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Exploring the World Around Us
Ch. 1 Section 1
Geography
• Study of people, their environments and their
resources
• 5 basic themes:
– Location
– Place
– Interaction between people and environment
– Movement
– Region
Themes of Geography
• Location
– Position on the Earth’s
surface
– Relative: “Marblehead is
East of Salem.”
– Absolute: Latitude and
Longitude lines
• Place
– Physical and human
characteristics
– Landforms, climate, soil,
animal life, etc.
What can you conclude about Marblehead’s
“place” based on this image?
Themes of Geography
• People and Environment
– Adaptation of people: changing to fit
environment
– Adaptation of environment: changing
environment to fit needs
• Hidden cost: pollution, deforestation,
etc.
• Movement
– Movement of people, goods and ideas
– Trade: movement of goods
• Imports & exports
– Ideas: religion, technology, political,
economic, etc.
– Interdependence: dependence on
goods, resources and knowledge from
other parts of the world
Themes of Geography
• Region
– Area with unifying
characteristics
– Physical: identified by
landforms or climate (e.g.
Rocky Mts.)
– Other: cultural, political
or economic regions (e.g.
Muslim world)
What characteristics (physical,
cultural, political, etc.) do you identify
with the different regions of the US?
Your Turn
• What are the 5 themes of geography for each
of the following?
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Marblehead
China
South Africa
Nevada
India