Why Study History?
Warm-UpWhy do you live in Taneytown? Where did your family
originally come from?
Essential Questions
ObjectiveWhy should we study history?
Students will examine the five features of geography through class discussion in order to understand why we study history.
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Location
• Absolute• Our absolute location is: N 39.651178, W 77.167428
•Relative• Usually described using cardinal directions
• Maryland is NORTH of Virginia and SOUTH of Pennsylvania.
• Also by saying, “Our school is down the road from Sheetz.”
Location
• Absolute• Write down this example: N 39.651178, W 77.167428
•Relative• Give an example for your home.
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Place
• An area defined by everything in it.• There are human and physical characteristics• What are some of those characteristics that make up a
place?• PHYSICAL:
• Mountains, Lakes, Islands, Bays, Deserts, Flatlands, Climate• HUMAN:
• People, culture, language, religion, cities
• Give an example for PLACE for where you live.
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• The grouping of areas by what places have in common.• What are some HUMAN things people could have in
common?• Religion, language, sports teams, values, politics, food
• What are some PHYSICAL things places could have in common?• Mountains, water, desert, forested areas
•What REGION do we live in?
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Movement
Movement
• The transportation of people, goods, and ideas.• How can the above be moved from one place to
another?•Trade, migration, immigration, wars/conflicts, vacation/tourism
•How did we come to be in Taneytown?
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Human-Environment Interaction
Human-EnvironmentInteraction
• How people interact with their environment and how the environment interacts with people.
Human-EnvironmentInteraction
• People ADAPT to their environment.
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• People MODIFY their environment.
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• People DEPEND on their environment.
Human-EnvironmentInteraction
• How people interact with their environment and how the environment interacts with people.
•How do WE interact with our environment?• Adapt:
• Dress, A/C, heat, shoes• Modify:
• Lakes, irrigation, dams• Depend:
• Farm, crabs, timber
Closure
Using what we’ve discussed in class, answer the essential question.