Geography

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Geography
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

• TSW Be able to explain and identify the 5
  themes of geography and how they relate to the
  world around us.
• Essential ??? Why might it be important to
  understand the difference between absolute and
  relative location?

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Geography

• Defined
• The study of the distribution and interaction of
  physical and human features on the earth.

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Themes of Geography

• Location (where is it?)
• Place (what is it like?)
• Region (how are areas similar or different?)
• Human-Environment Interaction (how do people
  relate to the physical world?)
• Movement (how do people, ideas and products move
  from one place to another?)

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Location

• Where is it?
• Absolute Location-exact place on earth where a
  geographic feature is found

Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia 59.56
N latitude, 30.18 E longitude
Fenway Park, Boston
Degree Minute Second
Home plate is precisely at 42 20 46.47 N
latitude 71 05 51.96 W longitude
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Hemispheres
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Geographic Grid

• Absolute location is where lines of latitude and
  longitude cross

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Location

• Where is it?
• Relative Location- a place in comparison to other
  places around it (house next to the gas station)

e.g., the NHS band hall is located just beyond
the top of the stairs (adjacent to the student
union), across the short hall, and through the
doors. ?
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Place

• What is it like?
• Explains characteristics like landforms, climate,
  human interaction with the environment

South Sea Island, New Zealand
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Region

• How are areas similar or different?
• Formal
• Functional
• Perceptual

Cairo, Egypt
Marrakech, Morocco
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Human-Environment Interaction

• How do people relate to the physical world?
• Interact with the environment to adjust or to
  alter it

Ireland
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Movement

• How do people, ideas and products move from place
  to place?

Harrods, London, England
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Conclusion

• 5 Themes
• Location
• Place
• Region
• Human Environment
• Movement