five themes of geography the cultures of asia. 1. location: geographers begin by describing where...
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1. location: Geographers begin by describing where something is
Where is asia? longitude and latitude? what borders asia?
2. Place: describe the physical and human features of a place
Climate, topography, animals and plants; religions, ethnic groups, languages, how others see it
This High School
What are some of the physical characteristics of your high school?
What are some of the characteristics of the faculty? The students?
What makes your school unique?
3. Human Environment interaction: How we affect a placePopulation, economics, people’s effect on the environment
Your State: What is the effect of its
environment on the people who live, do business, and visit there?
How do the people affect the environment?
What did you have for breakfast today?
Where did your breakfast come from?
How did it get here?
What impact (carbon footprint; pesticide use; migrant work force) did your breakfast have on the world?
5. region: unifying characteristics we use to compare places
Country borders, mountain ranges, good beaches, deltas, land of snows. .