PHYSICAL MAP

POLITICAL MAP

1. Location1. Absolute: Longitude, Latitude. 2. Relative

2. Place1. Physical Characteristics2. Human Characteristics

3. Regions (How are places similar to and different from other places?)

1. Formal--political2. Functional—Bay Area centers around SF Bay3. Perceptual—Accents, regional identifies.

4. Movement (How do people, goods, and ideas move between places?)

1. Travel, communication, trade. Ideas and people move, changing the character of a city or region.

5. Human-Environment Interaction (How do people interact with the natural environment of a place?)

1. How people use their environment.

5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY (PGS. 38-42)

In a group of four, select four cities from the World Political maps pgs. 16-29 in the textbook. Write only the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates as best you can of the cities on separate pieces of paper. Pick from different continents.

Exchange your pieces of paper with the team across from you. Identify the cities using the coordinates given. Then write two facts that describe the relative location of the city.

Were you right?

GROUP ACTIVITY (GROUPS OF 4)

1. Shanghai

2. Seoul

3. Caracas

4. Casablanca

5. Sevilla

6. Dar es Salaam

GROUP ACTIVITY (GROUPS OF 4)

• Compose a written description of your assigned place, using the five themes as an organization tool.

• write two or more sentences describing the absolute and relative location of the place.

• add information about its physical and human characteristics.

• describe the human-environment interaction.

• describe the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

• describe how the place is similar and different to other places.

1. Read pgs. 38-42.

2. Answer questions 1-6

HOMEWORK