What is Geography?
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What is Geography and why does it
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What is Geography?
What is the
difference
Geography - The
study of
Geography uses:
where people, places and things
absolute
creating maps
are located andbetween
how they relate
to each other.
Globes
and
Location:relative locations?
charts
Relative- describing the
position of a certain place in
relation to another place.
Absolute- exact location of a
place by using latitude &
longitude.
an understanding of the
links between people
and the Earth.
Location
Latitude:
Measures distances north or
south of the Equator.
•
Longitude:
•
Measures distances east
or west of the Prime
Meridian.
Equator:
Use your arm to show me…
• Prime Meridian:
Divides the Earth into two
Latitude.
halves, called hemispheres.
Now longitude.
Northern Hemisphere-lies
north of equator
Southern Hemisphere- lies
south of equator.
•
An imaginary line that
runs through Greenwich,
England.
• The circle formed
divides Earth into the
Eastern and Western
Hemispheres.
Place
Geographers describe place in terms of:
Physical characteristics
Let’s try another example:
New York City, NY
Human characteristics
Including: landforms, climate, soil, and animal life of a place.
Including: people’s way of life-their activities, means of
transportation,
religion,characteristics?
and languages.
Physical
Example: Los Angeles, CA
Physical=position on Pacific coast, weather, landforms, and its
Human
characteristics?
plant/animal
life.
Human=Hollywood, stores, houses, and roads.
Los Angeles’ physical & human characteristics are
connected.
Movement of peoples and ideas
Migration
Ideas mean?
What does interdependence
Occurs with movement of
Early peoples
people and goods
Slavery
Why do you think it would
be important
Has become highly efficient
Modern
modern technology.
for us day
in areasons
global society towith
understand
Trade
the IMPLICATIONS(consequences)
of
Interdependence
Defined as: the dependence
being
interdependent?
Why does trade
occur?
Exports
Imports
of people, goods, resources,
and knowledge from other
parts of the world.
Continents and oceans
Seven continents:
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctic
Oceans of the world:
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic