1. It’s better than it sounds...I promise!
Geography
It’s better than it sounds...I promise!

2. But geography is so much more...
What is Geography?
Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
But geography is so much more...

3. Human Geography is the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscapes
Physical Geography is the study of the world’s physical features - its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants.
 Physical Geography
 Human Geography
 Rocks and Minerals
 Population
 Landforms
 Settlements
 Soils
 Economic Activities
 Animals
 Transportation
 Plants
 Recreational Activities
 Water
 Religion
 Atmosphere
 Political Systems
 Rivers and Other Water Bodies
 Social Traditions
 Environment
 Human Migration
 Climate and Weather
 Agricultural Systems
 Oceans
 Urban Systems

4. What else is geography?
Geography is a science AND a social science.

5. Science vs. Social Science

6. A science...
Science is a systematic way to gather knowledge about the world and organizing that knowledge into laws and theories

7. A Social Science...
Social science explores human relationships and the affects they have on the world around us.

8. Five Themes of Geography
Location
Movement
Place
Five Themes of Geography
Regions
Human-Environmental Interaction

9. Movement Who moved? What moved? When was the move?
Where was the move to?
Why did one move?
How did one move? (ex. Car, bike, boat)
Geographers want to know why people move and they study the routes people take from place to place.

10. Regions
A region is a broad geographical area with similar features. (Ex. Climate region, desert region, Islamic region, etc.)
The world is divided up into regions
to help geographers study the world.
What are some regions that you
know of around the world?

11. Human-Environmental Interaction (HEI)
HEI is basically how we affect and are affected by the environment, and also how we disturb the natural environment.

12. Location Location is divided up into 2 parts
Absolute Location: A specific description like a GPS coordinate or an address such as 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Relative Location: A general description of where a place is located. For example, North Carolina is north of South Carolina.

13. BUT...
Your location can change depending on where you are in the world

14. Place Similar to location except it’s different.
It is more than just where something is...it’s about personality!
A place refers to the area’s landscape, which are the features that define the area and make it different from other places.
PERSONALITY! --> Washington D.C.

15. Jeopardy Rules of Jeopardy 1. You must answer in a question.
2. You must raise your hand.

16. Answer: Place, Region, Movement, HEI, and Location
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

17. Answer: a specific and definite location
What is absolute location?

18. What is a social science?
Answer: Exploring human relationships and the affect we have on the world around us
What is a social science?

19. Answer: It’s the Personality of a location that defines this theme of geography.
What is place?

20. Some basics you need to know...

21. Latitude refers to the imaginary horizontal lines that run from
east to west around the globe.
0 degrees is the Equator.
Longitude refers to the imaginary
vertical lines that run from
north to south around the globe.
0 degrees is the Prime Meridian

22. When you use latitude and longitude (GPS) you are finding LOCATION.
Remember:
Lat is flat!
When you use latitude and longitude (GPS) you are finding LOCATION.