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5 Themes of Geography
Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
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Geography
DEFINITION• Is the study of where people,
places and things are located• Ways that different things relate to
each other at specific places• Ways that places connect with
each other
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1. Location• Tells you where a place is on Earth
–Absolute Location: Exact coordinates using latitude and longitude.• Latitude – Imaginary lines drawn from
east to west, measuring north and south of the equator.
• Longitude – Imaginary lines drawn north to south, measuring east and west of the prime meridian.
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1. Location• Relative Location: the location of a place based on its position to another place.–Example: a place is N,E,S,W of another place
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2.Place• The study of physical features and
human characteristics of a place–Examples:
• Physical: landforms, rivers, lakes, climate, soil, etc.
• Human Characteristics: religious beliefs, settlement patterns, languages, etc.
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3. Human-Environment Interaction
• How humans adapt to and modify the environment.–Humans shape the landscape
through their interaction with the land.
–Examples: dams, cutting trees, canals
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4. Movement
• Movement of people, ideas and goods–Immigration: moving into a place
–Emigration: moving out of a place
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Why Immigrate or Emigrate?
• Push Factor: something that makes you want to leave a place
• Pull Factor: something that makes you want to go to that place
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5. Region• Division of the world into physical
and cultural regions
• Physical Region: deserts, rainforests, tidal basins
• Cultural Region: Islam, Bible Belt
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4 components of a map
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1. Title
• Defines the purpose of a map and what type of map you are looking at.
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2. Compass Rose
• Shows the four cardinal directions and is used to identify direction.
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3. Scale• Shows the
relation between a distance on a map and the distance in the real world.
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4. Legend (key)
• Key to the meaning of the colors and symbols on a map.
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Pictures Cited• Slide 1 - http://summum.kids.us/images/gif/world_map.gif• Slide 2 - http://www.carlwozniak.com/clouds/Graphics/New%20Pix/clouds39.jpg• Slide 3 - http://www.turbophoto.com/graphic-design-stock-photos/Images/Clouds.JPG• Slide 4 - http://www.allthegoodness.com/images/evap_09_clouds.jpg• Slide 5 - http://www.creations-photos.com/clouds82004mod.jpg• Slide 6 - • Slide 7 - http://www.coolmotorpics.com/Hoover_Damn_2.jpg• Slide 8 - http://marlimillerphoto.com/images/Res-58.jpg• Slide 9 - http://www.twincitiesdailyphoto.com/2007/clouds-02.jpg• Slide 10 - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Pink_clouds.jpg/800px-Pink_clouds.jpg• Slide 11 - http://worldimpressions.com/images/FW1JTK-500.gif• Slide 12 - http://justinsomnia.org/images/orange-clouds-above-sunset.jpg• Slide 13 - http://www.wcit.org/images/Brazil%20map_files/image002.jpg• Slide 14 - http://www.padovanet.it/associazioni/sudenord/04NEW%20-HDP-South-Up.jpg• Slide 15 - http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect6/750x750_asia_m.jpg• Slide 16 - www.strategichorizons.com• Slide 17 - http://go.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/geog_222/geog_222_lo/geog_222_lo04_gr/scale.jpg• Slide 18- http://www.sacrt.com/systemmap/images/maplegend.gif