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Geography
The Five Themes
What is Geography?
• Geography is the study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
MR. LIP
MRLI P
• Movement• Region• Location• Interaction• Place
MovementPeople
• People interact with each other through movement. – We interact with each other through travel,
trade, information flow (E-Mail), and political events.
MovementGoods
• The import and export of goods and mass communication play major roles in shaping our world. – We travel from place to place, we
communicate, and trade goods. – How do we move from place to place?– How do we actually get goods we want?
MovementIdeas
• Not only do humans move but also ideas move; fashions move; fads move. – What is an example of an idea that moves? Fashion? Fad? – How do we depend on people in other places? – How would our lives change if our movement options
changed?
Region
– unit of study in geography that shows a connection in terms of human or physical features.
– Formal – defined lines and borders– Functional – has a function, particular
area/region for a paper route.– Vernacular (perceptual) – people’s
perception
Formal Regions
• Defined by boundaries– Example: United States or The City of
Atlanta.
• These regional boundaries are not open to dispute, therefore physical regions fall under this category– Example: The Rockies, the Great Lakes
States, the Atlantic States.
Functional Regions
• Defined by a function– Example: United Airlines Service area or a
newspaper service area.
• If the function cease to exist, the region could no longer exist.
Vernacular regions
• Loosely defined by people's perception– Example: The South, the MidWest, The
Middle East.
• What are characteristics of the Greater Metro Atlanta Region?
• What region do you define as the South? The North?
• What characteristics and perceptions go along with these regions?
Location
– Relative Location – north of, south of, near the park, around the corner, north of Florida
– Absolute Location – using longitude and latitude or an address.
Absolute Locationlatitude and longitude (a global location) or a street address (local location).
Paris, France is 48.51' North latitude and 2.20' East longitude
Relative LocationLandmark, time, direction or distance from one place to another and may associate a particular place with another.
Human-Environmental Interaction
– Humans adapt to the environment• Example: clothing during different seasons
– Humans modify the environment• Example: build houses, cut down trees, using
air conditioner or heater, etc.
– Humans depend on the environment• Example: natural resources, food, climate, etc.
Discussion
• Given the choice, where would you live? Why?
• What is the environment?
• How do people interact with the environment?
• How do the physical features affect us?
Discussion
• How have we adapted to or changed our landscape?– Example: in the Sudan even though
everything is seemingly barren, the land still supports farmers and nomadic herders. People and animals have adapted to a hot, dry climate.
Place
– Physical Characteristics – natural landforms, bodies of water, etc.
– Human Characteristics – man made
Physical Characteristics
• Mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, etc.
Human Characteristics
• Buildings, roads, clothing, and food habits.
Discussion
• How is Atlanta, Georgia connected to other places?
• What are the human and physical characteristics of Atlanta, Georgia?
• How do these characteristics shape our lives?