R.A.P. (pg. 2 left)
Why is geography important to learn
given the situations that are occurring
in our world both at home and
abroad?
Geography Definitions (pg. 3 R)
Geo: Earth
Ography: The study of
Geography: The study of the earth and the
way people live and react to it.
5 Themes of Geography (pg. 5 R)
1) Location: Answers the question, “Where is it?”
2 Types: Absolute and Relative Location
a) Absolute location: Exact location of a place
using latitude and longitude.
ex. Mary lives at 32 degrees N latitude
and 15 degrees W longitude
b) Relative location: Refers to a place in
relationship to other places.
ex. Mark lives on Windmere Lane across
from the Wawa.
2) Place: Answers the question, “What is
the place like?” using its human and
physical characteristics.
ex: Chalfont is a medium sized town with its
own police force, schools and a major
roadway (202) that connects it to other areas.
3) HEI (Human Environment Interaction):
How people use, adapt to, or change
their environment.
ex: In the summer you wear shorts and in the
winter you wear a coat due to the change in
climate.
4) Movement: How people, goods,
ideas and places are
linked together.
ex: Grunge music began in Seattle,
Washington and soon spread across the
U.S. and the world.
Seattle
U.S. and
World
5) Regions: A way of organizing the world by
its physical or human
characteristics.
ex: Tornado Alley, Latin America,
time zones, Appalachian Trail
5 Themes Photo Hunt (pg. 4L)
1-Libya
Location
Place
In Africa, East of Unami Junior High School
A dry desert area with a few palm trees, but not much other plant life.
Also looks like there are mostly older men
HEI
People use special head coverings to protect themselves from the heat and
sand
Movement
Region
Camels are used to transport people and other goods throughout the area
In the Sahara desert region
*Use class notes and information in your book to assist you complete the sheet
Maps- pages R1-R26
Five Themes of Geography- pages Tools 6 – Tools 7
Latitude and Longitude (Pg.7 R)
1) Latitude: Imaginary lines that run east to
(parallels) west but are measured north
and south of the equator
30° N
 Any lines
above the equator 15 ° N
are north and
0
anything below
15° S
are south!
30° S
Equator
2) Longitude: Imaginary lines that run north
(meridians)
and south but are measured east
and west of the prime meridian.
 Any lines right
of the P.M.are East
and anything left
are West!
15 ° W 0°15 ° E
30° E
30° W
Prime Meridian
3) Cardinal Directions:
North
East
West
South
4) Intermediate Directions:
North West
South West
North East
South East
Putting Latitude and Longitude
together (pg.6 L)
Climate Zones (pg. 12 L)
Polar
Temperate Tropic
Climate
Cold
4 Seasons
Suns
Rays
½ indirect
½ direct
½ no rays
½ indirect
Hot
Direct rays
all year
Putting it all together (pg. 14 L)
Vocabulary (pg. 17 R)
1)Hemisphere
4) Environment
2) Vegetation
5) Precipitation
3) Climate
6) Elevation