1. 5 Themes of Geography
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2. What is Geography? Why Study Geography?
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and how human activity affects and is affected by the earth.
Understanding Geography will give us context to understand historical events; Where they happened, when they happened, and how the environment influenced them.
Why Study Geography?

3. The 5 Themes of Geography
5 Core concepts that can answer the 3 big questions of Geography
Where am I?
Location
What is it like here?
Place
Region
How did it get this way? (or What made it like this?)
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement

4. 2 Ways to Describe Location
Where Am I?
The precise spot where you are on Earth.
2 Ways to Describe Location
Exact Location: Man-made spot, like an address or Latitude-Longitude lines.
Relative Location: Position identified using landmark.
-Landmark: Natural or Man-Made object that stays in place.

5. What is it like here? Two Themes Place Region
Place describes a small area, region describes a large area

6. Two ways to describe a Place or Region
Nature
Landforms: Mountains, trees, water, etc.
Climate: Rainy, dry, sunny, cold winters, etc.
People
Culture: Religion, traditions, hobbies, etc.
Race, ages, sexes, population, etc.

7. Humans moving things in 3 ways
How did it get this way?
Two Themes
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Humans moving things in 3 ways
Transportation: Moving people
Communication: Moving ideas
Trade: Moving goods

8. How did it get this way? Two Themes Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Human-Environment Interaction
Humans affect the environment
Mining, cutting down trees, Irrigation, dam building, etc.
Environment affects Humans
Dry climate makes people irrigate, cold weather makes them dress warmer and build heaters for buildings, etc.