Is the study of the
people, places, and
environment.
Geography
Location
Place
Environment
Human/
Environment
Interaction
Region
Focused on a specific place and
consider the question of its
position on the earth’s
surface.
Absolute location: is the
position of one place using
the latitudes and longitudes.
Relative Location: Is the relation
that people gave to one place
in relation with other know
places.
Specific location, on the
earth has
a set of
characteristics
that
distinguished it form
other places. Those
characteristics could be
physical features as well
human features.
The transfers of
people and
goods from
one place to
another.
Explores the
interdependence
of people and
their
surroundings.
An area that is
defined according
to one or more
characteristics.
Those
characteristics
could be physical
features, or they
may be based on
other types of
human concepts
such as political
divisions, kinds of
language, or types
of industry.
United States is
located in the
Northern
Hemisphere west of
the Prime Meridian.
US includes 48
territories that are
contiguous, and
other two states.
US has other territories
such as Puerto
Rico, US Virgin
Islands and Guam.
United States is richness
and variety because
they different cultural
heritages .
First Migration from Asia.
Second Migration from
Europe.
Third Migration has been
continued until today.
Earliest Americans adapt to the
variety of they discovered on
the new continent.
What happen in the present?
Landforms
Water System
Climate Regions
A common way of referring to regions in the United States is grouping them into 5
regions according to their geographic position on the continent: the Northeast,
Southwest, West, Southeast, and Midwest.
Choose 1 region of the United States.
Research about the region and
select pictures about it. (At least 3
pictures)
Bring materials to create a Scrapbook page
(12x12) about your region. Your page has to
show proper characteristics of the region and
why it is important to United States History.
Create your Scrapbook page.
Remember…be creative!
EVALUATING CRITERIA
1. Pictures related to theme
5
2. Demonstrate it importance to US History
5
3. Materials
5
4. Time Management
5
5. Sharpness
5
Total:
25 points
EXAMPLES