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Unit 1: Chapter 1
The Global Environment
Section 1: Exploring the World
Around Us
Chapter Perspective and
Themes
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Geography affects the way people live in
different regions of the world.
Maps give us vital information about the
world.
Culture is the total way of life of a particular
people.
Many factors, including geography, influence
the culture of a region.
A number of forces influence how culture
changes.
Lesson Questions
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What are the five themes of geography?
How does movement contribute to
global interdependence?
What are some ways of defining a
region?
What is Geography?
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Geography is the study of where people, places, and
things are located and how they relate to each other.
Geography directly impacts how people live and
survive in an area.
Geography has many uses besides creating maps,
globes, and charts.
5 basic Themes that identify the links between the
land and people are…
1. Location
2. Place
3. Interaction between people and their environment
4. Movement
5. Region
Location
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Location is the position on the Earth’s surface.
Relative location is used when comparing a different location.
i.e. New Jersey is east of Pennsylvania near the Atlantic Ocean.
or Harrisburg is located between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Absolute location is located by using a grid system such as
longitude and latitude.
Latitude measures distance North and South. They run
horizontally around the entire globe. The equator is the exact
center of the earth’s latitude and divides the World into
Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Theme of North/South Divide most Southern Hemisphere
countries are poorer than the North.
Longitude measures distance East and West. The Prime
Meridian is the center. The line divides the world into Eastern
and Western Hemispheres.
i.e. Location of Harrisburg is around 40N degrees/ 76W degrees
Place
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Place - describing an
area by their physical
characteristics such as
landforms, climate, soil,
and vegetation.
Physical and Human
characteristics are
connected.
i.e. 99% of Egypt is
desert and therefore
most people live along
the Nile river.
Interaction Between People
and their Environment
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People adapt to their
surroundings to survive.
Inuit tribes in Alaska
build homes of ice.
In some parts of China
there is little wood for
fuel. Thus, they
developed different
styles of cooking food
quickly such as stir fry.
Movement
Movement of people, goods,
and ideas.
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Migration from one place to
another in order to survive.
Such as refugees from a
natural disaster.
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Migration can be forced such
as slavery.
Trade- the movement of goods
between civilizations.
Exports- goods traded to
outside countries.
Imports- goods brought into the
country from foreign lands.
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Movement cont.
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Ideas spread such as philosophy and religion.
Hollywood for example through the media
can spread information and culture.
The creation of the internet can cause even
more transfer of culture.
Trade causes global interdependence –
people need certain goods from around the
world.
i.e. USA gets coffee from South America and
teas from India.
Region
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Defined by several traits but is an area unified
by its characteristics.
Continents can be an identifier or physical
regions can also be.
They can be cultural, political, or economic.
A country can be part of several regions.
i.e. Pakistan is part of South Asia, the Muslim
world, and developing countries.