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• What are some things that might be considered part of a definition of
Geography?
Intro toHuman Geography
GEOGRAPHY DEFINED
• The science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the
phenomena of the Earth. (wikipedia)
• The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the
earth, including human life and the effects of human activity
(freeonlinedict.)
• The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the
earth, including human life and the effects of human activity (answers.com)
• The study of how people make places, how we organize space and society,
how we interact with each other in places and across space, and how we
make sense of others and ourselves in our locality, region, and world (Deblij
Text book)
Parts of Geography
• Physical Geography: Study of the physical phenomenon on the
Earth….Landforms, climate, geology (Natural Geography)
• Human Geography: Division of geography that focuses on how people
a live and interact
• Environmental Geography: Where human geo. And physical geo.
collide. Their interaction and the outcomes
FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
Five Themes of Geography
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Five Themes of Geography
• Location
• Human-Environment
• Region
• Place
• Movement
LOCATION: Where is it?
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
• THE EXACT POINT WHERE A PLACE OR
PHYSICAL FEATURE IS LOCATED ON THE
EARTH’S SURFACE
• Examples: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE, MAP
POINTS, ADDRESS…..
LOCATION: Where is it?
RELATIVE LOCATION
• DESCRIBES THE LOCATION OF A PLACE IN RELATIONSHIP TO
ANOTHER PLACE
• Examples: Cardinal/Intermediate directions,
landmarks, words like “near the….”, or turn right,
left…
PLACE: What is it like?
What are the physical and
human/cultural characteristics of this
place?
• Climate, Vegetation, Land/water forms,
Resources/industries, People and cultures....
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
How do people adapt to and/ or
change their environment?
This includes the impact of physical
processes like hurricanes, floods,
drought…
REGIONS
Grouping of places that have
something in common and can
be given a name based on similar
features.