Geography!

• "The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of

human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution

of populations and resources, land use, and industries."

5 Themes of Geography

• Studying the World

• MR HELP

Movement

• How are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, ideas, and good?

• Transportation

• Communication

• Trade

• Patterns of movement such as migrations linkages and connections

Regions

• What are their unifying features and how do they form and change over

time?

• Regions are a basic unit of geographic study

• Geographers divide the world into regions to help them interpret events

• Regions can be defined based on physical and human characteristics

• For Example: The PNW, Midwest, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa

Human/Environment

Interaction

• How do people interact with and

change their environment?

• Dams, canals, fields, tunnels,

pollution

• How does the environment affect

human life?

• Activities, culture, food,

disasters

Location

• Where is it?

• Absolute Location: degrees of latitude and longitude

• Relative Location: point of reference, e.g., near, far, a

short drive

Place

• What is it like?

• Physical Characteristics:

• Landforms, bodies of water, ecosystems

• Human Characteristics:

• Bridges, dams, canals, roads, buildings, culture, language

• All places have features that distinguish them from other place

Review Unit One

• 15 Multiple Choices Questions--> Abrahamic Religions

• 1 short answer about the 8 Cultural Universals (6pts)

• 1 short answer about the 5 Themes of Geography (4pts)