1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Absolute Location is found by using latitude and longitude 5

6. Latitude and longitude overview video 6 6

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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. 14