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Do Now!. Make a list of any country that you know of… without your neighbor!!!!!!. Chapter 1. What is Geography??????. The Basics of Geography. Geography- the study of everything on Earth From rocks and rainfall to people and places Geographers-people who study geography

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  1. Do Now! Make a list of any country that you know of… without your neighbor!!!!!!

  2. Chapter 1 What is Geography??????

  3. The Basics of Geography • Geography- the study of everything on Earth • From rocks and rainfall to people and places • Geographers-people who study geography • How natural environment influences people, how people affect the Earth, and how the world changes

  4. Perspective and Landscapes • Geographers use these two to study the world • Perspective: the way a person looks at something • Landscape: Scenery of a place • What is your perspective of Richland? • What is the landscape of Richland?

  5. Two Main Branches:Human and Physical • Human Geography: people study the distribution and characteristics of the world’s people • Where they live, work, and ways of life • Physical Geography: focuses on Earth’s natural environment • Landforms, water features, atmosphere, animals, plants, etc….. • These two branches link together by how people interact with their environment

  6. Who uses geography?? YOU DO!! • How you choose to get to and from school, hear about other countries, watch the news, use your phone… • Most jobs require the use of geography: • Restaurant owner? • Politician? • Clerk at gas station?

  7. What helps us use geography • Cartography: the study of maps and mapmaking (cartographer) • Meteorology: the study of weather (meteorologists)

  8. Regionan area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas • Regions are defined by their human and physical features • Languages, religions; climate, soils • Regions can have both set boundaries and unclear boundaries • Example: • Set boundary: United States • Unclear boundary: Tornado Alley • Can be any size and can be divided into smaller areas called subregions.

  9. Types of Regions • Formal- one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas • Based on any feature or combination of features • Physical, economical, etc….

  10. Functional- Different places that are linked together and function as a unit • City transit system, shopping malls, big cities with suburbs

  11. Perceptual-reflect human feelings and attitudes • “Back home” easy to know but hard to define exactly • Dixie: seen in different ways

  12. 5 Themes of Geography • Location-exact(absolute) or relative spot of something • Place- physical and human features of a location • Human-Environmental Interaction-how people and environments interact • Movement- How people and things change locations and the effects of the changes • Region-organizes Earth in geographic areas

  13. Organizing the Globe • Latitude • Longitude • Meridians • Parallels • Hemispheres • Continents

  14. Latitude Runs East-West Measures distance North- South of equator Also called parallels

  15. Longitude Runs North-South Measures distance East-West of Prime Meridian Also called Meridians

  16. Measure distances in Degrees and Minutes • Latitude= 0-90 N/S • Longitude= 0-180 E/W • Globe is also organized into Hemispheres (4) • Equator divides globe into North and South Hemisphere • Prime Meridian divides globe into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

  17. Also organized into Continents

  18. Understanding Maps • Atlas- collection of maps in one book • Scale • Directional Indicators • Legends • Other Elements

  19. Can you spot them?

  20. Different types of Maps • Climate • Precipitation • Population • Resources/Land Use • Elevation Maps • Climate Graphs • Population Pyramids

  21. Map Activity: Write and Answer the following questions • Tell where the location of the scale is. • Name and give symbols of 5 things located in the legend. • What two states are included on this map? • What river separates the two states listed in #3? • What is this a map of? • In what quadrant is Lee Field Airborne Drop Area located? • What 2 interstates run through 5’E, 81’S • Give the coordinates of an area with a pond, identify the pond as well. • Give the coordinates for the city of Wynnton. • Find a multiple track railroad and give the coordinates.

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