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Pre-Geography WritingPre-Geography Writing
5 minutesRespond to the following question in 4-5
complete sentences. Prepare to discuss!
• What can we learn from a map?
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5 Themes of Geography5 Themes of Geography
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LocationLocation
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
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Absolute LocationAbsolute Location
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Absolute LocationAbsolute Location
• The exact location of a place using latitude/longitude coordinates or street address
• BrainPop!
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Relative LocationRelative Location
• Relative location is the location of a place in relation to other landmarks.
One way to describe relative location is using distance.
For example – Lexington is about 11 miles away from of the city of Boston.
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Relative LocationRelative Location
• Another way to describe relative location is by using close by land marks.
Example: Lexington is near the historic town of Concord
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Relative LocationRelative Location
• You can also describe relative location using time.
Example: Lexington is about a thirty minute drive from Boston
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Relative LocationRelative Location
• Lastly, relative location can be described using direction.
Example: Lexington is west of the Atlantic coast.
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Group Activity - Relative LocationGroup Activity - Relative Location
• Describe the relative location of Lexington. • Keep adding to your list until I ask you to
share.
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Physical and Human Physical and Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Physical Characteristics: The characteristics describing a place that are found in nature
Human Characteristics: The characteristics describing a place that have been created by humans
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On a piece of scrap paper, jot down the human characteristics and the physical characteristics that you notice in each picture.
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PlacePlace
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PlacePlace
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PlacePlace
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PlacePlace
• Examples of physical characteristics– climate, landforms, bodies of water, plants
and animal life• Examples of human characteristics
– Man-made objects like buildings or cars, languages, religions, industries, government systems, political boundaries (like the borders of a city)
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Human or Physical Human or Physical Characteristics?Characteristics?
• The Gulf of Mexico• Sugar Maple Trees in a forest• A Maple sugar house in a forest• Wind and snow at the top of Mount Everest• Smog in Los Angeles, CA• The Nile River• A man-made dam on the Nile River
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Place ActivityPlace Activity
• Take out blue worksheet in the bin• Think of a place outside of Lexington that
you have visited.• Please read the directions and complete
the activity. Color pencils are in the bins too!
• Once you complete, please share with your tablemates and describe your place.
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RegionRegion
• A Region is an area that has common characteristics.
• These characteristics may be physical or human
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Physical RegionsPhysical Regions
• Physical regions can be deserts, mountains, grasslands, and rain forests.
Examples:-White Mountains of New Hampshire-Amazon rain forest.
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Human RegionsHuman Regions
• Human regions may have to do with aspects of culture such as religion, language, or industry.
Examples:-Islamic countries of north Africa (religious region)-The French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec(language region) -Silicon Valley, California (industrial region)
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Are these regions human or Are these regions human or physical?physical?
• The Great Lakes region• The Rocky Mountains• Fishing towns on the coast of Maine• Chinatown in Boston• The Nile River valley• Milan, Italy: the fashion capital of the world• Red Sox Nation
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MovementMovement
• Goods, ideas, and people can move.
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GoodsGoods
• When goods move, it is called trade. • Trade is the action of buying and selling
goods and/or services.
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• Exports are goods or services that are sent out of a region to other places in the world.
• Imports are goods or services that are sent into a region from other parts of the world.
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Common U.S. Exports• Machinery, engines, oil, electronic
equipment, medical equipment, food products
Common U.S. Imports• Oil, foreign cars, electronics,
drugs/medicines, spices, food products
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Movement of IdeasMovement of Ideas
• When ideas spread from one culture to another, it is called cultural diffusion.
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How do the following pictures picture show movement of ideas or cultural diffusion?
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Movement of PeopleMovement of People
• A person who leaves their native homeland to move somewhere else is called an immigrant.
• BrainPop!
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Human/Environmental InteractionHuman/Environmental Interaction
• People can adapt to the environment • People can change the environment• People can depend on the environment
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Which type of interaction?Which type of interaction?
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Which type of interaction?Which type of interaction?
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Which type of interaction?Which type of interaction?
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Human/Environmental InteractionHuman/Environmental Interaction
• What are some ways you adapt to your environment?
• What are some ways you change your environment?
• What are some ways you depend on your environment?