Unit 1 Five Themes of Geography Regions Standard

Unit 1 Five Themes of Geography Regions

Standard 1 E: Region Quick ? into d e d i v i d nem KNOW s? How is Pa ger Game • Region answers the question “What do places have in common? , ” which helps to organize the world into smaller, more manageable areas. • What are some things that might define a region? – Physical & human characteristics – Ex. physical regions based on land type, or human regions such as political boundaries. • DO: View This Land is Your Land U. S. Regions Film Clip (3: 14) e Hun g h T n i s n regio Click Here for Interactive Lights Map

Standard 1 E: Region Do Not Copy • Here is an example of the World divided into 7 regions with each region containing a population of 1 billion. This map was made by delugetheory on Reddit

Standard 1 E: Region KNOW • Regions can be: – Formal: clear cut borders, ex. Political divisions, latitude/longitude points. – Functional: provides some function such as transit systems (subways), malls (every store functions under the mall), & subdivisions (The Summit). – Perceptional: is based on your opinion. NC-SC State Line What type of region is this?

Standard 1 E: Region DO Make this chart on a sheet of paper and write down as many examples as you can in each category without using examples from the previous slide. You must have at least Three examples for each type of region. Examples of Formal Regions Examples of Functional Regions Examples of Perceptional Regions

DO NOT COPY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MAP PAGES DO: Let’s discuss how we can divide the U. S. into regions?

Standard 1 E: Physical Regions KNOW Physical regions previously mentioned included climates, biomes, & landform regions, which were from east to west: Atlantic Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mts. , Interior Plains, Rocky Mts. , the Great Basin, and Pacific Coastal Plains & Mts.

Standard 1 E: Region Belts KNOW • Belt regions originally referred to farming regions, but now refer to climatic, cultural, & economic areas. They do not have formal borders & often overlap each other. • Here are some farming belts; write down where they are located in your notes.

Standard 1 E: Region Belts KNOW • An example of climate belt is the Sun Belt, which consists of the hot Southern U. S. • The Bible Belt is an example of cultural belt. It consists of SE states, where Protestant Christian church attendance is extremely high. Is the population growing or declining in this region? Why?

Standard 1 E: Region Belts KNOW • The Rust Belt is an economic belt located in the NE & Great Lakes region where manufacturing & economic decline is common.

Standard 1 E: Region Belts DO: Create a Belt Region Project • It is now time for you to create your own belt regions. Follow the directions provided by your teacher. • You can make your region out of anything: athletics, fashion, food, or music. Read the project instructions handout carefully. ?

Standard 1 F: Five Themes Project DO • Directions: The objective of this project is to improve your understanding of the Five Themes of Geography by describing the state of South Carolina (or another state/nation) according to these themes. Create a Google Presentation or Document for this project by adhering to the following requirements: • Have a title page with the name of the project, your full name, due date and class period. • Make one slide or page for each of the Five Themes of Geography. • Each slide or page should include a picture focusing on South Carolina that represents that particular theme. • Each slide/page must contain a grammatically correct paragraph (no bullet points) using 15 -20 point font/or 12 point font in Docs that 1) defines theme (refer to your notes), 2) describes the state of South Carolina according to theme (be thorough), and lastly, 3) describe how your picture represents theme. • Scoring Rubric: 4 points each for picture and answering each of the 3 questions for each of the Five Themes.