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Geography What is geography? • Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create. – Geographers use geographic tools to look at the world in different ways. Physical vs. Human • Physical geography is the study of the world’s features – its landforms, bodies of water, climates, soils, and plants. • Reasons to study physical geography: – Learn how the world works/better understand it – To help us learn of the Earth’s changes and dangers be prepared for them Physical vs. Human • Human geography is the study of the world’s people, communities, and landscapes. • Human geographers – Study the world’s people, past and present – Look at where people live and why – Study what people do Five Themes of Geography • The five themes of geography help us organize our studies of the world. • Geographers use themes that can be applied to nearly everything that they study. – Location – Place – Human – Environment Interaction – Movement – Regions Location • Every point on Earth has a location. • *Describes where something is.* • ABSOLUTE LOCATION is a specific description of where a place is, such as an address (or a place’s Latitude and Longitude). • RELATIVE LOCATION is a general description of where a place is (in relation to another place). • The Simpson County Courthouse is located downtown Franklin, KY. Place • Place refers to an area’s landscape, the features that define the areas and make it different from other places. • Can include land, climate, and people . . . • *Place describes the features that make a site unique.* • Bowling Green, KY, the town bordering Simpson County to the north, has many tourist attractions that are significant to this area. Human – Environment Interaction • An area’s environment includes its land, water, climate, plants, and animals. • Geographers study how people interact with their environment . • People interact with their environments in many ways. Some use the land to grow crops. • . . . Crops like this baby watermelon in my garden Movement • Study of why and how people move, including roads and routes that make movement common. • This theme looks at how and why people and things move. Regions • Geographers divide the world into regions. • Regions are areas that share common characteristics that distinguish them from areas around them. “South Central Kentucky” Karst System • Karst is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks including limestone, dolomite and gypsum. It is characterized by sinkholes, caves, and underground drainage systems. “The South”, y’all!!!