Human
Environment
Interaction
How we affect and are
affected by the
environment.
To Say it Another Way
How does geography influence or alter the
behavior of humans
AND
How do humans influence or alter
geography
Examples
 Human
roads through the centuries:
Early game trails to dirt
roads made by horse
and buggy to paved
roads going around
mountains to ones that
go through them.
- How did the
environment affect
how humans traveled
- How did human’s
affect the environment
as they built these roads
Another Example
1) How does a river affect humans? (positively and
negatively)
2) How can human’s affect a river, both
positively and negatively?
3) How does building a dam change an environment?
And Yet Another Example
 Hurricane
Katrina hits New Orleans
Activity
 Using
1)
2)
3)
the IPAD’s:
Pick a specific location anywhere in the world.
Research:
THEN prepare a list of how people in that location
interact with their environment to survive. What
have people invented to survive there. (HINT look at
their houses, do they use AC or Heating, do they fish
or hunt or grow food, what kind of clothes do they
wear, what kinds of roads do they have, ect…)
Make list of 5 ways human’s interact with the
environment in that specific location complete with
small sketches demonstrating that interaction.
Movement
The way people,
products and ideas
move from one
location to another.
Types of Movement
 Local
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How did you get to school?
Regional
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How did ancient people get to North
America
 Movement
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Includes
Transportation
Exports and Imports
Ways people communicate
Transportation
 At
different times in history human’s have
used different forms of transportation
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Can you name some?
 In
different locations people use different
forms of transportation
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Compare and Contrast transportation
methods in America with those in the poor
regions of Africa or India
Imports and Exports
 Imports
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Goods a country buys from other countries
Produced abroad
 Exports
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Goods a country makes within
Sold abroad
Ways of Communication
 All
animal species have a system of
communication, but humans are the only
ones capable of spoken language.
 Communication informs, motivates,
establishes control, allows for expression,
and creates sense of social togetherness
Movement over time = primitive
cave paintings to the world wide
web
Intro to Activity
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R5YNZxj2E
Define Migration.
What did the Lost Boys have to overcome in
their migration (physical and mental
challenges)
What challenges will the Lost Boys face in their
displacement?
What do all migrants face when moving to a
new place?
Movement Activity
 Google
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Search
National Geographic Exploring Human
Migration
Vocabulary
 Migration Trends
 Exodus
 Push and Pull Factors
 Geographic Mobility
Once you have an article, read
and answer the questions:
 When
did the migration occur?
 Where did it start and end?
 What were the reasons for the migration? Were
there push factors or pull factors?
 What challenges did people face on the migration?
Be Ready to Present your answers to the class
Understanding
In a short paragraph:
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Compare and contrast the causes and
characteristics of ancient and modern
migrations.
THE FINAL THEME IN THE 5
THEME’S OF GEOGRAPHY
REGION
Region is an area that shares similar
characteristics. These characteristics can be
physical, cultural, natural.
Examples:
 Tell
me where in the world these pictures
come from:
Example
 Tell
me where the following pictures come
from, which region of the world?
Your Turn
 What
regions can you name?
 What are 5 things the people of Southern
Oregon have in common. Remember region
is physical, cultural, natural.
Region Activity
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Find your region partners
As a group, come up with 10 things states in
your region have in common. Write them
down as they will be presented to the class.
Think of things an area is famous for. That is a
hint to what most people consider region.