Friday, October 30, 2009

Geography

Our geography unit is based on the five themes of geography. This week we have been working on location and place. We will continue with the remaining three themes next week.

Location
-Absolute location - The exact location for everyplace on earth, latitude and longitude.
-Relative location - Where is a place in relation to other places?

Place
-Physical characteristics - Landforms, vegetation, climate.
-Human characteristics - How do people live, work, visit? What are the languages, customs, and beliefs? What is the economy and government?

Human Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions