mr. blacks road trip san diego or bust!! 5 themes of geography 1.location: “what is it like...
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Mr. Blacks Road Trip
San Diego or BUST!!
5 Themes of Geography
1. Location: “What is it like there?”
2. Place: “Where is it?”
3. Region: “What makes it like other places?”
4. Movement: “How people and places stay connected?”
5. Human Environment Interaction: “How humans and the environment interact?”
Staring point: Skowhegan, ME
• Downtown Skowvegas.
Destination: San Diego, CA
Route: East coast to West coast
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Skowhegan&1s=ME&2c=San+Diego&2s=CA
The first theme is Location, Location, Location: Where is it?
Broken into 2 Parts
A. ABSOLUTE
B. RELATIVE
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
• Absolute Location is the exact location of a place. On a global level latitude and longitude is used, while on a more local level, street addresses are used.
• What is the absolute location of Skowhegan Area High School?
Absolute Location
• Skowhegan, ME• Is located at 44.765
N Latitude and 69.719W Longitude.
• The elevation is 171 feet
• San Diego, CA• Is located at 32.57
N. Latitude and 116.98W Longitude. The elevation is 72 feet.
Relative Location• Relative Location is where a
place is located in relation to other places.
• Maine is located in the north eastern part of the U.S. and is bordered by New Hampshire and Canada
• California is located on the west coast of the U.S between Oregon and Baja California. Mexico’s northern most province.
Relative Location
• Skowhegan is located in central Maine along the Kennebec River.
• San Diego is located in Southern California along the pacific coast and is one of the most southern cities.
PLACE - What is it like?
Broken into:
A.Physical Characteristics
B. Cultural Characteristics
Place - Physical Characteristics
• When you describe a place in physical characteristics you’ll include such things as: climate, topography, vegetation and water. Anything that nature produces!
Place - Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Characteristics of a place would include population, building style, languages spoken, transportation systems and more.
Human Environment Interaction:
• How do Humans and the environment interact?
1.Use
2.Adapt
3.Change
Human Environment Interaction
• Use- 110 gallons of gasoline will be burnt during my 3,300 mile trip.
• Adapt- I will need to pack summer clothes to adapt to San Diego’s Mediterranean climate. Sun screen will be key as well.
• Change-2,134 Ibs of Carbon will be released into the atmosphere during my trip increasing global warming.
Movement: How people and places stay connected?
People goods and ideas
are connected in three
ways:
A. Transportation
B. Communication
C. Interdependence
Movement:
A. Transportation- Car, Trains, Sub-Way, Trolley, Boats,
B. Communication- Cell phones, On-star, GPS, Maps
C. Interdependence- Gasoline, Food, Shelter (Hotels),
REGION: What makes it like other places?
• The uniting characteristic can be either: physical or cultural.
• Physical
• Cultural
REGION: Physical Characteristics
• For example California, Oregon and Washington are all part of the coastal west region. All have coast lines on the Pacific and have similar climate.
• Maine is part of the New England region which shares similar topography and climate.
Region: Cultural Characteristics
• Maine: Industry based economy, Tourism, Agriculture, Fishing.
• California: Tourism, Agriculture, Fishing, Tech Industry, (Microsoft, Aero Space,).
The End• Hope you enjoyed the show and
learned a little too.
• If not blame Mr. Black.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego
3. http://www.picsearch.com/inf
4. http://www.picsearch.com/search.cgi?q=san%
5. http://www.picsearch.co/search.cgi?q=traffic+jam
6. http://www.realestate3d.com/gps/latlong.htm
7. http://www.pge.com/myhome/environment/calculator/
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