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1 Chapter 1 - Section 2 Studying Geography

2 Five Themes of Geography
Location Absolute Latitude Longitude Relative

3 Five Themes of Geography
Place Physical Mountains Lakes Climate Human Population Jobs

4 Five Themes of Geography
Human & Environmental Interaction Irrigation Farms Dams

5 Five Themes of Geography
Movement Transportation Cars Orange juice Communication Phone Paper Radio

6 Five Themes of Geography
Regions Physical Desert Human Religion

7 Define Geography- Study of the earth physical and cultural features
Landforms- Natural features of the lands surface Climate- Pattern of weather conditions in an area over a period of time

8 Define Environment- All living and nonliving things that affect an area Region- Area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas Resources- Materials found in the earth that people need and value

9 Physical Geography Study of the earth’s land and features
Physical Geographers Landforms Climate Environment - Landforms and climate are part of the environment

10 Environment includes:
Climate Land Water Plants Soil

11 Human Geography- Study of people and the places they live
Questions they ask: What kind of work do people do? How do people get their food? Do people in some environments live longer?

12 Location is? The description of where something is What do Geographers use to study various locations? Maps

13 Types of Physical Regions
Forests Grasslands Deserts

14 Types of Human Regions Area with many cities Area with only farms
Languages/Religions

15 Early people settled in places rich in? Resources
Examples of resources: Water Animals Land Stone Copper Gold

16 What did most early civilizations form near and why?
Rivers, to irrigate crops and feed large populations

17 Two ways, one good and one bad of how Geography has influenced History.
Areas with many resources could use these to get rich and build empires Floods have killed millions along rivers


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