Warm-up Questions 1-4Warm-up Questions 1-4

I always wanted to be a blonde!

Warm-up Question #1Warm-up Question #1

• 1) Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?– A) World– B) Country– C) City– D) Neighborhood

Warm Up Question #2Warm Up Question #2

• 2) Who is often known as the father of modern geography?

–A) Aristotle

–B) Columbus

–C) Jay Z

–D) Ptolemy

Warm up Question #3?Warm up Question #3?

• Which of the following would be the best to use to determine the best location for a new highway?

• A) GIS

• B) GPS

• C) Remote Sensing

• D) HCG

Warm-up Question #4Warm-up Question #4

• How many satellites must a receiver be able to locate to determine a GPS location?

• A) 1

• B) 2

• C) 3

• D) 4

•Let’s See if You Know Your Stuff!

Warm-up Question #1Warm-up Question #1

• 1) Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?– A) World– B) Country– C) City– D) Neighborhood

Warm Up Question #2Warm Up Question #2

• 2) Who is often known as the father of modern geography?

• A) Aristotle

• B) Columbus

• C) Jay Z

• D) Ptolemy

Warm up Question #3?Warm up Question #3?

• Which of the following would be the best to use to determine the best location for a new highway?

• A) GIS

• B) GPS

• C) Remote Sensing

• D) HCG

Warm-up Question #4Warm-up Question #4

• How many satellites must a receiver be able to locate to determine a GPS location?

• A) 1

• B) 2

• C) 3

• D) 4

1-2 Basic Concepts1-2 Basic Concepts

Key Question: How and Key Question: How and why is each point on Earth why is each point on Earth

Unique?Unique?

I. PLACE (4 ways)I. PLACE (4 ways)

Same Country – Same Place??????

A) A) ToponymToponym(Proper Name of a Place)*(Proper Name of a Place)*

Toponym ExampleToponym Example

Toponym means…”the church of MaryIn the hollow of the white hazel nearThe fierce whirlpool and the Church of Tysilio by the Red Cave” (in English)

No, this is NOT me!

B) SiteB) Site

• The physical description of a

place

-Important Choice*

-Humans can…*

Modify!!!

C) SituationC) Situation

• Location of a place RELATIVE to other places.– Common directions*– Very Important for…*

Singapore: Great Trade SituationSingapore: Great Trade Situation

Guess who else has a great Guess who else has a great trade situation????trade situation????

D) Mathematical LocationD) Mathematical Location1 – Longitude (Meridians)1 – Longitude (Meridians)

• Arcs *

• Prime Meridian*

• 0 – 180 degrees east or west*

• Man-made*

• Time* (Greenwich Mean Time)

Page 18 in textbook

What Time is It? (pg 18)What Time is It? (pg 18)(answers only)(answers only)

• 1) If it is 2 pm in New York, what time is it here?

• 2) If it is 2 pm in New York, what time is it in Denver?

• 3) If it is 2 pm here, what time is it in Moscow?

• 4) If it is 4 pm here, what time is it in California?

• 5) if it is 2 pm here, what time is it in Japan?

What time is it - AnswersWhat time is it - Answers

• 1 ) 2 pm

• 2) 12 noon

• 3) 10 pm

• 4) 1 pm

• 5) 4 am TOMORROW!

2- Latitude (parallels)2- Latitude (parallels)

• Equator*

• Length*

• 0 to 90 degrees*

• Science*

II. REGIONS: AREAS OF UNIQUE II. REGIONS: AREAS OF UNIQUE CHARACTERISITCSCHARACTERISITCS

A) A) Cultural Landscape Cultural Landscape (AKA Regional Studies) (AKA Regional Studies)

• 1 - Definition

Just what name

says:

-Combo of:

culture*

and physical*

2 – Fundamental principal of study 2 – Fundamental principal of study of cultural landscapeof cultural landscape

The Behavior of People*

3 – Spatial Association3 – Spatial Association

• A geographers job is to….*

“the why of where?”

B) What is a B) What is a RegionRegion??

• Definition: any area defined by one or more characteristics (physical, cultural, economic,etc.).

• Scale*

• More than one*

• Note to teacher: Video about US States

• http://youtu.be/_E2CNZIlVIg

C) Types of Regions (3)C) Types of Regions (3)1 – 1 – Formal RegionFormal Region

• Definition: an area in which most people have a common characteristic.

• Borders*• Examples*

2 – 2 – Functional RegionFunctional Region

• Definition - area organized around a focal point (AKA “nodal region”)

• Borders*

• Examples*

• Technology*

3 – Vernacular (Perceptual) 3 – Vernacular (Perceptual) RegionRegion

• Definition: area that people believe exists due to their cultural/historical identity

• Mental Map*

• Borders*

• Examples*

Examples of Regions Examples of Regions (Text)(Text)

• For Each Figure:– Title:– Describe what you’re looking at– Why Important as an example

Figure 1-14 (pg 19)

• Figure 1-15 (pg 20)

• Figure 1-16 (pg 21)

III. 2 Ways to Look at Culture:III. 2 Ways to Look at Culture:

• A) - What People Care About – ideas, beliefs, values

– Examples*

• B) - What People Take Care of – production of material wealth

-Examples*

C) MDC’s vs. LDC’s C) MDC’s vs. LDC’s

• 1 – MDC is…*

- LDC is…*2 – As Regions:

MDC’s include North America, Europe and Japan (mostly)

LDC’s include Africa, Asia and Latin America. (mostly)

3) Countries compete for the wealth 3) Countries compete for the wealth of the world! (Globalization)of the world! (Globalization)

M D C

L D C

The End!The End!

The END!