Geography Basics
What is geography the study of?
The Earth, its people, places, and environment.
What is absolute location?
A precise, fixed point using coordinates or an exact address.
What are human features?
Things made or changed by people, like buildings or roads.
What does the theme "Movement" mean?
How people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
True or False: “The farm is 3 miles southwest of my house near the windmill” is an example of relative location.
True
Name one man-made thing studied in geography.
Buildings, bridges, roads, or factories.
Give an example of absolute location.
Shell Bank's absolute location is 2424 Batchelder Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11235.
What is an example of a human feature?
School buildings (or bridges, highways).
What does the M in Mr. HELP stand for?
Movement
True or False: Geography uses latitude and longitude to find places on Earth.
True
Which theme of geography helps us understand how people deal with the environment or world around them?
Human-Environment Interaction
What is relative location?
Describing a place using nearby landmarks or directions.
What are physical features?
Natural parts of the Earth like mountains or oceans.
Which is an example of how humans ADAPT to their environment: carrying an umbrella or building a railroad?
Carrying an umbrella
What does the P in Mr. HELP stand for?
What does the H in Mr. HELP stand for?
Human
Give an example of relative location.
Dunkin Donuts is down the block from Shell Bank.
What is an example of a physical feature?
Mountains (or oceans, valleys).
Give an example of how humans change to live better in their environment.
Building roads and houses
Name three human features.
School buildings, bridges, highways
What does the E in Mr. HELP stand for?
Environment Interaction.
What does the L in Mr. HELP stand for?
Location.
Which of these is an example of a human feature: mountain, school, ocean, or valley?
School
What does the R in Mr. HELP stand for?
Region
What is one way people can help the environment in a positive 👍 way?
Planting trees, cleaning up trash, or recycling.