SIX ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY What are the

SIX ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY What are the six essential elements of Geography?

THE SIX ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS The World In Spacial Terms Uses of Geography Environmen t and Society Six Essential Elements of Geograph y Human Systems Places and Regions Physical Systems

THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS Viewing the world in terms of location in relationship to other areas, size, shape, distance, relative location, absolute location

PLACES AND REGIONS What is special about this place? What makes this place different from other places? How is this place like other places near or around it?

PHYSICAL SYSTEMS What physical processes shape the features and patterns of the place? What is the climate of the place? What physical features make up the place?

HUMAN SYSTEMS How are goods produced? How are they transported to and from this place? What is the influence of ideas from other places on this place?

ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY How have the people affected the natural environment? How does the environment affect the people? What are some examples of humans adapting to the environment? Why is the subject of environmental protection debatable in American society?

USES OF GEOGRAPHY How do physical and human features influence historical, current, or future events? Examples: Three Mile Island New York Chernobyl (Prypiat, Ukraine) Future influences? Better or worse? How to improve human life? Sustainability? Government?

ATLANTA

BASIC MAP OF ATLANTA

DETROIT

REGIONS Latin America Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries located in Central or South America Far East Typified by location but different cultures with vastly different languages. Mistakenly identified as a cultural region.

ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY