• What is Geography?

Geography

 the study of the • Geographer’s study: – How the – How our activities – How the world

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What is Geography (continued)?

Human geography

 the study of the •

Human Geography studies

: – Where people – What people – People’s

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What is Geography (continued)?

Physical Geography

 the study of •

Physical Geography studies:

– Landforms – Atmosphere – Plants

• How do we Study Geography?

Region

 an area with one or more • –

Examples:

• Cities, states, countries, continents Regions are defined by both physical and human features – Physical: climate, – Human: languages,

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Types of Regions Formal region

 has one or more common • Formal regions can be based on: population, •

Functional region

 different places that – – Examples: city transit system Many are organized around a central point (ex: shopping mall)

• Last Region The third region involves human perception  awareness our •

Perpetual regions

 regions that – Example: “back home,” the South labeled as “Dixie”

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Location

 Five themes of geography exact or relative •

Place

 physical and human •

Human-Environmental Interaction

 the way people and •

Movement

 how people and things change •

Region

 organizes Earth into geographic areas with

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Six Essential Elements

The world in spatial terms Places and regions Physical systems