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PACIFIC WORLD:
Physical Geography: impact of
Indochina Peninsula
Ring of Fire, Tsunami
Historical Sources of Change:
AUSTRALIA
Colonization
Indigenous People: Aborigines
SINGAPORE
Cultural Crossroads
Colonization
Separatism, Microstate
INDONESIA
Colonization
Military Dictatorship
VIETNAM
Colonization
Vietnam War
Communism, Command
Economy
Economy/Economic
Development:
Types of Economic Systems,
by Country: mixed,
capitalism
Level of Economic
Development, by country:
Developed or Developing
Culture:
Monotheism
Islam: origins, key beliefs
[compare to Buddhism]
Government/Politics:
Types of Governments, by
country: authoritarian,
democracy
Amount of freedom/civil
liberties in each system:
speech, press, religion, fair
trials, censorship
Climate:
L.A.N.D.
Climate Graphs
Orographic Effect
Mil. Dictatorship, Developed v. Developing, Type of Econ., Amount of Freedom
Colonizer Developed or developing
Type of Gov’t /Economy Amount of Freedom
Vietnam
Definition in your own words.
Facts and Characteristics
Examples/Application Singapore
Non-Examples
Crossroads
Vietnam Indonesia Singapore Australia
Colonizer
Developed or Developing
Type of Gov’t/Econ.
Amount of Freedom
Name the Colonizer for each Country
Vietnam
Indonesia
Singapore
Australia
Relationship today
How could you summarize Indonesia today? How could you summarize Singapore today? How could you summarize Aussy today? Effects of Colonization ? How could you summarize Vietnam today? What are the five Themes of Geo and apply them Give an example of HEI in relationship to Singapore?
Islam: Key Beliefs Monotheism Muhammad Five Pillars of Islam 1. Declaration of Faith 2. Prayer (5X’s a day) 3. Alms(give to poor) 4. Fasting(Ramadan) 5. Hajj(Pilgrimage)
Five Themes of Geography
1. Location
2. Human Environment Interaction (HEI)
3. Movement
4. Place
5. Globalization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg
THEME #1: Location
“Where is it?”
A.Describes position of places on the earth
B.Two types Absolute and Relative location HEMISPHERE- Half of a globe
GRID SYSTEM- Pattern formed by Latitude and longitude lines
Describes exact location using latitude & longitude
1. Absolute Location
Equator—The line which
encircles the Earth at an
equal distance from the
North and South Poles.
Prime Meridian— longitude 0 degrees is used as
the origin for the measurement of longitude.
Greenwich, England, is the prime meridian
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LATITUDE
2. Relative Location Where one place is in relationship to another.
THEME #2: Human-Environment Interaction: How does geography impact standard of living?
How do people adapt to the region they live in?
How (and why) have people changed the environment?
THEME #3: Movement “How are people and place connected?”
INTERDEPENDENCE- Reliance on other countries for: Goods, services, ideas, technology
How does Geography impact std. of living? How do people adapt to where they live? Think: Chinese and Japanese imports and exports
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THEME: Movement
“How are people and places connected?”
THEME #4: Place “What is it like there?” Internal and external processes that shape a region?
How does it effect cultural traits and pop. patterns?
1. Physical 2. Human Characteristics
1. Physical Features
Internal
Internal
External
External
External
2. Human Features
Language
Religion
Traffic Jam
Stock Market
#5 Globalization 1. An increase in connections
between cultures around the world.
2. The shrinking of the Earth.
Ring of Fire: What impact does The Ring of Fire have?
RING OF FIRE: Three Effects and countries
What is causing deforestation in SE Asia and the Pacific?
Is Singapore crowded? How could Singapore create more land?
Which theme of Geography does this represent?
Characteristics of an Asian Tiger
What are some important aspects about the location of SE Asia?
L A N D Predicting Climate
What effects climate?
L atitude
A ltitude
What effect does the height of a landform have on temperature?
N ear a large body
What effect does a large
body of water have on
temperature?
of water
D irection of the wind
How does the direction the
wind blows impact
climate?
A,N+D = OROGRAPHIC EFFECT
WINDWARD SIDE LEEWARD SIDE
What factors effect climate?
AKA Elevation
Condensation
Precipitation
Orographic / Rainshadow Effect Which countries, that we have studied, have been most impacted by this effect?
IMPACT?
What factors effect climate?
AKA Elevation
1. What do the lines and bars represent on your climate map?
2. What hemisphere is the city in? North or South? 3A. What is it like there? Cold? Warm? Moderate? B. Four seasons? Two seasons? One season? C. Dry or wet?
Climate Graphs
Directions for Students: What do you know about the influences on climate? (LAND) Make a prediction and an inference about the location of these NINE cities based on their climate graph.
A 1. What hemisphere is the
city in? North or South? 2. What is it like there? Cold? Warm? Moderate? 3. Four seasons? Two seasons? One season?
B C
D E
Darwin, Australia 12.5° S Alice Springs, Australia 23.5° S
Calcu
tta, Ind
ia 22
.5° N
Barrow, Alaska, USA 72° N
B C
D E
NK V C S R I A
NK V I C R A S
VIETNAM INDONESIA/SINGAPORE A
