World Cultures
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“Which is greater, the
impact of the earth on
people or the impact of
people on the earth?”
Geographic Tools
Instruments used to collect, organize, store, or
display geographic information.
Began with maps and has evolved into Sonar,
satellites, GPS and GIS
GIS – Global information system.
Maps
Draw a map of your bedroom on a piece of paper
Does your map have the following…
Title
Compass Rose
Scale
Key
Night stand
Bed
Dresser
Monkey cage
= 6 ft
5 Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Regions
Movement
Human Environment Interaction
Location – Where a place is on
the earth.
Absolute location – position on the globe
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude and Longitude
Get an atlas from the shelf.
On the notecard provided
Pick 3 cities from the earth and write down the latitude and
longitudes of those cities without identifying which city it is.
Switch cards with a partner
Name the cities represented with the lines of latitude and
longitude.
Relative location: its relation
compared to other places
Name several relative locations for Erie
Place – Characteristics that
make it unique or different
Physical Characteristics:
landforms, ecosystems, climate,
terrain
Human Characteristics: how
many people live, work, and visit,
language, customs, and economy
Region – a group of places with
at least one common
characteristic
Formal Regions: certain
characteristics found throughout the
area (political, states, countries,
cities, Great Lakes)
Functional Regions: a central place
with surrounding places affected by it
(airport, amazon river basin…)
Perceptual Region: defined by
people’s feelings and attitudes about
areas (North East)
Movement – How people,
goods and ideas move within
the area.
Human – Environment
Interaction
how people use their environment and are affected
by it.
Ex: Urban sprawl
Collage Project
You will be creating a collage of your cultural and
geographical setting using the 5 elements of culture
and the 5 themes of geography.
This will be created using Power Point
30 points Level 2
When finished you will add it to the drop box on
the server. I will show you in the lab.
South of
Erie
Collage Project
Go to mrodonnell.wikispaces.com
Click on the Unit 1 tab from the menu
Follow the detailed instructional powerpoint to create
a google presentation that will be shared with your
partner.