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5 Themes of Geography
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Geography
DEFINITION
• Is the study of where people,
places and things are located
• Ways that different things relate
to each other at specific places
• Ways that places connect with
each other
1. Location
• Tells you where a place is on Earth
–Absolute Location: Exact coordinates
using latitude and longitude.
• Latitude – Imaginary lines drawn from
east to west, measuring north and south
of the equator.
• Longitude – Imaginary lines drawn north
to south, measuring east and west of the
prime meridian.
1. Location
• Relative Location: the
location of a place based
on its position to another
place.
–Example: a place is
N,E,S,W of another place
2.Place
• The study of physical features and
human characteristics of a place
–Examples:
• Physical: landforms, rivers, lakes,
climate, soil, etc.
• Human Characteristics: religious beliefs,
settlement patterns, languages, etc.
3. Human-Environment
Interaction
• How humans adapt to and
modify the environment.
–Humans shape the landscape
through their interaction with the
land.
–Examples: dams, cutting trees,
canals
4. Movement
• Movement of people, ideas and
goods
–Immigration: moving into a place
–Emigration: moving out of a place
Why Immigrate or Emigrate?
• Push Factor: something that
makes you want to leave a
place
• Pull Factor: something that
makes you want to go to that
place
5. Region
• Division of the world into physical
and cultural regions
• Physical Region: deserts,
rainforests, tidal basins
• Cultural Region: Islam, Bible
Belt
4 components of a map
1. Title
• Defines the
purpose of
a map and
what type
of map you
are looking
at.
2. Compass Rose
• Shows the
four cardinal
directions
and is used
to identify
direction.
3. Scale
• Shows the
relation
between a
distance on a
map and the
distance in
the real world.
4. Legend (key)
• Key to the
meaning of the
colors and
symbols on a
map.
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