1. Objective (READ) - H

SWBAT identify the 5 themes

of geography.

2. Question of the Day.

(TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)

3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. Give an example of how you used spatial analysis

today.

B. True/False – Geographers study things to look for trends and patterns.

Complete this on your TLG Warm-ups page (p. 6)

- Go in order, step 1, step 2, step 3

- directions are in parentheses

TLG Warm-up PageDate Question of the

DayWarm-up

8/26 What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

1. I had to use spatial analysis driving to work

2. True – Geographers study things to find trends and patterns.

Warm-up PageDate Question of the

DayWarm-up

8/25 What is spatial analysis?

1. your phone is taken to the office and you have to pay $15 to get it back

2. True – Warm-ups are graded

HOW TO DO CLOSURE (The last activity of the period)

The use of space on earth by people

5 Themes of Geography

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

**Thinking Like a Geographer**

8/25 Spatial Analysis 1

8/26 5 Themes of Geography 2

1. Turn to the next available fresh page in your notebook.

2. Write the title “5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY”

3. Label it page 2.

Clip Questions

A. What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Clip Questions - H

1. What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

2. Choose 2 and explain how a geographer could use them to conduct spatial analysis.

1. Location – WHERE A PLACE IS LOCATED

Where is Houston located?

COPY HEADLINE

1. Location – WHERE A PLACE IS LOCATED

• 2 types A. Absolute Location: uses latitude and

longitude

B. Relative Location: every other way to explain location – compares one place to another

COPY BOX

READ ONLY

Absolute Location

Latitude = 29° 45’ degrees N

Longitude = 95° 21’degress W

READ ONLY

Absolute Location – CY RIDGE

Latitude = 29° 53’ degrees N

Longitude = 95° 36’degress W

WRITE THIS YOU WILL NEED IT FOR YOUR HOMEWORK

RELATIVE LOCATION

The red dots with numbers on them represent ski resorts in Colorado.

What physical feature are they relatively located near?

READ ONLY

2. Place – WHAT A PLACE IS LIKE

• Can include:– Physical features– Cultural features– Climate

Think of the question: What is it like there?

COPY HEADLINE

3. Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)

2 types:

A) People changing the environment

B) The environment changing people

1 2 3 4

COPY ALL

DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE NUMBER OF THE PICTURE BELOW NEXT TO THE TYPE OF HEI IT REPRESENTS

Human-Environment Interaction (HEI) - Clip

Clip:

1. How does this clip show people changing the environment?

2. How does this clip show the environment changing people?

Directions:

1. Skip a line in your notes and write “HEI Clip”

2. Copy questions 1 and 2.

3. Answer each question as you view the clip.

Human-Environment Interaction (HEI) - Clip

Clip:

1. How does this clip show people changing the environment?

2. How does this clip show the environment changing people?

1. - pollution from pesticides is contaminating beaches

- installing permeable pavement

2. – people are becoming sick from the pollution

4. Region – several places that are similar

• How are they similar?– Climate– Government– Location– Natural

Resources– Culture

5. Movement – How people, goods, and ideas move

Examples

• Transportation

• Cell Phones

• Internet

READ ONLY

List the ways that this google earth image demonstrates the concept of movement, you must come up with multiple responses.

Homework Directions

1. Put your name on it.

2. Bring it back tomorrow – tomorrow we are working on the 5 A’s side

3. Bottom Section: A) Use Houston, Texas, or the United States for your example

B) For Absolute location of your example write “USE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE”

C) For absolute location of Cy-Ridge copy what you wrote in your notebook on your 5 Themes of Geography page.