1. 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. Where do we see movement in TN?

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

19. TN Regions