A Framework for Studying the
World
New Jersey

• Where is It?
Two Types of
Location
•Absolute
•Relative

• A specific place on the Earth’s surface
• Uses a grid system
• Latitude and longitude
• A global address

Absolute Location
•
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
–
41° N Latitude 74° W longitude

• Where a place is in relation to another place
• Uses directional words to describe
– Cardinal and intermediate directions

• New Jersey is bordered by
New York on the north,
Delaware on the south, and Pennsylvania on the west.
• The Atlantic Ocean forms New Jersey’s east coast.
• North Carolina is one of the Northeastern
States

Physical and Human
Characteristics
• What is this place like? Why is it unique?
• Land Features
• Mountains, plains, and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water
• People, language, jobs

New Jersey:
Physical
Characteristics
- The Pine Barrens
- The Shoreline
- The Palisades

Theme 2: Place
Human Characteristics
• People
• Culture
• Language
• Religion
• Buildings and
Landmarks
• Cities

Theme 3: Human
Environmental Interaction
How do people change their environment and how does the environment change people?
People . . .
•
•
•
Adapt to Their Environment
Modify Their Environment
Depend on Their Environment

New Jersey: Human
Environmental Interaction

Theme 4: Movement
How are people and places linked?
The Mobility of
• People
• Goods
• Ideas

Theme 5: Regions – Areas of the world that are grouped together
What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions
• Landform Regions
• Agricultural Regions
• Cultural Regions