Intro Unit

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• Intro Unit
• Vocabulary

• Location Absolute Location Relative
• 
  Location
• Place
• Human-environmental Interaction
• Movement
• Regions
• Continent
• Environment
• Equator
• Latitude
• Longitude
• Hemisphere
• Prime Meridian

• You may use the following notes,
• Internet, dictionary, etc., to define
• these terms.

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I The Five FundamentalThemes of Geography
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A) LOCATIONWhere are we?
(1) Describes where places are on earth (2)
Types of Location (aa) ABSOLUTE exact location
on earth (fixed) - Doesnt change Latitude/Longitu
de Hemispheres Grid System Address (bb)
RELATIVE compared to other places
(variable) / Changes are dependent upon
comparisons Miles Distance Direction
B G J H S
Latitude - Longitude36.961996,-86.459348Lat
36 57' 43.185"Long -86 27' 33.6528"
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B) PLACE
people, culture, language, religion, buildings,
landmarks, cities, etc.

• What is it like there, what kind of place is it?

• (1) Human
• Characteristics
• (aa) What are the main languages, customs, and
  beliefs?
• (bb) How many people live, work, and visit a
  place?

• (2) Physical
• Characteristics
• (aa) landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.),
  climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

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C) HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION

• 1) How do humans and the environment affect each
  other?
• (aa) We depend on it.
• People depend on the Tennessee River for water
  and transportation.
• (bb) We modify it.
• People modify our environment by
• heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
• (cc) We adapt to it.
• We adapt to the environment by wearing
• clothing suitable for summer (shorts), winter
  (coats), rain (rain boots) and shine (sunglasses).

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D) MOVEMENT

• (1) How are people, goods, ideas moved from
  place to place?
• (aa) Human Movement
• trucks, trains, planes
• (bb) Information Movement
• phones, computer (email), mail
• (cc) Idea Movement
• How do fads move from place to place?
• TV, radio, magazines

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E) REGIONS

• (1) How are regions similar to and different from
  other
• places?
• (aa) Formal Regions
• Regions defined by governmental or administrative
  boundaries (states, countries, cities, etc.)
• Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn
  Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown, etc.)
• (bb) Functional Regions
• Regions defined by a function (newspaper service
  area, cell phone coverage area, etc.)
• (cc) Vernacular Regions
• Regions defined by peoples perceptions (middle
  east, the south, etc.)

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WTL/DTL Assignment

• Use your Internet, magazine, or your own pics or
  drawings to describe your life based on The Five
  Fundamental Themes of Geography.
• Make sure each pic has a caption describing it
  At least two COMPLETE SENTENCES!