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What is Geography?
Geography is…
• The study of everything on Earth, from
rocks and rainfall to people and places.
• Geographers study how the natural
environment influences people, how
people’s activities affect Earth, and how
the world is changing.
On which continent is the United States?
 In what direction do longitude lines run? What do
they measure?
 In what direction do latitude lines run? What do
they measure?
 What effects does a constantly increasing
population have on the Earth, its people, and
resources?
 Why is the U.S. and practically every other
country dependent upon many other nations to
help supply its needs?
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B
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C
5 Themes of Geography
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Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
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Relative Location
– imprecise location based on landmarks, time,
direction, region, or distance from another
place
– Where is OCHS located? Off of highway 22
east… next to MBMS
• Absolute Location
– on a map in relation to a grid or address
Example: Where is OCHS?
1. Relative
location –Off
of Highway
22
2. Absolute
Location –
2340
Highway 22
East
Owenton,
KY 40359
Latitude - Horizontal Lines on the map that give location
on the earth North/South of the Equator.
Longitude
- Vertical
Lines on
the map
that give
location
on the
earth
East/West
of the
Prime
Meridian.
Latitude
+
Longitude
=
A Grid AKA
Absolute
Location!!!!
Place
What is it like there?
-Human Characteristics
-Physical Characteristics
Human characteristics - architecture, patterns of
livelihood, land use and ownership, town planning,
communication and transportation networks, languages,
and religious and political ideologies
Physical Characteristics
Desert
Valley
Caves
Wetlands
Knobs
Mountains
Rivers
Lakes
Streams
Grassland
Forests
Region
Relative locations brought together by common characteristics
(both physical and human) like language, deserts, mountains,
political ideals, culture, rivers, etc.
Movement
People travel from one place to another; they
communicate with each other; and they rely upon
products, information, and ideas that come from
beyond their immediate environment.
Three Different Types of
Movement:
1. People
2. Goods
3. Ideas
.
MOVEMENT
Ways in which humans
interact with the
environment:
•
Humans depend on the
environment for life.
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•
We need food, water, air, etc.
Humans modify/change
nature.
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•
mining, mowing the lawn, cutting
down trees
Human adapt to nature.
–
building roads, bridges, houses
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You will be placed into a group that you will
travel with to the 5 centers in the room.
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Each center represents one of the 5 Themes of
Geography
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Location, Place, Movement, Regions, HumanEnvironment Interaction
You will answer the questions at each center on
your own sheet of paper—make sure to LABEL
each center on your paper and number the
questions
 You do not have to write the questions, just the
answers
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