What is Geography?
Geography is the study of the world, it's people and the landscapes they create.
What are the 3 levels of Geography?
Local, Region, Global
Put these levels in order from smallest to largest.
Region
Global
Local
Local
Region
Global
This includes all the natural characteristics of a place. (Things found naturally in nature)
Physical Features
This includes all the man made characteristics of a landscape.
Human Features.
How many themes of Geography are there?
5
True or False, a PLACE can have both human and physical features.
True
Every sinngle thing on Earth has a blank. What is blank?
Is the Eiffel tower a Human or a Physcial Feature?
Human Feature
Is the Grand Canyon a Physical or a Human Feature
Physical Feature
Is the following an abosulte or a relative location?
W8756 Sand Road.
abosulte location
List the 5 themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Human-Enviornment Interaction
Movement
Is the following an absoulte or a relative location?
My favortie fishing spot is down the road, past the old barn, next to the apple tree, and across from the school
relative location
What two tools do we use to give an Absoulte Location?
adresss
coordinate points
What are the two reasons why Geographer want to use Absoulte Location instead of Relative Location
Everything has an Absolute Location.
Absolute Locations don't change, and Relative Locations can.
List all 5 of the branches of Geography we discussed in class
Physical Geography
Human Geography
Cartography
Hydrology
Meterology
Why do we study Geography?
We want to know more about the Earth to create a better future, for ourselves, and for future generations