5 themes of geography

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