Lake Washington: Change Over Time Let’S Review
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Lake Washington: Change Over Time Let’s Review: What is Geography? The study of the earth's surface; including people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegeta8on Five Themes of Geography Five Themes of Geography 1. Locaon – reLave and absoLute Locaon Example: Internaonal School Absolute Loca8on: Global Locaon: (Latude and Longitude) Local Loca8on: (Street Address) Latude = 47.6 N, Longitude = -122.17 W 445 128th Ave SE BelLevue, WA 98005 Rela8ve Loca8on: 2 bLocks west of KeLsey Creek Park Five Themes of Geography 1. Locaon – reLave and absoLute 2. Place - human and physical characteris9cs of a Locaon Physical Characteris8cs Example: Mount Rainier Human Characteriscs Example: Bellevue's Cultural Diversity The percentage of nonwhite residents jumped from 14 percent in 1990 to 26 percent in 2000 and 32 percent in 2005. Immigrants from China, India, Russia and Mexico come to BeLLevue for everything from Microso[ jobs and manual Labor to good schooLs and parks, city officials said. – Seale Times Five Themes • Adapta8on: Adapta8on Example: of Geography Clothing 1. Locaon – reLave and absoLute …wearing cLothing that is suitabLe for 2. Place - human and physical summer and winter; characteris9cs of a Locaon rain and shine. 3. Human-Environment Interac8on how humans adapt to and modify the environment • Modifica8on: Modifica8on Example: Bridge …creang bridges to improve transportaon. Movement of Humans Example: Five Themes Opening Day on Lake Washington of Geography 1. Locaon – reLave and absoLute 2. Place - human and physical characteris9cs of a Locaon 3. Human-Environment Interac8on how humans adapt to and modify the environment 4. Movement – migraon of humans and movement of ideas, goods and resources across the pLanet Movement of Ideas Example: Hiram M. ChiVenden Locks (Ballard Locks) Five Themes Regional Percep8on Example: Salmon of Geography • …can be defined by peopLe's percep9on 1. Locaon – reLave and absoLute 2. Place - human and physical characteris9cs of a Locaon 3. Human-Environment Interac8on how humans adapt to and modify the environment 4. Movement – migraon of humans and movement of ideas, goods and resources across the pLanet 5. Region - characteris9c that unifies the area Administra8ve Percep8on Example: King County •… can be defined by governmental or administrave boundaries Change Over Time: Natural Changes to Geography What causes natural changes to our geography? Wind and water erosion is inevitabLe along Washington's weather worn shores Flooding Snoqualmie Valley “We are humbLed by the power of the flood, Listening to the roaring at the confluence beLow us. We were very aware of the ancient river that once ran through the valLey, carving it into the Landscape we know today.” (SeaLe Times) Earthquakes Hurricanes Change Over Time: Human-Made Changes Bridges Deforestaon More Human-Made Changes Railroad Tunnels Jees What are some reasons why peopLe want to change the geography? Denny Regrade, Seale Denny regrade before and aer from 1906 and 1908. Note that roughLy where the original Washington HoteL stood, a new one sprang up and the buiLding s9LL stands today. Denny HiLL from 1928, 1936, and 1964. New features from ‘64 incLude a Space NeedLe. Lake Washington Lake Washington Internaonal School Linking Lake Washington with Puget Sound Lake Washington USGS Map Analysis This map shows the two different contour Lines of Land/water from before and aer the Lowering of Lake Washington. 1. What are three types of peopLe who Live on or use Lake Washington? 2. What are three types of uses for or ac9vi9es reLang to Lake Washington? 3. SpecuLate what the impact might be of Lowering the Lake on peopLe in the area. Lowering Lake Washington • As you watch the documentary Lake Washington Then and Now, take notes on a T-Chart. Record both advantages and disadvantages of Lowering the Lake and consequently Linking Lake Washington to the Puget Sound. Think about what peopLe wanted to gain by buiLding the ship canal and what the consequences were. Advantages Disadvantages .