Geography The writings or descriptions of earth.

Place and Space—the difference A place—Washington State A space—What is in the place

Your turn! With your table partner think of a place and space to share with the class. An example: place—Mountlake Terrace, WA. Space— Mountlake Terrace High School.

What geography deals with: People, land, places, location of people, resources, natural environment, HUMAN INTERACTIONS— CULTURE!

Your turn Discuss with your table partner how geography is different or the same as what you thought it was before today.

Key terms Distance—measured in feet, miles, kilometers, etc. Proximity—how close or far away something is. –Measured in time and/or length. Ex. Brier is 5 minutes away.

Your turn! With your table partner think of an example of a distance and a proximity for the same location.

Absolute vs. Relative Absolute location— according to longitude and latitude. Relative location— according to what something is by.

Your turn! With your table partner think of an absolute for a location by street names and a relative location for the same location.

Political vs. Physical Political geography shows borders of nations. A nation is a group of people who share common traits and share a common location. Physical geography does not show political borders—instead shows the physical features (things you can see, touch, feel).

Your turn! With your table partner think of a political geography location and a physical geography location.