5 Themes of Geography

Geography

Study of the earth

Greek definition of geography

Describing the characteristics of the earth

World Studies II goal as students is to achieve

"Our sense of place"

5 themes of geography

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

Movement

how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

place

A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.

relative location

where a place is located in relation to another place

absolute location

Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates

Interaction between people and their environment

How people adapt their environment to them, and how they adapt to their environment.

region

an area defined by the same characteristics

Human place

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Erostosthenes

Founder of Geography, Ancient Greece