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Geography Unit
The importance of knowing where you are in
the world.
How does Geography affect history?
Affects where people live.Affects how people live.Affects the outcome of major events.
How do we look at our world?
Maps are an easy way to look at our world
There are maps for just about everything out there.
Population
physical
Rainfall
Sheep
Butter
Cheese
Baseball
cartogram
Map EssentialsTitle
Lets you know what the map is all about
Should be the first thing you look at
Compass Rose
Lets you know what direction your pointed.
Sometimes north is not always at the top of a map.
Scale
Allows you to determine the size of something on a map.
Legend
Identifies symbols, colors, icons.
Locator Map
Map within a map
5 themes of geography
Location
“Where is it?”Example- IL is located in the NW Hemisphere, on the North American continent
New Zealand is located in the SE hemisphere
Measured by latitude and longitude
Location- find the Appalachian Mts
PRIME MERIDIAN- divides E and W hemispheres
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitude- drawn East to WestLatitude- drawn East to WestMeasure- North and SouthMeasure- North and SouthEQUATOR- splits N and S EQUATOR- splits N and S hemisphereshemispheres
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Place
“What is it like?”What makes that place special
Example- IL - flat land, prairie flowers, grasslands, temperate climate (medium)
<< ILFlatPrairieTemperate
>> ArizonaHillyDesertCactusSand, dry
Human-Environment Interaction“What is this place’s environment like, and how does it affect the people who live there?”IL good soil = good farming, Minnesota- cold weather = ice hockeyCalifornia- hot weather + ocean= surfing
Movement
“How do we interact with places and people?”Travel
IL- many travel to WI or MI for vacation Many people commute to work in our area.
Manufacturing Check you clothes… most likely not made in US
Region
“What common characteristics does a certain region share?”Illinois is in the Midwest region.What sort of things united the Midwest? Climate? Physical Features? Cultural Features?
Guess What State I Am?
Pan handlePalm TreesTropicalBeachesOrangesSunshine State
FLORIDA!
Weather Report
You going to be assigned a place in the world. Look up the weather for that place and give us a report for the next day.
How does the weather affect what I can do there?Example: Sunny and hot in Hawaii might mean it’s a perfect day to go surfing.
Cold and snowy in Siberia… ski slopes
Your Turn
Think of your favorite place in Think of your favorite place in the WHOLE world and describe it!the WHOLE world and describe it! Use the 5 themesUse the 5 themes LocationLocation PlacePlace Human/Environmental InteractionHuman/Environmental Interaction MovementMovement RegionRegion
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