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The five themes of geography are:
Theme
Definition
Location
The absolute position of a phenomenon on the surface of the earth, and its relative proximity to other phenomena.
Place
The local human and physical characteristics that uniquely define a place and impart meaning to its inhabitants.
Region
An area characterized by similarity or by cohesiveness that sets it apart from other areas.
Movement
The flow of people, goods, money, ideas, or materials between locations near and far.
Human/Environmental Interaction
The ways in which human society and the natural environment affect each other.
Lets "apply" some of these themes to your home.
LOCATION - Where do you live? - What is "the absolute position of a phenomenon on the surface of the earth, and its relative proximity to other phenomena"?
1. Get the Latitude and Longitude of your town or city.
A. Read: http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa031197.htmB. Go to: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer/
3.1 The latitude and longitude of _____________________ (city and state) are: __________________________ (latitude) and ___________________ (longitude.
2. Find the Census tract number and Block number for your place of residence.
A. Read: (from page 288 of your textbook)Census tracts are defined by the Census Bureau as “small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county delineated by a local committee of census data users for the purpose of presenting data. Census tract boundaries normally follow visible features, but may follow governmental unit boundaries and other non-visible features in some instances; they always nest within counties. Designed to be relatively homogeneous units with respect to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions at the time of establishment, census tracts average about 4,000 inhabitants. They may be split by any sub-county geographic entity.” If you live in an urban area, you will get more detailed, localized information for a census tract than for your city as a whole.B. Go to: http://factfinder.census.gov/
C. In the menu bar along the left side of the webpage click on "Enter a street address to find Census 2000 data"
D Enter the information for your place of residence
3.2 Your Census Tract is ___________________ Block ___________________3.3 Select your Census Tract number and click on "map it". Hand in your map labeled 3.3.
PLACE -
1. Information about your Census Tract
A. After printing the map of your census tract, close that window. You should be back to the page where you got your census tract and block numbers. Click on the "Go" button right beneath the "Map it" button.3.4 Browse some of the thematic maps available (don't forget the "more" links). Print one or twoand hand them in labeled 3.4
2. Information about your township or county.
A. You can get smaller scale maps by going back to the page where you originally found your Census Tract and Block numbers, this may be at the top of the webpage that have the list of thematic maps, and select "township" or "county", then click on the "IK" button beneath the "Map it" button.3.5 Browse the many thematic maps available (don't forget the "more" links). Print one or two and hand them in labeled 3.5
INSTRUCTOR:
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