1. Our Geography

2. Themes of Geography
Location
Places
Region
Movement
Human Interaction

3. Location: Absolute & Relative
Absolute Location- looks for the exact location of a place
Found using longitude and latitude which is based on Prime Meridian (N to S) and Equator (E to W)
Longitude travels (North to South)
Latitude travels (East to West)

4. Location: Absolute & Relative
Relative location- a place’s location in relation to another place
Found by using Cardinal directions: North, South, West, East, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

5. Places Places refer to the features of a given area
Includes physical and human features

6. Places
Physical features include land, climate and bodies of water.

7. Places
Human features include people, culture, buildings, and cities

8. Region Region is an area with at least one unifying feature
2 Types: Physical (landforms and climate) and Human (Lifestyle: Agriculture, Religion, Political)

9. Movement
Movement is the mobility of people, goods, and ideas

10. Human Interaction
Human interaction refers to the adaption and modifying of earth by humans

11. Maps Types of maps: Physical map- shows physical features of a place
Road map- shows directions and roads of a place
Political map- shows boundaries of a region, city, state, countries and continents
Historical map- information about a place during a certain time
Choropleth map- shows the change in a map across an area on the map

12. Parts of a Map Key- Explains the symbols and shading on the map
Compass Rose- shows the directions on the map (north, south, east, west)
Scale bar- shows how much space represents a certain distance
Locator map- shows the area on the map located within a larger area