Geography Introduction.

5 themes of Geography: Location

The place where something is located

5 themes of Geography: Place

Physical Features or Human Environments

5 themes of Geography: Human Interaction

The way in which the environment affects humans, or vice versa

5 themes of Geography: Movement

The way in which ideas/cultures/goods move from one place to another

5 themes of Geography: Region

The way in which countries are grouped together, based on things like culture or geography

Geography

The study of the surface of the world

Barriers

A landform that limits people from interaction/movement

Conduits

A landform/environment feature that promotes human interaction/movement

Examples of Barriers

Mountains, Deserts, and Oceans

Examples of Conduits

Oasis, Trade Winds, Mountain Passes

Landforms

A natural/artificial feature of earth // terrain

Convergence

People coming together to the same area

Divergence

People separating and spreading out to different areas

Longitude

Invisible vertical lines that go North to South on a globe

Latitude

Invisible horizontal lines that go from West to East on a globe

Equator

Central Latitude Line that marks 0 degrees, separating the Northern/Southern Hemispheres in half

Prime Meridian

Central Longitude Line that marks 0 degrees, separating the Western/Eastern Hemispheres in half

Range of all Latitude Lines

-90 to 90 degrees (South to North)

Range of all Longitude Lines

-180 to 180 degrees (West to East)

7 continents in the world

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Antarctica

5 oceans in the world

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean