What is geography and what does it mean to you?

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.