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Week 7 slideshow
Unit 2: Location, Place, and Region
Big Idea: The geographic location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there by human-environment interaction.
Essential Question: How do the location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there?
Objectives: Students will be able to... Describe the relationship between the location and features of a place; Analyze the relationship between people and places; & Distinguish between formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
Agenda:
Unit 1 Quiz
Unit 2 Vocab
Unit 2 NotesÂ
Unit 2 Vocabulary:
Unit 2 Vocabulary:
Absolute Location - exact spot at which a place is found on the globe
Ecosystem - community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival
Ethnicity - belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition
Formal Region - region defined by a common characteristic
Functional Region - central point and the surrounding territory linked to it
Geographical Pattern - actual or perceived pattern related to a series of events in a region
Hemispheres - 2 halves of the earth (divided by the Equator)
Human-Environment Interaction - study of the inter-relationship between people and their physical environment
Human Geography - study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments
Location - specific place on the earth
Movement - ongoing movement people, goods, and ideas
Perceptual Region - region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data
Physical Geography - study of earth's physical features
Place - particular space with physical and human meaning
Race - social construct that distinguishes groups of people based on physical characteristics (usually skin color)
Regions - places united by specific characteristics
Relative Location - location in relation to other places
System - set of things working together as parts of an interconnecting network
What is physical geography?
What is physical geography?
Watch this video if you would like more information on what physical geography entails.
What is human geography?
What is human geography?
Watch this video if you would like more information on what human geography entails.
What are ecosystems?
What are ecosystems?
Watch this video to get a look at how our ecosystems work.
Race, ethnicity, & the cultural landscape
Race, ethnicity, & the cultural landscape
Watch this video to learn more about how humans express their cultures and shape a place's identity.
How does air tempature shape a place?
How does air tempature shape a place?
Watch this video for information on a physical system that shapes a place's processes and identity.
What are the different types of cyclones?
What are the different types of cyclones?
Watch this video if you would like to know more about the earth's cyclones.
week 8 slideshow
week 8 slideshow
Unit 2: Location, Place, and Region
Big Idea: The geographic location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there by human-environment interaction.
Essential Question: How do the location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there?
Objectives: Students will be able to... Describe the relationship between the location and features of a place; Analyze the relationship between people and places; & Distinguish between formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
Agenda:
Unit 2 Notes Cont.
Jigsaw Maps Analysis
Crash Course Video (What is Human Geography?)
City Analysis
week 9 slideshow
week 9 slideshow
Unit 2: Location, Place, and Region
Big Idea: The geographic location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there by human-environment interaction.
Essential Question: How do the location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there?
Objectives: Students will be able to... Describe the relationship between the location and features of a place; Analyze the relationship between people and places; & Distinguish between formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
Agenda:
Review Unit 1 Quiz
Ch. 1-3 Reading Activity
Unit 2 Group Review
week 10 slideshow
week 10 slideshow
Unit 2: Location, Place, and Region
Big Idea: The geographic location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there by human-environment interaction.
Essential Question: How do the location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there?
Objectives: Students will be able to... Describe the relationship between the location and features of a place; Analyze the relationship between people and places; & Distinguish between formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
Agenda:
Crash Course Video (Race, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Landscape)
Begin Unit 2 Project
week 11 slideshow
week 11 slideshow
Unit 2: Location, Place, and Region
Big Idea: The geographic location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there by human-environment interaction.
Essential Question: How do the location and features of a place affect the human patterns, processes, and identities found there?
Objectives: Students will be able to... Describe the relationship between the location and features of a place; Analyze the relationship between people and places; & Distinguish between formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
Agenda:
Finish Unit 2 Project
Unit 2 Quiz
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