August 26, 2015
8/26 Aim: Themes of Geography

Warmup
	1. It is a ridge of some sort. For example, the Rocky Mountains have a ridge where the 	water flow is seperated. The water is then drained into the Gulf of Mexico or the 	Atlantic Ocean. The water is drained either through rivers or lakes.

	2. Since the 1820s, the amount of people immigrating to the US has gone up 	dramatically, but this could be due to the increase in population.

Notes
	Geography is the study of the land forms on the surface of the Earth.
	The Five Themes of Geography
		Movement: Explores where diffreent resources are located, the people that use 		them, and how they are transported to locations all over the earth's surface. 			The theme of movement helps us understand how we connect with, and 			depend on, other regions, cultures, and people in the world.
		- people/goods (trucks and cars)
		- information (telephones)
		- ideas (magazines)

		Region: Scientists divide the Earth's land into sections, called Regions, based on
		certain traits those sections share.
		- Regions may be created based on (same climate)

		Human-Environmental Interaction: How people interact with their 				surroundings.
		- People depend on their environment.
		- People modify (change) the environment.
		- People adapt to their environment.

		Location: The theme of location answers the question: "Where is it?". It 			describes where a place is on earth. There are two kinds of locations: Absolute 			and Relative. Absolute is the exact location, while relative is the location 			compared to other places.
		-Absolute Examples
		   +Four blocks west from the fire station.
		Place: "What is it like there?" A place is often known by its own special 				characteristics. There are two types of characteristics for a place, including 			human and physical. Physical characteristics are like mountains, plains, oceans, 			rivers, lakes, climate, animals, and plant life.