• Create a list of words that come to mind when you think of “Geography”.

Warm-up

World Geography

5 Themes of Geography

Geography is ……..

Physical Processes Human Processes

the study of the and processes which interact and

shape the Earth .

Physical Human

Human Geography: The study of human Processes and the way

they interact with the environment to shape the Earth.

Human Processes

Physical Geography: The study of physical processes and the way they

interact with the environment to shape the Earth.

Physical Processes

• Human Geography• Physical Geography

Culture

Immigration

Earthquakes

Weather

Economics

Human-Environment Interaction

Five Themes of Geography

A space with physical and human characteristics or meaning

Places, areas, or spaces united by common factors

The flow of people, goods and ideas from one place to another.

A point at which a place is.

Human-Environment Interaction

The interrelationship between humans and the physical environment

Place Region

Movement

Location

Places• Place: A space with physical and human

characteristics or meaning

PlaceGIS – Geographers use GIS programs to

understand the Characteristics of a Place

LocationA point at which a place is.What can we tell about a place by knowing its location?

Relative Location

Cartography

Absolute location

Hemispheres Grid System

Location

Location

CartographyThe study and creation of maps and globes.

Location as described in relation to landmark, time direction or distance from one place or another.

World In Spatial Terms

Relative Location

World In Spatial TermsAbsolute Location

The exact position of a place on the earth’s surface (examples?How does GPS work?

Grid System: Patterns formed as the lines of latitude (parallels) and longitude (meridians) cross each other.

Hemispheres: The division of the earth into four equal quadrants utilizing the equator and the

Region• Region: Places, areas, or spaces united by

common factors.

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Spurs Rockets

Mavericks

The Texas Basketball BeltsTexas Geological Regions

Movement• Movement - the flow of people, goods and

ideas from one place to another.

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Human-Environmental ImpactHuman-Environment Interaction: The study of the interrelationship between humans and the physical environment

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