Transcript Geography in America - North Platte R-1

Geography in America
Chapter 1
Sections 1-4
5 Themes of Geography
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Location
Place
Interaction
Movement
Region
Location
 Location
 Absolute and Relative
 Absolute Location is measure using latitude
and longitude, and gives an exact location.
 Latitude – Lines measuring north and south
from the equator
 Longitude – Lines measuring east and west
from the prime meridian
 Relative Location – A general description of a
location
 Examples
Place
• Description of a place in terms of physical and
human features.
• Physical Features – climate, soil, plant life,
animal life, and bodies of water. naturally
occurring
• Human Features – anything created by
mankind, buildings, roads, etc…
Interaction
• Interaction between people and their
environment.
• Do we adapt to our environment, or do we
adapt our environment to us?
• How do you effect your environment?
Movement
• This details the movement of people, goods,
and ideas.
• Population movement
• Goods moving throughout the country
• Ideas move throughout the country and world
over the web.
Region
• Areas of the world that share similar
characteristics.
• Physical characteristics like mountains or
bodies of water can be used.
• Size is not a factor.
Maps and Globes
• Maps - A flat drawing of the earths surface
• Globes – a sphere with a map placed onto it’s
surface. (more accurate)
• Mercator Projection – done in 1569 this
shows the accurate shapes of the landforms,
but distorts their sizes.
• Robinson Projection – correct size, shape and
relationship between the landmasses.
Robinson Projection
Mercator Projection
Using the Map
• Equator – imaginary line that divides the earth
into northern and southern hemispheres. 0
degrees
• Prime Meridian – imaginary line that divides
the earth into eastern and western
hemispheres
Time Zones
Types of Landforms
• Mountains – steep elevations over 1000 ft
above sea level. Shown on a map with relief
or shading.
• Hills – lower than mountains less rugged and
rounder at the top.
• Plains – level areas that are easily settled.
• Plateaus – areas of elevated level land like a
mountain that had it’s top cut clean off.
Physical Regions
• Pacific Coast – tall mountainous regions
(Cascades)
• Intermountain – In between the Cascade and
Rocky Mtns.
• Rocky Mountains
• Interior Plains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Coastal Plains
• Canadian Shield
• Hawaii
Rivers
• Missouri River
• Mississippi River
• Tributaries smaller rivers that run into larger
rivers
• Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Platte Rivers.
Lakes
• Great lakes form the northern border between
Canada and the USA
• Superior
• Michigan
• Huron
• Erie
• Ontario
Climates of the USA
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Marine
Mediterranean
Highland
Steppe
Desert
Humid Continental
Humid Subtropics
Tropical
Tundra and Subarctic