5 Themes of Geography

5 Themes of Geography

Happy First Day of 8th grade 8/10/21

Mrs. Godfrey Vinson

In case of an emergency continued:

• Once we have exited the building in two's

• we remain with our teacher

• We walk in an orderly fashion to the tennis courts and wait for further instruction from our teacher.

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Class Rules

• You will sit in your assigned seat, and only your assigned seat

• ZERO cell phone use

• Do not consume any food in class. Only water is permitted.

• Raise your hand if you have a question

• Your backpack must be in the designated backpack area

• You will not talk while I am talking or when another student is talking

What will I need daily in U.S. History?

• Paper

• Pen/ Pencil

• Positive Attitude

• Attentive Behavior

• laptop/charger

Class Consequences

• Verbal warning/ Review of expectations

• Time out/ review of expectations/ Intervention form/ seat change /Detention/and parent contact

• Referral/ Parent contact

In case of an emergency:

• We line up in two's at the door

• We do not leave the class without our teacher

• we exit the class room and stay to the left hand side of the wall.

• we exit through the doors on the left of the TRC area

• we WALK ( not run), down the stairs exiting the door

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How Will I get home?

• Walkers

• All Stars

• Car Rider

• Bus Riders ( Do you know your bus number)?

What is geography?

What is geography?

 the study of earth and its people

5 themes of Geography

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

• Movement

• Place

• Location

Absolute location

Absolute Location – refers to the exact spot of a place on the Earth’s surface.

Geography Day 2.

August 11, 2021

Name one of the 5 themes of geography?

5 themes of Geography

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

• Movement

• Place

• Location

Open Ended

What is the absolute Location of your 3rd period?

Relative Location

Relative Location – tells where a place is compared with one or more other places.

what is an example of relative location?

What is the relative location of of our school?

I am on my way to your home to drop off the $100 gift card you won. Using relative location, how would I get to your home?

Does any know what it is called when places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics?

Regions

Provides the exact address of a place or an estimate of where it can be found.

An example is giving someone directions and telling them you're waiting across the road from 7/11 gas station.

What is this called?

What does absolute location do?

What does relative Location do?

Location describes:

where things are located?

Day 3

August 12, 2021

Bell Work: I am near dollar Tree on Kirkman

What type of location is this?

 Absolute location :

• Uses latitude and longitude

• Who do you think uses longitude and latitude often?

California's Central Valley is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Region

This is an example of what type of location?

123 North Main Street, Hanover PA 17327

Is an example of what type of location?

Place:

• explores the physical and human features that make a city, state, or country unique.

• where is it at?

What is unique about Orlando? ( what comes to mind when you hear or think of Orlando?)

Regions cont.

• Regions are areas that share common features.

• Ex. The West Coast is the region bordering the Pacific Ocean

  
  

Exit Questions:

What is the relative location of Atlanta?

What is the absolute location of Disney World?

What boarders California?

I'm at Carver Middle School, what is this?

absolute Location uses what?

Can you define any one of the 5 themes of geography?

What is movement?

How would you describe movement in your own words?

August 13, 2021

• Bell Work: Define "Place" in your own words

Movement:

• How did the goods get here

• Explains how and why people, things and ideas move from one place to another.

• Ex: transportation, imports/exports, ports, email and telephone

• What is the most popular form of movement in today's society? ( Based on your opinion)

What is Human-environment interaction?

Human Environment Interaction ( H.E.I ) and Movement

Take a minute to collaborate with your peers: how can we change our environment?

H.E.I

• Explores how people adapt, change or depend on the environment

• Examples would be: Where do we live, how do we cross large bodies of water, where do our clothes come from, and pollution.

​What would happen if there were no movement of our goods?

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Where does most of our goods come from?​

​Monday August 16, 2021

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​Its Movement Monday

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​How did you get to school today?

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