What is geography? Where will we take you today?
5 Themes of Geography:
Movement -How ideas, goods, resources, communication, etc. move across the planet.
Region -Smaller parts of the world. Regions have something in common.
Human - Environment Interaction -How humans change and adjust to their environment.
Location -A reference to locate place
Relative location - Where someplace is located in relation to something
else (like giving directions).
Absolute location - The exact location of a place.
(address or latitude, longitude)
Place -Describes the human and physical characteristics of a location.
Physical Characteristics: mountains, rivers, land use, etc.
Human Characteristics (culture): language, clothing, religion, etc.
Location - :28-:56
Region - 3:06-3:34
Place - :57-1:40
Human Environment - 2:09-2:37
Movement - 2:37-3:05
Place - Physical Characteristics
Place - Human Characteristics