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Geography Notes
Geography
• The study of the earth’s
physical features and how
they relate to living things
Physical Features
The natural features on
the earth’s surface such
as mountains, rivers
and oceans
5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
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Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment
Interaction
LOCATION:
Where something is
located on the earth’s
surface
LOCATION:
Absolute Location
– exact spot on the earth’s
surface
– most common absolute
location is your street
address
LOCATION:
• Absolute Location can also
be determined by using
latitude and longitude
coordinates:
• Savannah is located at
32.05N 81.05W
LOCATION:
• Latitude – measures degrees of
distance north and south of the
equator
• lines of latitude are also called
parallels
Latitude
LOCATION
• Longitude – measures degrees of
distance east and west of the Prime
Meridian, which is located in
Greenwich, England
• Lines of longitude are also known as
meridians
Longitude
LOCATION:
• Relative Location – the location of one
place in relation to another place
• Based upon the cardinal (main) and
intermediate (in between) directions on a
compass
• Georgia is north of Florida
• Rincon is northwest of
Savannah
Place
• Physical and human characteristics
of places (how a place is “known”)
• Savannah is characterized by River
Street, moss-covered live oak trees,
the squares, the beach.
• China is known for its Great Wall.
Region
• An area of the earth that has
shared characteristics that
make it different from other
areas of the earth
• Includes language / dialect and
foods
Region
• Geographic Regions: In the
U.S. – North, South, East,
West, Midwest, Deep South,
Southwest, Pacific Coast,
Sunbelt etc.
Region
• Political Regions: nation,
state, county, city
• must have legal boundaries
and its own government
Region
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»Population Regions:
Urban (city w/2500+ people)
Rural (community w/less than 2500 residents)
Suburban (heavy populated area near a city)
Metropolitan (MSA) (central city w/50,000+
residents or an area with a total population of
at least 100,000 with an urbanized area
w/50,000)
MOVEMENT:
• The shifting of people, goods
and ideas from one place to
another
• During the 1970’s there was a
massive migration of people
from the northeast to the
Sunbelt.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION:
• The ways people interact with
their environment
• Includes dam building, logging,
beach combing, preparing for
hurricanes, etc.
Points to Ponder:
• What is the absolute location of EMS?
• What is Georgia’s relative location compared to her 5
bordering states?
• Georgia is located in what geographic regions of the United
States
• What are the four political regions in which you live?
• What example of movement have we experienced in our
area?
• How have you interacted with the environment in the past
month?
Points to Ponder:
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What is the absolute location of EMS?
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What is Georgia’s relative location compared to her 5 bordering states?
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United States
Georgia
Effingham County
Rincon
What example of movement have we experienced in our area?
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South
Sunbelt
What are the four political regions in which you live?
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North of Florida
South of SC
East of Alabama
Georgia is located in what geographic regions of the United States
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110 Ebenezer Road, Rincon, GA
People from Chatham County moving to south Eff. Area
Influx due to GA Pacific and other industry
How have you interacted with the environment in the past month?
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Gathering sea shells
Building a house
Cutting grass
Unit 01 Vocabulary
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Absolute Location
Relative Location
Traditional Economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Trade barrier
Tariff
Quota
10. Embargo
11. Trade
12. Currency
13. Specialization
14. Gross Domestic Product
15. Capital
16. Entrepreneur
17. Unitary
18. Confederation
19. Federal
20. Autocratic
21. Oligarchic
22. Democratic
23. Presidential
24. Parliamentary
25. Citizen
26. Continuum of Economies
Unit 01 Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Traditional Economy
Command Economy
Market Economy
Mixed Economy
Trade barrier
Tariff
Quota
10. Embargo
11. Trade
12. Currency
13. Specialization
14. Gross Domestic Product
15. Capital
16. Entrepreneur
17. Unitary
18. Confederation
19. Federal
20. Autocratic
21. Oligarchic
22. Democratic
23. Presidential
24. Parliamentary
25. Citizen
26. Continuum of Economies