Geography

= Get Started With the 5 Themes of Georgraphy : A Case Study of Amherst and Pelham =

= Unit Enduring Understanding: =

The 5 themes of geography help us to understand the characteristics of the natural and human world.
= Unit Essential Questions: = How do the 5 themes of geography help us to investigate our world?

Sites that talk about and define the 5 themes [] []

** Location: **

 * 1) Where is Amherst/Pelham?
 * 2) Where are various sites in Amherst/Pelham?
 * 3) What is the absolute location and the relative location of Amherst/Pelham?
 * [|World Atlas] - [|http://www.worldatlas.com] || Use this site to find absolute location. ||
 * [|Map Quest] - [|http://atlas.mapquest.com] || Use this site to get a map for landmarks and to talk about relative location. ||
 * [|The Town of Amherst] - [|http://www.amherstma.gov] || Use this site get information about both absolute and relative location. ||
 * [|The Town of Pelham] - [|http://www.townofpelham.org] || Use this site get information about both absolute and relative location. ||
 * [|Amherst Downtown] - [|http://www.amherstdowntown.com] || Get maps and images of downtown Amherst and other locations. ||
 * [|Pelham Library] - [|http://www.pelham-library.org] ||  ||
 * [|All Refer] - [|http://www.allrefer.com] || Use this for more information about location of lots of towns. ||

** Place: **

 * 1) ==== What is Amherst/Pelham like? ====
 * 2) ==== What do you see? ====
 * [|CityData] - [|http://www.city-data.com] || Use City Data to get good demographic information. ||
 * [|The Town of Amherst] - [|http://www.amherstma.gov] || Use this site now for great pictures of people and events. ||
 * [|Amherst Chamber of Commerce] - [|http://amherstarea.com] || Take a walking tour of Amherst. ||
 * [|Nation Master] - [] || There is an encyclopedia entry for Amherst and all other towns that contains lots of information about each town. ||
 * [|Amherst Community Profile] - [] || Find out about the people and some interesting things to see in Amherst. ||
 * [|Pelham Community Profile] - [] || Find out about the people and some interesting things to see in Pelham. ||
 * [|Pelham Library] - [|http://www.pelham-library.org] || There is some great history and other information on this site. ||
 * [|Jones Library] [|http://www.joneslibrary.org] || The Jones Library site is full of information. ||

Human-Environment Interaction:

 * 1) ==== What are the effects of the environment on the people of Amherst/Pelham? ====
 * 2) ==== What are the effects of the people on the environment? ====
 * [|Amherst Guide]- [] || This site has information about the natural resources in and around Amherst. ||
 * [|The Town of Amherst] - [|http://www.amherstma.gov] || Use the maps on this site to infer some of the effects people have had on the environment. ||
 * [|Amherst Community Profile] - || Check the Environment section of this site for some good information about Amherst. ||
 * [|Pelham Community Profile] - || Check the Environment section of this site for some good information about Pelham. ||
 * [|Hampshire Council of Governments] - [|http://www.hampshirecog.org] || Use this site to get good information about the entire region. ||

Movement:

 * 1) ==== What people, goods, and ideas move into and out of Amherst/Pelham? ====
 * [|Amherst Chamber of Commerce] - [|http://amherstarea.com] || See what groups of people have been moving to the Amherst area; look at the dissertation on the New World Theater by Donna Beth Aronson from FSU ||
 * [|UMASS Amherst] - [|http://www.umass.edu] || Use ||
 * [|Hampshire College] - [] || Use ||
 * [|Amherst College] - [|https://www.amherst.edu] || Use ||
 * International Students - || Use the College sites above to learn about their International Students ||
 * [|Amherst Census Information] - [] || Use ||
 * [|Pelham Census Information] - [] || Use ||

Region:
[|http://www.hampshirecountyhistory.com] || [|http://www.pioneervalley.com] [|http://www.valleyvisitor.com] || Additional Resouces: []
 * 1) ==== What locations are connected by a common characteristic? ====
 * 2) ==== What is that characteristic? ====
 * Hampshire County || []
 * Pioneer Valley || []
 * New England || Find some sites about New England. ||