulu, Hawaii when
it’s 7:00pm Pacific
time?
Alaska & Hawaii- 30 points
If a college student in
Arizona calls his sister
in Alaska at 8:00pm,
what time does she
receive the call?
Alaska & Hawaii- 40 points
•A ship sails from Los
Angeles, California, at
9:00am for a 12-hour
boat ride to Hawaii.
What time did it arrive?
Alaska & Hawaii- 50 points
•A plane left Miami,
Florida, at noon for an
10-hour flight to
northern Alaska. What
time did the plane
land?
Pacific- 10points
What time is it in
California when it’s
11:00am Central time?
Pacific- 20points
What time is it in
Portland, Oregon when
new Yorkers eat
breakfast at 8?
Pacific- 30points
If a woman in Wisconsin
calls her son at college
in Washington State at
6pm, what time does
he receive the call?
Pacific- 40points
A mom put her son on a
plane in Iowa at noon
for a 3-hour flight to
San Diego, California.
What time did he
arrive?
Pacific- 50points
A new college graduate
drove 13 hours from
Texas A&M to start a
new job in Nevada and
left at 5:00am. When
did she arrive?
Mountain
10 points
•What time is it in the
Rocky Mountains when
Texans go the bed at
11:00pm?
Mountain
20 points
What time is it in
Denver, Colorado when
Georgians leave work
at 5:00pm?
Mountain
30 points
•A man in Utah on
business calls his wife
in Virginia to wake her
at 7:00am on her
birthday. What time
does he call?
Mountain
40 points
•If a college student
drove 12 hours from
his home in Iowa to
Montana and left at
noon, what time would
he arrive?
Mountain
50 points
•An Oklahoma family
drove 11 hours to
spend Thanksgiving in
Wyoming. They left at
7:30 am. When did
they arrive?
Central- 10 points
•What time is it in
Minnesota when it’s
10:00pm Mountain
time?
Central- 20 points
•What time does an
8:00 pm TV show
(Eastern) come on in
Central time?
Central- 30 points
•What time is it in
Kansas City, Missouri
when Californians eat
lunch at noon?
Central- 40 points
If a family left Atlanta,
Georgia at 8am for a 3hour drive to visit
family in Alabama,
what time would they
arrive?
Central- 50 points
•A football team drove
13 hours from southern
Idaho for a bowl game
in Texas and left at
7:30am. What time did
they arrive?
Eastern- 10 points
•What time is it in Maine
when it’s 11:00am in
Chicago, Illinois?
Eastern- 20 points
•What time is it in
Massachusetts when
it’s midnight in the
mountain states?
Eastern- 30 points
•What times does a
game come on TV
Eastern time if it is on
at 1:00pm Central
time?
Eastern- 40 points
•If a woman flew from
eastern Kansas to
South Carolina in 2
hours and left at
11:00am, what time
would she arrive?
Eastern- 50 points
•If a business man
drove 11 hours from
Missouri to Central
Florida, leaving at
6:30am, what time
would he arrive?