1. 1-1 The Five Themes of Geography Main Ideas/ Terms/ Questions Notes Define Geography the study of __________ and its features What do geographers try to find out? - Where are things _____________? - Why _______________________? What are the 5 __________o f ___________ ___? - location - region - ___________ - movement - ________-environment interaction What is "location"? where something is -________________ directions… N,S,E,W -Intermediate directions… ________,NW, SE, _______ -Longitude & latitude together creates a __________ that helps geographers identify the ______________ location of something… “32° N (lat), 16°E (long)” -Relative location is the location __________ to another place… “I live 2 blocks south of my friend”

2. Define ___________ ___ distance north or south of the __________ (0° latitude) ***also called parallels Define Longitude the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) ***also called ____________ Define ___________ ___ ½ of a sphere… the globe is divided in half (N & S) by the Equator; (E & W) by the _______________________. What is "region"? Grouping places that have something in ____________… ie: population, climate, landform, government Examples of regions - A country is a region with a common national government. - Land areas can be divided into regions like… dry climate or mountains.

3. What is "place"? - the human & _____________features at a particular area... Examples of place describing places as - hot climate - hilly - having mine workers - speaking Italian - having mostly Catholics What is "movement"? how people,__________, & ideas move from one place to another helps us understand: - cultural changes - the world facts What is "human- environment interaction? - how people affect environment (natural surroundings) - how their ____________________ affects people examples of human- environment interaction - people making canals to move water - how people adapt to different climates through clothing or housing Summary: What did you learn in this section?

4. Attachments FIve themes of geography.notebook