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The study of Geography probably began when one caveman said to the other, “Whats on the other side of that mountain?”

Greek Words

“Geo” – meaning Earth

“Graphy” – to Describe

Early Geographers

Herodotus- First map of known world (450 BC)

Ptolemy – First World Atlas, developed “Geographic Grid”

Eratosthenes – “Father of Geography”- Calculated circumference of a round(not flat) Earth using Algebra

http://video.about.com/geography/What-Is-Geography-.htm

Current Events Affect Us All!!

NATURALDISASTERS

URBANIZATION=RISING FOOD PRICES

CLIMATE CHANGE

SEPT 11TH/TERRORISM

WARS-EFFECT ON CROPS/ENERGY SOURCES/MIGRATION

EARTH – 4.5 BILLION YRS OLD (Carbon Dating) Man 100,000 yrs ago

Atmosphere formed by trapped gases as molten Earth cooled

Seas formed when atmosphere cooled and released moisture

Oceans contain vast mineral deposits from sea formations.

7 Continents once joined together “Pangea”

Continents constantly moving “Plate Tectonics”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGcDed4xVD4

CRUST –thin layer of rocks near the surface

MANTLE – soft molten rock b/t core and crust

CORE – Outer core liquid, inner core solid iron. 12000 degrees here!

http://video.about.com/geography/The-Four-Spheres-of-Earth.htm

BIBLICAL –God did it.

BIG BANG Explosion hurtles particles from central pointHINDU-CHINESE

Egg Hatching

FUSION THEORY

Particles in space gathered/fused into planets

STEADY STATE

Universe always existed/always will

http://video.about.com/geography/The-Four-Spheres-of-Earth.htm

RELIGIOUS

God decides.

MANMADE

War/environment

SUN EXPLODES or COLLAPSES

1. We bake

2. We freeze

Comet/Asteroid

1. Absolute Location- The exact spot on Earth where something is located. Address-Latitude/Longitude

Ex – Stagg HS is on the SW corner of 111th and Roberts Rd

2. Relative Location- Where something is located in relation to somewhere else.

Ex- My house is three houses from the corner.

1. Physical Place- Describes the physical characteristics of a location.

EX-Salt Lake City is dominated by the Wasatch Mts

2. Human/Cultural Place – Describes the Human/Cultural characteristics of one location.

Ex- Berwyn is a community of Polish, Czech and Hispanic households.

Describes how humans have changed/adapted their environment/landscape over time to most benefit them.

Ex- Dam building – creates lakes

Draining low spots for new land – Palos Area

Florida homes- no basements because of sandy soils.

http://world.time.com/timelapse/

Does your environment determine your culture? (you must adapt to environment)

Or can you use technology to change the environment to meet your needs?

(This relates to Theme 3- H.E.I.)

Describes how and why people, ideas, and goods move and interact throughout the world.Ex- Greek population concentrates around Orthodox church.

•Democracy spreads to countries run by dictators.

“Cultural Diffusion”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrixSTWc7Ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXQd21to6xg&feature=em-share_video_in_list_user&list=PLLjSpmVwI3biOu6ExBVhLTq8OAGwEUK0C

A group of locations which share similar physical characteristics.Ex – Deserts stretch

across Asia from Israel to China

A group of locations which share human characteristicsEx – The Spanish

language is spoken in all of South America except Brazil.

Describes an area where one central spot draws people to it, and that spot in turn influences the entire area.

Ex- People come from 18 miles away to shop at Orland Mall

Can you think of others??

Can you think of any others?

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