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How Do I Study Geography?

How Do I Study Geography?. Thinking Spatially. Where are places located and why are they there Why is a place important Are there patterns or similarities among places. Mapping Tools. 1.1 Thinking Spatially. Five Themes of Geography. Location Place Human/Environment interaction

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How Do I Study Geography?

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  1. How Do I Study Geography?

  2. Thinking Spatially • Where are places located and why are they there • Why is a place important • Are there patterns or similarities among places

  3. Mapping Tools

  4. 1.1 Thinking Spatially

  5. Five Themes of Geography. • Location • Place • Human/Environment interaction • Movement • Regions

  6. Location • Serves as a starting point by asking “Where is it?” • Knowing location helps you develop an awareness of the world around you. • Examples:

  7. Place • Describes characteristics of geographic location. • Physical characteristics such as landforms, climate, plant and animal life. • Human characteristics such as language or way of life.

  8. Human/Environment Interaction • How people interact with their environment. • Boundary lines • Where people settle • Interaction with wildlife

  9. Movement • Continual spreading of people, ideas and goods.

  10. Regions • Regions are places that are united by one or more common characteristics.

  11. Six Essential Elements of Geography • The World in Spatial Terms -use tools to study places on Earth • Places and Regions -characteristics • Physical Systems –earthquakes, volcanoes • Human Systems – how we live and create • Environment and Society – how we use the environment and how we change it • The Uses of Geography -

  12. World Regions

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