1. 5 Themes of Geography
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2. Geography
DEFINITION
Is the study of where people, places and things are located
Ways that different things relate to each other at specific places
Ways that places connect with each other

3. 1. Location Tells you where a place is on Earth
Absolute Location: Exact coordinates using latitude and longitude.
Latitude – Imaginary lines drawn from east to west, measuring north and south of the equator.
Longitude – Imaginary lines drawn north to south, measuring east and west of the prime meridian.

4. 1. Location
Relative Location: the location of a place based on its position to another place.
Example: a place is N,E,S,W of another place

5. 2.Place
The study of physical features and human characteristics of a place
Examples:
Physical: landforms, rivers, lakes, climate, soil, etc.
Human Characteristics: religious beliefs, settlement patterns, languages, etc.

6. 3. Human-Environment Interaction
How humans adapt to and modify the environment.
Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land.
Examples: dams, cutting trees, canals

9. 4. Movement Movement of people, ideas and goods
Immigration: moving into a place
Emigration: moving out of a place

10. Why Immigrate or Emigrate?
Push Factor: something that makes you want to leave a place
Pull Factor: something that makes you want to go to that place

12. 5. Region Division of the world into physical and cultural regions
Physical Region: deserts, rainforests, tidal basins
Cultural Region: Islam, Bible Belt

14. 4 components of a map

15. 1. Title
Defines the purpose of a map and what type of map you are looking at.

16. 2. Compass Rose
Shows the four cardinal directions and is used to identify direction.

17. 3. Scale
Shows the relation between a distance on a map and the distance in the real world.

18. 4. Legend (key)
Key to the meaning of the colors and symbols on a map.

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