1. Aim: Understanding the themes and elements of Geogrpahy

2. What’s a Theme Anything you are interested in.
Example: Throwing a party where everyone dressed up like Superheroes.

3. Where something is Empire State Building in NYC
1) Location
Where something is
Empire State Building in NYC 3

4. Two Types of Location 1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location
Specific description
Example: Address
2) Relative Location
General description 4

5. 2) Place Things that make place interesting
Features of an areas land-make it unique
Example: Orlando, Florida-Amusement Parks 5

6. Lets look at an Example of A Place
Orlando, Florida 6

7. 3) Human-Environment Interaction
People interact with environment.
Example: Farmers grow crops
Environment-
Area’s land and resources 7

8. 4) Movement Looks at why people and things move.
Example: Airport and Train Stations 8

9. Areas that have common characteristics Examples: Mountains and Deserts
5) Region
Areas that have common characteristics
Examples: Mountains and Deserts 9

10. The Six Essential Elements of Geography
1) The world in spatial terms
2) Places and Regions
3) Physical Systems
4) Human Systems
5) Environment & Society
6) The Uses of Geography