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Geographically Me

Geographically Me. Have you begun your project? What are you using for Location ? What are the two types of location? What pictures are you using? What kind of information are you providing? What are you using for Place ? What are the 2 types of Place? What pictures are you using?

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Geographically Me

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  1. Geographically Me • Have you begun your project? • What are you using for Location? • What are the two types of location? • What pictures are you using? • What kind of information are you providing? • What are you using for Place? • What are the 2 types of Place? • What pictures are you using? • What kind of information are you providing for each?

  2. Place • Definition: • A place on Earth that can be recognized as separate or different from other places on Earth. • Each place is a unique combination of: • Physical Characteristics • Human/Cultural Characteristics

  3. ASSIGNMENT Think of a place that you have been: a city, country, museum, Valley Forge Park, the mall…. Write down 2 Physical and 2 Human/Cultural characteristics about this place Don’t tell anyone what the place is.

  4. Place

  5. Place • Definition: • A place on Earth that can be recognized as separate or different from other places on Earth. • Each place is a unique combination of: • Physical Characteristics • Human/Cultural Characteristics

  6. Physical Characteristics Specific to THAT place. The way a place looks. Created by nature. Land Features Mountains, Plains and Plateaus Rivers, Lakes, Seas Climate Vegetation

  7. Examples: The Grand Canyon in Arizona Andes Mountains in South America.

  8. Physical Characteristics Examples: Amazon River flows through Brazil. Niagara Falls New York State and Ontario

  9. Venice

  10. Human/Cultural Characteristics Specific to THAT place. Man-made or invented. Language Unique buildings Religious Practices Celebrations/traditions/holidays

  11. Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: The Empire State Building in New York, City Independence Hall in Philadelphia

  12. Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: Eiffel Tower in Paris Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

  13. Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: Mayan ruins are located in Mexico. Stonehenge in England

  14. Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: Mummers Parade in Philadelphia Mardi Gras in New Orleans

  15. Human/Cultural Characteristics Examples: Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain

  16. Human/Cultural Characteristics Language Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. Religion Many Mexicans are Catholic.

  17. Guess These Places Golden arches, hamburgers, chicken nuggets. Golden Gate Bridge, 49ers, Alcatraz. Lincoln Financial Field, Liberty Bell, Schuylkill River Broadway, Lincoln Tunnel, streets crowded with people.

  18. Geographically Me • Have you begun your project? • What are you using for Location? • What are the two types of location? • What pictures are you using? • What kind of information are you providing? • What are you using for Place? • What are the 2 types of Place? • What pictures are you using? • What kind of information are you providing for each?

  19. Place • Definition: • A place on Earth that can be recognized as separate or different from other places on Earth. • Each place is a unique combination of: • Physical Characteristics • Human/Cultural Characteristics

  20. ASSIGNMENT Think of a place that you have been: a city, country, museum, Valley Forge Park, the mall…. Write down 3 Physical and 3 Human/Cultural characteristics about this place Don’t tell anyone what the place is.

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