Geography? Definition Geography: the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. 1

5 Themes of Geography Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Region Movement 2

Geographers use five themes to view and understand Earth: location, place, region, human-environment interaction, and movement. Geographers divide the study of geography into six essential element

Location Location is the position of a place on the Earth’s surface. Two types: Absolute Relative Explain why understanding location is important to us? 4

Absolute Location is found by using latitude and longitude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyrbyOPYlfU 5

Latitude and longitude overview video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swKBi6hHHMA 6 6

Latitude lines are drawn from: East to West Longitude lines are drawn from North to South

The Major Line of LATITUDE is the: Equator It splits the Earth into: Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

The Major Line of Longitude is the: Prime Median Eastern hemisphere and Western hemisphere

Place Is an area that is defined by everything in it. Example: Features that distinguish place. Landforms Plants Animals Weather patterns Languages How would you define the place we live in? 10

Human-Environment Interaction This looks at the relationship between people and their environment. How People Adapt How People Change How do people depend on the environment? How do people adapt to the environment? How do people modify the environment? 11

Region What characteristics would define the region we live in? Is an area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Physical features Natural features Human features Cultural features Landforms Languages Foods Economics What characteristics would define the region we live in? 12

Movement Refers to the way products, information, and ideas move from one place to another. Examples: How you go to school How you get to North America Internet Breaking News How do you move based on the definition of Movement above? 13

Through movement we connect all of our world together Through movement we connect all of our world together. This is called globalization! When we are interdependent on each other for our economy, culture, politics, socialization, and technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtGRihw4G-c 14