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Why do we study Geography??????
Population Growth Religion
CultureEconomies
Interaction with the Environment
Ideas
Stereotypes
PovertyLanguage
Customs
Family Structure
Political Systems
Disease
Movement
RegionLocation
PlaceSocieties
Human Rights
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Before we can begin to study geography, we must understand some basic themes…The Five Themes of Geography.
The First Theme: Location
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Two types of LocationAbsolute Location – exact place on Earth where a geographic feature is found
Relative Location – describes a place in relation to another place
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•Now define absolute location and relative location in your foldable.•Add an example or two of each type. •Create a visual representation of each. •Don’t be lazy….quality work = quality grade
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•Now define place in your foldable.•Add an example or two. •Create visual representation/s of place. •Don’t be lazy….quality work = quality grade
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Human-Environment Interaction – the relationship between humans and their environment
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Modify- How we change the environmentAdapt- How we change to our environment (survive)Depend- What do we get from our Environment.
•Now define human-environment interaction and the M-A-D categories.•Add an example or two. •Create visual representation/s of H-E-I. •Don’t be lazy….quality work = quality grade
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•Now define movement in your foldable.•Add an example or two. •Create visual representation/s of movement. Don’t be lazy….quality work = quality grade
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Region cont.
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Formal – defined by a limited number of characteristics
Functional – organized around a set of interactions and connections between places
Perceptual – people perceive or see a region in the same way
Now define the three kinds of region in your foldable.Add an example or two. Create visual representation/s of each region. Don’t be lazy….quality work = quality grade
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