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What is World Geography? geography: the study of the earth and the ways people live and work on it

Five Themes of World Geography location place region human-environment interaction movement

M: Movement R: Region H: Human- E: Environment L: Location P: Place

Our campus is located at 2211 N Austin Ave, LOCATION Location means “Where is it?” absolute location: the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found relative location: describes a place in comparison to other places around it Our campus is located at 2211 N Austin Ave, Georgetown, Texas.

Place means “What is it like?” Place includes the physical features and cultural characteristics of a location. Venice, Italy, with its canals and gondolas, is one of the most recognized places in the world.

REGION The Tyrol is a region of the Alps that is home to Austrians, Germans, and Italians. Region means “How are areas similar or different?” A region is an area of the earth’s surface with similar physical and/or cultural characteristics.

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION This theme means “How do people relate to the physical world?” Human-Environment interaction simply refers to the relationship between people and their surroundings. In parts of the world that are prone to flooding, people must resort to building their homes on stilts.

MOVEMENT a Mongolian yurt (house) Movement means “How do people, ideas, and goods move from place to place?” a Mongolian yurt (house)