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Looking at the Earth Why do we study Geography? Exploring the World Around Us • What is Geography? – Geo- “the earth” – graphe “to describe” – The study of people, their environments and their resources. Geographer’s tools • Maps-visual representations of a portion of the earth • Photographs-create charts, graphs or tables to understand patterns • Technology 5 Basic Themes • #1 Location: The exact position on the Earth’s surface • Lines of LATITUDEmeasures distances north/south of the Equator. • Line of LONGITUDEmeasures distances east or west of the Prime meridian. #2 Place • Geographers describe places in terms of their physical and human characteristics. • Physical characteristics: landforms, climate,soil and animal life • Human characteristics: people’s way of lifetheir activities, means of transportation, religion and languages #3 Movement • Migration • Trade- goods exported or imported • Spread of ideas • Interdependence-dependence of countries on goods, resources and knowledge from other parts of the world. #4 Region • An area with its own unifying characteristics. • These can be physical characteristics such as landforms or climate. • Or-cultural political or economic features. • One country can belong to several regions #5 Interaction Between People and Their Environment • How people adapt to the world around them. • Hidden costs? • Negative examples of how people interact with their environment Let’s review • Give two examples of how people have reshaped their environment. • Two examples of how they have adapted to their environment. • How have modern communication and transportation affected movement? • Describe 3 different ways to identify the region in which you live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_pw8d uzGUg