Geography! • "The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries."
Geography!
• "The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of
human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution
of populations and resources, land use, and industries."
5 Themes of Geography
• Studying the World
• MR HELP
Movement
• How are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, ideas, and good?
• Transportation
• Communication
• Trade
• Patterns of movement such as migrations linkages and connections
Regions
• What are their unifying features and how do they form and change over
time?
• Regions are a basic unit of geographic study
• Geographers divide the world into regions to help them interpret events
• Regions can be defined based on physical and human characteristics
• For Example: The PNW, Midwest, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
Human/Environment
Interaction
• How do people interact with and
change their environment?
• Dams, canals, fields, tunnels,
pollution
• How does the environment affect
human life?
• Activities, culture, food,
disasters
Location
• Where is it?
• Absolute Location: degrees of latitude and longitude
• Relative Location: point of reference, e.g., near, far, a
short drive
Place
• What is it like?
• Physical Characteristics:
• Landforms, bodies of water, ecosystems
• Human Characteristics:
• Bridges, dams, canals, roads, buildings, culture, language
• All places have features that distinguish them from other place
Review Unit One
• 15 Multiple Choices Questions--> Abrahamic Religions
• 1 short answer about the 8 Cultural Universals (6pts)
• 1 short answer about the 5 Themes of Geography (4pts)