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Geography Who Cares?
Warm Up With those at your table, discuss the following: What is geography?  What did you draw as your childhood map?  What features did you describe?
Objectives Complete the Geography is everywhere activity Identify the 5 themes of geography Answer the question: how does geography affect me as a 7th grader?
Main Idea Geography is broken down into 5 major themes
I.  Geography Study of the earth and its features. 5 major themes of geography Location Place Region Movement Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)
II.  The 5 Themes  1.  Location:  Where something is. Ex. Tamanend is east of Pittsburgh Ex. Tamanend is 43 N, 31E 2.  Place: What its like there. Ex. There are deserts in Mexico Ex. In Mexico they speak
II.  The 5 Themes  3.  Movement:  How people/places are connected Ex. The fruit you had this morning came from Florida Ex. You took a bus to Tamanend this morning 4.  Region:  Places with similar features Ex.  Sahara Desert is a desert region Regions that share common language
II.  The 5 Themes  Human-Environment Interaction: how we use, adapt to, and change the world  Ex. Wear light clothes in a hot place Ex. Build a dam to keep rivers from flooding
II.  The 5 Themes  Which theme explains how Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida are part of "The South?" A)  place B)  human/environment interaction C)  location D)  region
II.  The 5 Themes  Which theme relates to a farmer in Iowa shipping a truck full of grain to a cereal factory, which then sells boxes of Cheerios to grocery stores throughout the country? A)  location B)  human/environment interaction C)  place D)  movement
II.  The 5 Themes  Which theme relates to a person packing a beach towel, a hat, and sunscreen for a vacation to the seashore? A)  human/environment interaction B)  location C)  place D)  region.
II.  The 5 Themes  Which theme identifies areas that share common physical and/or cultural characteristics? A)  location B)  human/environment interaction C)  region  D)  place
II.  The 5 Themes  Where is it?  This theme tells where things are. A)  location B)  human/environment interaction C)  movement D)  place
Wrap Up Question: On a piece of paper, write down  1 OF THE 5  themes of geography, and  how it affects your life as a 7th grader.
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