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MovementMovement

•How did people, products, How did people, products, and ideas get from one and ideas get from one place to another?place to another?

•Why do they make these Why do they make these movements?movements?

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

• Movement of people, goods, and ideasMovement of people, goods, and ideas• In order to get what need/want =TRAVELIn order to get what need/want =TRAVELMeet other people, exchange goods, ideas, Meet other people, exchange goods, ideas,

technologytechnologyEX. Northern land bridge used to follow food EX. Northern land bridge used to follow food

into N. America, eventually travel to find into N. America, eventually travel to find place for political and religious freedomsplace for political and religious freedoms

EX: immigrants, movement of goods link US EX: immigrants, movement of goods link US w/globe: imports/exportsw/globe: imports/exports

RegionsRegions

•How is this place like other How is this place like other places?places?

•What features set this place What features set this place apart from other places?apart from other places?

REGIONREGION

• Area of the world that has similar, unifying Area of the world that has similar, unifying characteristics. Characteristics may be:characteristics. Characteristics may be:

• Physical -- landforms, climate, or plant/animal Physical -- landforms, climate, or plant/animal life (EX: Great Plains: level land, hot life (EX: Great Plains: level land, hot summers, cold winters, little rainfall, buffalo)summers, cold winters, little rainfall, buffalo)

• Human/Cultural – language, way of life (EX: Human/Cultural – language, way of life (EX: Chinatown in San Francisco, CA because Chinatown in San Francisco, CA because Chinese-Americans have preserved their Chinese-Americans have preserved their culture and language in that area of the city culture and language in that area of the city from their homeland)from their homeland)

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Human-EnvironmentHuman-Environment InteractionsInteractions

•How are people’s lives How are people’s lives shaped by the place?shaped by the place?

•How has the place been How has the place been shaped by people?shaped by people?

HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONINTERACTION

How do humans and the How do humans and the environment affect each other?environment affect each other?

• We change the environment and then sometime We change the environment and then sometime Mother Nature changes it back.  Mother Nature changes it back. 

• For example, natural disasters like floods, For example, natural disasters like floods, hurricanes and earthquakes and mudslides in hurricanes and earthquakes and mudslides in California, etc. California, etc.

• There are three key concepts to There are three key concepts to human/environmental interaction. How humans: human/environmental interaction. How humans:

MM odify the environment. (A/C)odify the environment. (A/C) AA dapt to the environment. (jacket) dapt to the environment. (jacket)

    D D epend on the environment . (food)epend on the environment . (food)

KEY WORD: KEY WORD: RELATIONSHIP!RELATIONSHIP!

HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION (continued)INTERACTION (continued)

POSITIVES & NEGATIVESPOSITIVES & NEGATIVES

• One person's advantage may be another One person's advantage may be another person's disadvantage.  person's disadvantage. 

• Some like the excitement of large cities, Some like the excitement of large cities, whereas others prefer remoteness.  whereas others prefer remoteness.  

• Environment is not just trees, spotted owls, and Environment is not just trees, spotted owls, and rain forests.  Environment is a feeling.  rain forests.  Environment is a feeling. 

• What is the environment of a big city such as What is the environment of a big city such as Houston or New York? A small farm town in Iowa Houston or New York? A small farm town in Iowa or Nebraska? The sequoia forests in California? or Nebraska? The sequoia forests in California? The swamps in the Florida Everglades?The swamps in the Florida Everglades?

LocationLocation

•Where is the place located?Where is the place located?•What is it near?What is it near?•What direction is it from What direction is it from

another place?another place?•Why are certain features or Why are certain features or

places located where they places located where they are?are?

LOCATION – where a place LOCATION – where a place isisEXACT LOCATIONEXACT LOCATION

• The exact location The exact location of a place on a map of a place on a map found using latitude found using latitude and longitudeand longitude

• EX: HoustonEX: Houston

Latitude: 29 NLatitude: 29 N

Longitude: 97 WLongitude: 97 W

RELATIVE LOCATIONRELATIVE LOCATION

• Describes where in Describes where in relation to some relation to some other placeother place

• EX: Houston – 4EX: Houston – 4thth largest city in the largest city in the US located along US located along the Gulf Coast of the Gulf Coast of TexasTexas

YOUR PRACTICE:YOUR PRACTICE:

CitiesCities ExactExact RelativeRelative

Houston, TXHouston, TX

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA, PA

Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WIWI

Los Los Angeles, CAAngeles, CA

PlacePlace

•What is it like there?What is it like there?

•What physical and human What physical and human features does it have?features does it have?

PLACE/PHYSICAL SYSTEMSPLACE/PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

• How physical systems shape the How physical systems shape the earth’s surfaceearth’s surface

• EX: hurricanes, volcanoes, & glaciersEX: hurricanes, volcanoes, & glaciers

PLACE/PHYSICAL SYSTEMSPLACE/PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

• How humans shape the earth’s How humans shape the earth’s surfacesurface

• EX: cities, farmland, search for raw EX: cities, farmland, search for raw materialsmaterials