The study of Earths physical features and how

The study of Earth’s physical features and how they affect people.

The Five Themes of Geography • 1. Location • 2. Place • 3. Interaction between people and their environment • 4. Movement • 5. Regions

1. LOCATION • A) Relative Location • Definition: A location of a place in relation to another place (i. e. south or downhill). • B) Absolute Location- Specific Coordinates • …and how do you determine Absolute location…

1. Latitude • Measure North and South of the equator • _________________________________ • _________________

_______________________ 2. Longitude: measures east and west of the Prime Meridian.

2. PLACE • A. Landforms= mountains, plains, rivers • B. Climate= Tropical, Mediterranean, Desert • C. Human Characteristics= construction

3. INTERACTION between People and Their Environment • A. People adapt to their environment • Ex: The clothes they wear • The homes they build • B. People change their environment • Ex: Cut trees • Pollute the air • Build roads and highways

4. MOVEMENT • • • A. Migration= movement of people Ex: Trans Atlantic Slave Trade B. Trade= movement of goods Ex: imports and exports C. Cultural Diffusion = movement of people D. Interdependence = the dependence of two or more people or things on each other

5. REGIONS = areas of unifying characteristics • A. Culturally Ex: Far – East • B. Physically Ex: landforms or location • C. Economically Ex: Third World • D. Politically Ex: Democratic Nations