Geography

= What is Geography? Where will we take you today? = Thanks to Noreen L - Whitchurch High Sch - Cardiff - Geog Dept

= 5 Themes of Geography: "MR. HELP"  =

= M ovement -  = How ideas, goods, resources, communication, etc. move across the planet.

= R egion -  = Smaller parts of the world. Regions have something in common.

= H uman - E nvironment Interaction -  = How humans change and adjust to their environment.

= L ocation -  = A reference to locate place ex : your address

= <span style="color: #ad2bad; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 29.33333396911621px;">P <span style="color: #ad2bad; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 21.33333396911621px;">lace<span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark"> -  = Describes the human and physical characteristics of a location. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px;">ex : mountains, rivers, land use


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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Western Hemisphere Physical Map Activity
Label these items on the blank map. All of these items are on the assessment.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Blank Map

Tip to remember the order of the Great Lakes from left to right
 * = <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 22px;">She ||  ||= <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 22px;">Made ||   ||= <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 22px;">Him ||   ||= <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 22px;">Eat ||   ||= <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 22px;">Onions ||
 * = Lake Superior ||  ||= Lake Michigan ||   ||= Lake Huron ||   ||= Lake Erie ||   ||= Lake Ontario ||

Information on Andes Mt. <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark"><span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">and  Amazon River

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21px;">Completed Map

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">Social Studies Vocabulary =

= GEOGRAPHIC TERMS =
 * ** Isthmus ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger areas of land ||
 * ** Archipelago ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a group of islands ||
 * ** Tributary ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water ||
 * ** Elevation ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">the height of land above sea level ||
 * ** Plain ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a large area of flat or nearly flat land ||
 * ** Plateau ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a high, flat <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land. A plateau is larger than a mesa and a butte ||
 * ** Strait ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water ||
 * ** Canal ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation, navigation canals usually connect <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">two other bodies of water

Canal and Lock System


 * Great Lakes and a ship (minutes 4-6 are good) **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21px;">Geographic Terms Map
 * Erie Canal and a Yacht ** ||
 * ** Harbor ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor ||
 * ** Cape ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or lake ||
 * ** Delta ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">land formed at the mouth of a river by deposits of silt, sand, and pebbles ||
 * ** Tundra ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a vast treeless plain in the northernmost parts of North America, Asia, and Europe ||
 * ** Gulf ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land, a gulf is usually larger than a bay ||
 * ** Mouth ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">the place where a river empties into another body of water ||
 * ** Fjord ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs ||

= CLIMATE = = RESOURCES =
 * ** Precipitation ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">any form of water, such as rain, hail, or snow, that falls to the earth ||
 * ** Climate ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">the weather patterns typical of an area over a long period of time ||
 * ** Tropical Climate ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">the climate of the tropics, or low latitudes, characterized by very warm temperatures and little temperature change over the year ||
 * ** Polar Climate ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">the earth’s coldest climate, like that found near the poles ||
 * ** Temperate Climate ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">the climate characteristic of the middle latitudes, marked by cool winters and warm summers ||
 * ** Currents ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a portion of water or air that flows continuously in approximately the same path ||
 * ** Environment ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">all the land, water, plants, and animals found in an area ||
 * ** Natural Resources ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">something found in nature that is useful to people ||
 * ** Renewable Resources ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a natural resource that can replace or rebuild itself, such as plants, animals, trees, <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">( air, soil, water - renewable if used correctly, but can be damaged) ||
 * ** Nonrenewable Resources ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a natural resource, such as coal, iron, that can never be replaced once it is used ||
 * ** Minerals ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">a natural substance, such as iron, gold, oil, or coal, that is dug out of the earth ||
 * ** Vegetation ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">plant life ||
 * ** Extinct ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">no longer in existence / some plants and animals are extinct ||
 * ** Pollution ** || <span class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark">damaging or dirtying the environment ||