Geography 12
LESSON 2
Mr. lawlor
September 7, 2011

• Geography is the study of the earth and everything on it.
• When geographers study the earth, they examine or look at it through a five lenses:
1. location
2. place
3. human/environment interaction
4. movement
5. regions

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• Notes/Homework
• 5 Themes of Geography
• Website ready for Tuesday

• Every point on Earth has a specific, absolute , location
• Geographers use
– parallels of latitude – measured north and south of the equator
– meridians of longitude – measured east and west of the Prime Meridian
• … to determine absolute location

http://www.lakelandsd.com/tutorial/instructions.html

• http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/
1.
The border between Canada and the United States in BC, east of
Vancouver
2.
Your town
3.
The most southern point of Canada’s border with the US
4.
The farthest east you can get in Canada
5.
The farthest west you can get in Canada
6.
The farthest north you can get on this map in Canada

• Relative location – how one place is connected to another
• The relative location is not a specific designation , but a general description based on where it exists compared to another landmark or place
– Where are you, relative to Prince George?
• Fort St. James is Northwest of Prince George, both are located on the Interior Plateau

• Using the three maps provided, complete the following questions
•
The World Map
1.
Which line of longitude runs through Greenland
2.
Which line of latitude is the Equator?
3.
Canada’s territories (Nunavut, Yukon, Northwest Territories) are located north of which line of latitude?
4.
Antarctica is located south of which line of latitude?
5.
Oceana is south of the Equator, and what of the Prime or Greenwich Meridian
• Antarctica Map
1.
The Amery Ice Shelf is located at approximately 70 °S and 75°E. Thurston Island is located:
2.
The coordinates of the South Pole are:
3.
The coordinates of the Magnetic South Pole are:
•
Pakistan
1.
The Indus River enters Pakistan from China at which coordinates? Explain in relative terms, where it exits
Pakistan
2.
Afghanistan is located where, relative to Pakistan?
3.
The capital city is what, and is located at which coordinates? What is the capital city’s relative location?
4.
India is located where, relative to China?

• All places have characteristics that give them meaning and character different from other places –
– Physical
– Human (or cultural)

• Physical
Characteristics
– animal life
– plant life
– geographical characteristics http://weathersavvy.com/A-Climate.html
• Question: Briefly describe how these two places are different based on the three items above.
http://www.the-labs.com/Lightbox/mountain.jpg

• shaped by religious, political, cultural, social, economic ideas
– Architecture – the style of buildings
– What people do for a living
– Land use and ownership
• How people use the land for economic and recreational purposes, and who and how land is owned
– Town planning
– Communication and transportation networks

Place: shaped by religious, political, cultural, social, economic ideas and history http://www.uva.co.uk/wp/wpcontent/projects/onTheRoad/tokyo/tokyo01.jpg
http://k53.pbase.com/u48/rvision/upload/30747180.HollandBiki
ngHollandBiking09.jpg
Describe how these two places are different:
1. Architecture – the style of buildings
2. What people do for a living
3. Land use and ownership - how people use the land for economic and recreational purposes
4. Communication and transportation networks

• Positive and
BP Oil Spill negative consequences of human impact
From Wikipedia: Anchor-handling tugboats battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit
Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the
Deepwater Horizon's 126 person crew.
http://web.uvic.ca/malahat/supporters.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Deepwater_Horizon_offshore_drillin g_unit_on_fire_2010.jpg
• The way humans depend on, adapt to and modify the environment
University of Victoria

• Looking at the images of the BP oil spill and the
University of Victoria, write about the following:
1. How do people
• Modify or change the environment in which they live?
• How do people depend upon the environment?
• How do people change their activities to survive and thrive in the environment?
2. What are the positive and negative impacts on the environment in each photo? On people?

• A region is a basic unit of study with certain unifying characteristics
– physical
– cultural
– and how this changes over time

This map shows language regions. Examine the map. Tell one thing you notice or are surprised by.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Percent_poverty_world_map.png
1. What is this map showing?
2. Where are most of the richer countries located?
3. Where are most of the poor countries located?
4. Give some reasons you think a place might be rich or poor.

http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/mideast/info/maps/religions-map.gif
1. What is this map showing?
2. Make a comment about one aspect of this map that is interesting or surprising to you.

• Movement of life forms, including people, ideas, products
– travel
– communication
– reliance on products, information, ideas from other places
• How are we connected to other places, people?