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Aim: Why is Geography a key in understanding Global History?
Do Now: Make a list of things that help us find our way (excluding GPS
and MapQuest!!!)
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H.W. #1• Student Contract:– Filled out, signed by a parent/guardian, and
returned by Monday, September 8
Summer Assignment Due Monday, September 8 (STEM students only)
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What is geography?DEFINITION:• 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 with each other
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5 Themes of Geography
List the 5 themes from the video
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Preview of Vocabulary
• Adapt: to change (something) so that it functions better or is better suited for a purpose.
• Cultural diffusion: The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war.
• Interdependence: Mutual assistance or reliance between two or more parties (opposite of Independence).
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#1- Location:
• Tells you where a place is on Earth–Absolute Location: Exact coordinates using
latitude and longitude
• Latitude – Imaginary lines drawn from east to west, measuring north and south of the equator.• Longitude – Imaginary lines drawn north to
south, measuring east and west of the prime meridian.
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Lines of Latitude Lines of Longitude
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•Relative Location: the location of a place based on its position to another place.–Example: a place is N,E,S,W of
another place
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Relative Location of John Bowne High School
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#2- Place• The study of physical features and
human characteristics of a place–Examples:• Physical: landforms, rivers, lakes, climate,
soil, etc.• Human Characteristics: religious beliefs,
settlement patterns, languages, etc.
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#3- Human/Environment Interaction
• How humans adapt to and modify the environment.–Humans shape the landscape
through their interaction with the land–Examples: dams, cutting trees,
canals
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4. Movement
• Movement of people, ideas and goods (also known as CULTURAL DIFFUSION)–Immigration: moving into a place–Emigration: moving out of a place
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#5- Region• Division of the world into physical and cultural
regions• Physical Region: deserts, rainforests, tidal basins• Cultural Region: Islam, Bible Belt
Cultural Region Map
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Summary
1. Why is Geography a key in understanding Global History?
2. Choose one of the five themes of geography and apply it to a specific topic that you learned Freshman year. (Examples: River Valley Civilizations, Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Mesoamerica, etc.)
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5 Themes of Geography WorksheetLocation
• What is the absolute location of your home? ________________________________________________________________________________________________• What is the relative location of your home to John Bowne High School ? ________________________________________________________________________________________________• Choose whether absolute or relative location is a better way to determine a location? Explain your reasoning in complete sentences. ________________________________________________________________________________________________