Warm-up 9/19
• What are the 3 types of regions we have
discussed in class?
– Tell me their names and give me an example of
each one.
Characteristics of Regions
Three Types of Regions
• Formal
• Functional
• Perceptual
Formal Regions
• Defined by a limited number of related
characteristics
• Example- a region defined by a language
– Specific climate
– Vegetation
– Cultural styles
Functional Regions
• A region organized around a set of
interactions and connections between places
• Characterized by a hub, or central place and
links to the central place
• Examples- a city and its suburbs
Perceptual Regions
• A region in which
people perceive
the characteristics
of the region in the
same way.
• Refers to feelings
people have about
a place
• May not be the
same for everyone
Classify the following into formal,
functional, or perceptual regions:
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The pretty part of Texas
The American Midwest
The United States and Canada
Downtown Houston
The South
Latin America
Social
Relating to society; people
Economic
Economics, the economy; money
Political
Government, or public affairs of a
place
Physical
Natural features of the earth
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
Place vs. Region
• Place- describes the
human and physical
characteristics of a
location
• Region- divides the
world into manageable
units for geographic
study
– have some sort of
characteristic that
unifies the area
How do we classify a region?
• A region is an area of the earth’s surface with
similar characteristics.
– Formal
– Functional
– Perceptual
• Regions usually have more than one
characteristic that unifies them: physical,
political, economic, or cultural characteristics
Activity
• Create a graphic organizer that represents: a
formal region, functional region, perceptual
region using one of the major cultural regions
of the world. Include political, social, and
economic characteristics that make the region
unique.
– Use your textbooks
– This is an individual assignment!
Example: Latin America
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
-Climate zones: rain
forests, topical wet
and dry climates,
semiarid, humid
subtropical,
Mediterranean,
marines west coast,
highlands (Physical)
-Blending of two
cultures- Native
American
influences and
Spanish settlers
(political)
-Tourism: Mexico
and the Caribbean .
Every year millions
of tourists visit the
resorts of Latin
America, spending
money and helping
to create jobs,
hotels, restaurants,
boutiques, etc.
(social and
economic)
-Push factorspushing farmers to
leave rural areas
Pull factors- pulling
people to cities
(social)
-The Andes
Mountains and the
Amazon River are
the most
remarkable physical
features (physical)
Homework
• Find one current event
story in the news
• Write one page about
how this story relates
to world geography.
Warm-up 9/22- What are two conclusions
you can make based on this map?
Vocabulary
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Suburb
Migration
Rural
Urban
Cultural
diffusion
Urbanization
Death rate
Life expectancy
Birth rate
• Overpopulation • Demography
• Arable
• Diffusion
• Population
• Convergence
density
• Divergence
• Infant mortality • Assimilation
rate
• Indigenous
• Literacy rate
• Pop culture
• Folk culture
• Multicultural
• Standard of
• Acculturation
living
• Page 78-82 #1-4
Warm-up 9/23
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnRe0S6Ic
• As we watch the video take notes on
globalization.
• Do this on Tuesdays warm-up space.
Warm-up 9/24
1. What landmark is it?
1. The Statue of Liberty
2. Where is it located?
1. Liberty Island, New York, NY
3. Which culture created it?
1. Gift from the French to America
4. Why/when was this landmark created? Why is it
happening?
1. Sept. 1875
2. It was created to commemorate the friendship between
France and the United States.
5. What defining characteristics standout to you?
Warm-up 9/25
• What are regions and how are they divided?
Notebook
21.Human Geography Vocabulary
22.Globalization Graphic Organizer
23.Most Populous Cities
24.Population Pyramids
25.Country Profile
Warm-up 9/26
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbW
wruY
• As you watch the clip name the regions you
see!!
• Name as many as you can!
Push and Pull Factors
• A push factor is a flaw or distress that drives a
person away from a particular place. A pull
factor is something concerning the country to
which a person moves to. It is generally a
benefit that attracts people to a certain place.
Push and Pull Factors
• Write a story in which you and your family
migrate (move) from one location to another.
• Name at least three push factors and three
pull factors in your story.
• Your story must be AT LEAST one page in
length.
Homework
• Pages 83-86 #1-4 on page 86
• Pages 87-90 #1-4 on page 90
Warm-up 9/29- What information can
we determine from this map?
Homework Quiz
• You may use your homework to answer the
following questions.
• Answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which type of boundary would most likely
cause the greatest political problems?
2. How does land value influence the activities
that take place on a piece of urban land?
Vocabulary- page 27
• Use your text book to define the following terms
in your notebook:
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Monarchy
Parliamentary
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Totalitarian
Democracy
Republic
• Draw a picture to represent each term!
Homework
• Read pages 91-95 and answer 1-4 at the end
of the section.
Warm-up 9/30- answer the questions
on your warm-up paper based on the
quote below.
• “I like geography best, he said, because your
mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no
attention to boundaries.”
― Brian Andreas
Activity
• Define the following terms:
– Free enterprise
– Socialism
– Traditional economy
– Communism
• Socialism- an economic theory of social
organization that advocates that the means of
production, distribution, and exchange should
be owned or regulated by the community as a
whole.
• Traditional economy- An economic system
that is based on traditions and beliefs
• You are going to get into a group of 4 and
create a commercial to represent one type of
economic system.
• You are not allowed to speak during the
commercial or skit.
Add these terms to your economic
notes
• Barter- exchange goods or services without exchanging
money
• Commercial agriculture- large scale production of crops
for sale
• Subsistence agriculture- self-sufficiency farming in
which farmers grow enough food to feed themselves
and their families
• Infrastructure- the basic physical and organizational
structures and facilities needed to operate a society
• Scarcity- short supply
• Cottage industry- a business or manufacturing activity
carried on in a person’s home
Homework
• Create a venn diagram to compare and
contrast two types of economic systems.
Warm-up 10/1
Warm-up 10/1
1. What landmark is this?
1. The Grand Canyon
2. Where is it located?
1. Arizona
3. Which culture created it?
1. Nature- a result of erosion
4. Why/when was this landmark created?
1. Approximately 17 million years ago
5. What defining characteristics standout to you?
Notes 10/1- Levels of Economic
Activity- Page 30
1. Primary- activities that deal directly with
natural resources
2. Secondary- activities that take natural
resources and make a product
3. Tertiary- service activities
4. Quaternary- research, engineering, IT
specialist
Monarchy
Parliamentary
Theocracy
Republic
Suburb
Migration
Rural
Urban
Death Rate
Life Expectancy
Birth Rate
Overpopulation
Infant Mortality
Rate
Literacy Rate
Folk Culture
Standard of Living
Diffusion
Convergence
Divergence
Assimilation
Pop Culture
Multicultural
Acculturation
Globalization
Socialism
Barter
Free Enterprise
Traditional Economy
Subsistence
Agriculture
Infrastructure
Cottage Industry
Communism
Commercial
Agriculture
Demography
Arable
Democracy
Urbanization
Indigenous
Primary Activity
Secondary Activity
• Do not forget we have a vocabulary quiz
tomorrow!!!
• All of the terms from page 21, 27, 28, and 29
are fair game for the vocabulary quiz!!!!!
Warm-up 10/2
• Why do we care about demographics?
Vocabulary Quiz- On a separate sheet
of paper define each of the following
terms:
1. Globalization
2. Literacy Rate
3. Communism
4. Free Enterprise
5. Cultural Diffusion
6. Republic
7. Assimilation
8. Demography
9. Commercial Agriculture
10. Subsistence Agriculture
What is culture?
• The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular
society, group, place, or time.
Warm-up 10/3
• As you watch the video answer the following
questions:
• What is ebola?
• How do you contract ebola?
• What can we do about it?
Warm-up 10/6- What are two conclusions
we can make based on this map?
Christianity Judaism Islam Hinduism Buddhism
Name of God
Founder
Leadership
Important
Characteristics
Holy Book
Visual
Representatio
n
Sikhism
Animism
Animism
• Belief in innumerable spiritual beings
concerned with human affairs and capable of
helping or harming human interests. Most a
tribal religion found in parts of Africa, the
Americas, Asia, and Australia.
Hinduism
• The dominant religion of India. It is over
4,000 years old making its origins unclear.
Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no
recognized founder and lacks a singular holy
text, instead having multiple sacred texts.
Buddhism
• Originated in India as a response to the lower
castes who resented the inequality of the
Hindu caste system and spread along the Silk
Road to East Asia and today is predominately
in South, East, and Southeast Asia.
Christianity
• Developed in Southwest Asia along the
Mediterranean Sea and spread in the Roman
Empire as it gained popularity with the poor
and the peasantry. Major ideas: Jesus is
Messiah who fulfills Jewish law, salvation
through faith, love thy neighbor, trinity.
Predominantly in Europe, North America, and
South America.
Islam
• Arose in 17th century on Arabian Peninsula.
Mohammad, founder, believed God had
selected him as messenger to preach faith in
Allah, the one true God. Quaran, Holy book of
Islam, contains God’s message as spoken to
Mohammad. Five Pillars of Islam. Faith,
prayer, charity, fasting, making pilgrimage to
Mecca. Within 100 years, the Islamic
caliphates controlled the Middle East,
Southwest Asia, and Indonesia.
Judaism
• Began in Southwest Asia along the
Mediterranean Sea. Founder, Abraham, made
covenant with God. Moses was given the 10
Commandments to guide moral/ethical
conduct, which created the basis for civil and
religions laws in Judaism. Today
predominately in Europe, Israel, and North
America.
Sikhism
• Began in Punjab (Northern India) because of
interactions between Muslims and Hindus.
They believe the reincarnation and one God
known through mediation. Today
predominantly in South Asia.
Human Geography
Demographics
Types of Economies
Types of Governments
Culture
Article
• Read and ask three higher level thinking
questions about the article.