Human Geography - Ms. Aguirre

Human Geography ​

​Human

Geography

​Big Question:​

Why do people choose to live in an area?​​

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​What do you know?

Some Helpful Tips:

• You can click on pictures to ZOOM IN!

• If the music is too loud, lower the volume!

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

What is latitude?

• Horizontal or flat lines that circle the Earth

• Vertical lines that circle the Earth

• An exercise machine

• You come late to class and your teacher is upset

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.

• Main

• Cardinal

• Four

• Intermediate

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

What does URBAN mean?

• A type of store

• An area in the city

• A area in the countryside

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

What does RURAL mean?

• A type of store

• An area in the city

• A area in the countryside

Multiple Choice

What do you know?

True or False:

Most people in the world live in cities.

• True

• False

​Human Geography

​Big Question:

Why do people choose to live in an area?​​

Urban

An area in a city

Definitions

​Photo: Jacksonville, Florida

Rural

An area in the countryside

Definitions

Penney Farms, Florida

Open Ended

Fact: Most people live in urban areas.

Why do YOU think people choose to live in cities?

(Your opinion)

​Big Question:

Why do people choose to live in an area?​​

One part of the answer:​

Urban areas (cities) are special because a lot of people live closer together.

Population

The people who live in an area​

Definitions

Population Density

How closely people live in an area​

Definitions

On this map, where would you find the most people living together?

Multiple Choice

What does URBAN mean?

• A type of store

• An area in the city

• A area in the countryside

Multiple Choice

What does RURAL mean?

• A type of store

• An area in the city

• A area in the countryside

Multiple Choice

What does POPULATION mean?

• The people that live in an area

• An area in the city

• A area in the countryside

• How closely people live in an area​

Multiple Choice

What does POPULATION DENSITY mean?

• The people that live in an area

• An area in the city

• A area in the countryside

• How closely people live in an area​

​Big Question:

Why do people choose to live in an area?​​

​Urban areas:​

HIGH Population Density

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​Many people living close together.​

Why live like a sardine in a can?​​

When people live close together, they can make life easier and better for everyone

(unlike sardines in a can).

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Examples:

More people --> More skills, more jobs

More people --> More schools, hospitals

More people --> More cultures, more options​

Culture

The way of life of a people

Definitions

Diversity

Many different kinds of people living, working together

Definitions

On this map, where would you find the most people living together?

Multiple Choice

What does DIVERSITY mean?

• An area in the city

• How closely people live in an area​

• The way of life of a people

• Many different kinds of people living, working together

Multiple Choice

What does CULTURE mean?

• An area in the city

• How closely people live in an area​

• The way of life of a people

• Many different kinds of people living, working together