The World of Geography Bellwork On a piece

The World of Geography

Bellwork: • On a piece of paper, write the top 10 things you would hate to live without. • Together, let’s narrow the list of things that humans cannot TRULY live without to 5 things • You have 2 minutes in groups to narrow that to 3 things • What’s the #1 thing that humans can’t live without? • If you don’t settle near water, you MUST have a system for irrigation: bringing the water to you!

Resources • Resource: available material that can be used for survival or economic gain • Natural resources: water; rocks and minerals (gold, limestone, marble); oil; natural gas; trees; land • Resources (and the struggle for control of them) are at the heart of almost every major conflict in the history of the world

Human Geography Type of soil in Saudi Arabia A volcano’s impact on a Hawaiian town’s population Human slave trade in Albania Mating habits of killer whales Physical Geography Sunflower varieties in North America Wedding rituals in Eastern Africa Average income and Annual rainfall in education level for single Salt Lake City mothers in Indiana A volcano’s impact on the plant life in Hawaii Voting systems and fraud in Cambodia Population growth in Bountiful, Utah

Human vs. Physical Geography • Human/Cultural Geography: study of human activities and their relationship to the cultural and physical environments – Political, economic, social, and cultural factors – Population growth, urban development, and economic production and consumption • Physical Geography: study of the Earth’s physical features – Climate, land, water, plants, and animals – Relationships of these things to one another and to humans

Site vs. Situation • Situation: the location of a place in relation to other areas and regions – More like relative location – San Francisco is a port city on the Pacific coast, close to California’s agricultural lands • Site: the specific location of a place, including its physical setting – More like absolute location – San Francisco is on the end of a peninsula, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, and San Francisco Bay

Regions • Region: areas with similar characteristics – Can by physically or culturally similar – Our units are separated mainly by region – May not match up by continent • • • The US and Canada Latin America Western Europe Eastern Europe and Russia North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia not the same Continent Africa South of the Sahara South Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

List and Define the 6 Elements of Geography starting on p. 17 • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5. • 6.

Jobs of Geographers • Most professional geographers don’t have the word ‘geographer’ in their job title • Here’s a very small list of the many things that skilled geographers can do professionally: – Analyze the soil, plants, water levels, and the animal populations in an area to determine if a new housing development will be environmentally safe – Study census data for a city to see if the ethnic make-up has changed over the last 30 years – Climb mountains and map remote mountain villages nestled in the peaks – Study satellite images of deserts to determine if ancient water sources were once there and if water could be found deep underneath – Plan the new path for TRAX and set up the system for mapping and calculating distance on Google Maps – Teach Geography to fabulous youngster such as yourselves!