Transcript WORLD GEOGRAPHY

WORLD GEOGRAPHY
TYPES OF GEOGRAPHY
1-HUMAN-characteristics of people; how
they live and work;
2-PHYSICAL-land, water, plants, climate
World Geography
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Definition: study of everything on
earth
Rocks, rainfall, people & places
Use: perspectives—the way a
person looks at something
Use: landscape—scenery; human,
physical & cultural parts
Who uses geography???
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Everyday people—how???
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Cartography—study of maps &
mapmaking
Meteorology-study of weather
Usually—work for the government
How to study Geography??
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Region—an area with 1 or more common
features that makes it different from
others
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Formal region Economic/political features; Rockies
Functional region Areas linked together to form a unit
 Mall, cities, metra train lines
Perceptual region Human feelings create the region
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“the south”
THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
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1-LOCATION
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2-PLACE
3-HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
4-MOVEMENT
5-REGION
6 ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY
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1-WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
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2-PLACES & REGIONS
3-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
4-HUMAN SYSTEMS
MORE ELEMENTS
5-ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY
6-USES OF GEOGRAPHY
understand relationships among
people, places & things over time