1. A Framework for Studying the World!
Geography
A Framework for Studying the World!

2. Geography:
The study of the Earth and its people

3. The FIVE Themes of Geography
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interaction
4. Movement
5. Regions

4. Location
Where is it? Why is it there? Where a place is seen/located on a map.

5. 2 Types of Location

6. Absolute A specific place on the Earth’s surface.
Absolute location is calculated using a grid surface.
We can find absolute location using longitude and latitude.
In other words, Absolute location is your global address.

7. Example
Nashville, TN’s coordinates (36° 9' 56" N / 86° 47' 3" W)

8. Relative Location
Where a place is located in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe its position.
Cardinal & Intermediate directions

9. Tennessee
Cardinal Directions: TN is bordered by 8 states. Arkansas and Missouri to the West. Kentucky to the North. Virginia to the Northeast. North Carolina to the East. Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi to the South.
TN is East of Arkansas and Missouri
Intermediate Directions: TN is one of the Southeastern States.

10. Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics: Land Features
Mountains, Plains, and Pastures
Climate
Bodies of Water

11. Physical Characteristics of TN
Burgess Falls Cumberland Plateau

12. Theme 2: Place, Human Characteristics
People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and Landmarks
Cities

13. Human Characteristics of TN

14. Theme 3: Human-Environment Interaction
How people interact with their environment
Adapt: adjust or modify fittingly
Modify: to change or adjust
Depend: to rely for support

15. Where do we see human-environment interaction in TN?

16. Theme 4: Movement How places are linked to one another and the world.
The mobility of:
People
Goods
Ideas

17. Theme 5: Regions What places have in common! Political Regions
Landform Regions
Agricultural Regions
Cultural Regions

18. TN Regions

19. Where do we see movement in TN?

20. Recap! Geography is the Study of the Earth and its People.
That’s a ton of information to cover! Geographers categorize this information in 5 THEMES.
5 THEMES: Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction!

21. Geography
Geography is the Study of the Earth and its People.

22. The Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Region

23. Location Location: The position of a place on the Earth’s surface.
Absolute Location: The Exact spot on Earth
Relative: Where a feature/place is in relation to the features around it

24. Place
Place: A place, describes the characteristics of a location that make it unique or different. A place can be defined by physical features, landforms, weather patterns, etc.

25. Movement
Movement: How and why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place.
Trade, industrialism, technology, transportation

26. Human-environment Interaction
Human-Environment Interaction: How people affect their environment or natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them.

27. Regions
Refers to areas of the earths surface that have several common characteristics, such as land, natural resources, or population.

28. A Closer Look: Relative Location
Definition: Relative Location describes where a feature is in relation to another feature.
Relative location describes position using Cardinal and Intermediate directions.

29. What are Cardinal and Intermediate Directions?
Cardinal: North, South, East, West
Intermediate: Northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

30. Bell Ringer
List the 5 Themes of Geography and one word to describe each. List all the cardinal and intermediate directions!!

31. 8/8/2013

32. Globes Vs. Maps
Globe: A round model of the Earth that shows its shape, lands, and directions, as they truly relate to one another
Map: A flat drawing of all or part of the Earth’s surface. Cartographers, or mapmakers, use mathematical formulas to transfer information from the round globe to a flat map.

33. Globes Advantages: Represent true landscape, distances, and directions
Disadvantages: Cannot show detailed information. They are difficult to carry

34. Maps
Advantages: Show small areas in great detail. Display different types of information, such as population densities or natural resources. They transport easily.
Disadvantages: They distort, or change, the accuracy of shapes and distances
Map Projections: Ways of showing the Earth on a flat piece of paper.

35. Parts of a Map Activity pg. 26
What type of map is this?
How can you determine if Paris or Lyon is the capital of France?
Is Bulgaria east or west of France?
* State how you found each answer!