GEOGRAPHY

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.

GEOGRAPHY

• offers students the opportunity to study the dynamics of global change and to place their local experience in a global perspective

“Geography is all about...

it’s all about...

EARTHQUAKESVOLCANOES

GLACIERSWEATHERCLIMATE

RIVERSFLOODSCOASTSROCKSSOILS

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.

it’s all about...HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

DEVELOPMENTURBANISATION

POPULATIONRESOURCESCOUNTRIESECONOMICACTIVITIES

PEOPLE

HUMAN GEOGRAPHYthe branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface.

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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

The Five Themes of Geography are categories that scientists use to study Earth’s features:

MovementRegionHuman-Environmental InteractionLocationPlace

M O V E M E N T

• how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

• relationship among places

MOVEMENT

How are people, goods, information and ideas moved from place to place?

People/GoodsTrucks/CarsPlanesTrains/BusesBoats

InformationTelephonesComputers (email, internet)Mail

Ideas (How trends and fads move from place to place.)

Magazines/BooksRadioTelevision

REGION• a region has a unifying

characteristic such as climate, land, population or history

• Scientists divide the Earth’s land into sections, called Regions, based on certain traits those sections share.

LOCATION describes its location (where it is)

absolute - pinpoint using latitude and longitude

(could also use street signs, names, ect)

relative - where a place is by describing

places near it (mountain/ocean)

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

RELATIVE LOCATION

PLACEa location’s physical and human

characteristics

examples – climate, land features, population, occupations, culture, ect…