Geo-Portrait of Hopkinton NH

By Alexander L.

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These are the five themes of Geography telling you about Hopkinton

 

  1. Location-

For relative location, Hopkinton is in NH, it’s in the Merrimack Valley, and its west of Concord. The latitude of Hopkinton is 43˚ 13.841 minutes and the longitude is 71˚ 43.120 minutes west. We mapped this information out in the garden of our school.

  1. Place-

 

Unique things about Hopkinton in Cultural terms.

Unique things about Hopkinton in Physical terms.

·        Hopkinton created the Hopkinton State fair.

·        We have the Hopkinton Fair grounds.

·        And we have the Hopkinton High School.

·        Hopkinton has the Contoocook River.

·        We have four true seasons.

·        We have more wooded areas than other parts of the country.

 

  1. Region-

 

Regions Hopkinton is in.

Regions inside Hopkinton

·        NH is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        Central NH is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        United States is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        Merrimack County is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        The Americas is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        New England is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        The Earth is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        The Milky Way is a region Hopkinton is in.

·        Hopkinton is part of the region earth which is the third planet from the sun.

·        Colonial Plaza is a region inside Hopkinton.

·        Houston fields are a region inside Hopkinton.

·        Contoocook is a region inside Hopkinton.

·        Fair Grounds is a region inside Hopkinton.

·        Mast Yard State Forest is a region inside Hopkinton.

·        School Grounds is a region inside Hopkinton.

 

 

  1. Human/Environment Interaction-

 

How we change the Environment

How the Environment changes us

·        When we spray for bugs we kill the bugs, animals that eat the bugs and we pollute the area.

·        When I fish in my river and I keep a fish I lower the fish population.

·        When the bus drives me to school it releases toxic fumes that could damage the environment.

·        When the beaver damned my river it made my family a swimming hole.

·        Seasons/the rise and setting of the moon and sun drove humans to create calendars.

·        The rivers in Hopkinton drove us to build covered bridges.

 

  1. Movement-

 

 

To Hopkinton NH

From Hopkinton NH

Things (stuff)

Animals from the west to be at farms in Hopkinton, Groceries from the super market in Concord, Books from Borders to my house.

Candles from Marklin Candles, Dairy products and Produce from farms, Lumber.

People

Candidates performing speeches, People setting up fair booths at fair, Tourists coming to have a VACATION!!!!!!!

Residents leaving to go on a VACATION!!!, People going shopping out of town, Workers working out of town.

Ideas

Inventer’s ideas so they can produce their invention, The English language from England, Christianity from England, Sadness from the war in Iraq.

Plan to teach someone Frisbee Golf, taught my cousin to throw a lacrosse ball.