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5 Themes of Geography
How History & Geography Connect…
What is the difference between
geography & history?
Geography
The study of people, their environments, and their resources.
History
An account of what has happened in the lives of different people.
Location
What is LOCATION?
Asking: Where did that happen??
EXACT LOCATION: The absolute location of a place (latitude & longitude, address)
RELATIVE LOCATION: Where something is in relation to something else.
LOCATION examples
EXACT LOCATION RELATIVE LOCATION
The movie theater is one mile south of my house.
Place
What is PLACE??
A more detailed description of a location.
PHYSICAL FEATURES: climate, soil, animal life, bodies of water, etc.
HUMAN FEATURES: kinds of houses, means of transportation, ways of earning a living, languages, religions, etc.
PLACE examples
PHYSICAL
Tropical Climate
Near the Atlantic Ocean
Has a lot of insects and rodents
HUMAN
Condos, Apartments, One & Two-Story Houses
Speak English
Drive cars, ride busses, ride bikes
Human-Environment
Interaction
What is INTERACTION??
How people adapt to and change their natural environment.
Has both positive & negative effects on the environment.
EXAMPLES: Preservation of national parks, Tearing down farm land to build a mall.
Movement
What is MOVEMENT??
Movement of people, goods, & ideas.
People move from place to place to get what they want or need.
EXAMPLES: Moving from Illinois to Arizona for a job, Belief that slavery is wrong moved from Europe to the United States.
Region
What is REGION??An area of the world that has similar characteristics (physical, human, or cultural)
Can be any size!!!
EXAMPLES: Southern Arizona = desert climate Chinatown = same culture, dress, traditions Amish Community = same dress, same religious beliefs, same ways to earn money.