A Geographer’s World
The World People The Landscapes people create
1) LOCATION 2) PLACE 3) HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION 4) MOVEMENT 5) REGIONS
Where a place is
ABSOLUTE: Eastern NC or 36˚N/77˚W
RELATIVE: Northwest of Charlotte or Southeast of Virginia Beach
The features that make a site unique
How people interact with their environment
How and why people and things move
Geographic Areas that share common characteristics
Be able to name and describe the five themes of geography. What are two ways of describing location? How do location and place differ? What are some ways that humans interact with their environments? What is a region? Name some examples of regions. What is physical geography? How does the physical geography of the place you live affect your lifestyle? What is human geography?