Aim: Aim: Understanding the Understanding the

themes and elements themes and elements of Geogrpahyof Geogrpahy

What’s a ThemeWhat’s a Theme Anything you are interested in.Anything you are interested in.

Example: Throwing a party where Example: Throwing a party where everyone dressed up like everyone dressed up like Superheroes.Superheroes.

1) Location 1) Location

Where something Where something isis

Empire State Empire State Building in NYCBuilding in NYC

Two Types of LocationTwo Types of Location

1) 1) Absolute LocationAbsolute LocationSpecific description Specific description Example: AddressExample: Address

2) 2) Relative LocationRelative LocationGeneral descriptionGeneral description

2) Place2) Place

Things that make place interestingThings that make place interesting

Features of an areas land-make it Features of an areas land-make it uniqueunique

Example: Orlando, Florida-Amusement Example: Orlando, Florida-Amusement ParksParks

Lets look at an Example Lets look at an Example of A Placeof A Place Orlando, Orlando, FloridaFlorida

3) Human-Environment 3) Human-Environment InteractionInteraction

People interact with People interact with environment.environment.

Example: Farmers grow Example: Farmers grow crops crops

Environment-Environment-Area’s land and Area’s land and resourcesresources

4) Movement4) Movement Looks at why people Looks at why people and things move.and things move.

Example: Airport Example: Airport and Train Stationsand Train Stations

5) Region5) Region Areas that have common Areas that have common characteristicscharacteristics

Examples: Mountains and DesertsExamples: Mountains and Deserts

The Six Essential Elements of The Six Essential Elements of GeographyGeography

1) The world in spatial terms1) The world in spatial terms

2) Places and Regions2) Places and Regions

3) Physical Systems3) Physical Systems

4) Human Systems4) Human Systems

5) Environment & Society5) Environment & Society

6) The Uses of Geography6) The Uses of Geography