Transcript World Geography - Field Local Schools

Chapter 1:
Themes and Essential Elements
The 2 Main Branches of Geography
Human Geography:
• Studies how people live and use resources.
• Ex. Jobs, food, activities, clothing etc.
Physical Geography:
• Studies the natural environment.
• Ex. Weather patterns, landscape, terrain etc.
How are these two branches different?
Types of Regions
Formal Region:
• Has one or more common feature that makes it different from
surrounding areas.
• Ex. Population (city), landscape (Rocky Mountains),
beliefs/perceptions of individuals (Bible Belt)
Functional Region:
• Made up of different places that are linked together and function
as a unit (organized around a central unit).
• Ex. Belden Village Mall, Union Station (Chicago), City offices.
Perceptual Region:
• Regions that reflect human feelings and attitudes.
• Ex. “Back home,” the ghetto, dixie etc.
5 Themes of Study
Location:
Exact or relative spot of something on earth.
•Absolute= precise location.
•Relative= What it is near.
Ex.
•Driving directions•Absolute= GPS
•Relative= Next to the gas station.
5 Themes of Study
Movement:
How people and things change location and
the effects of these changes.
Ex.
•Cities located near water/resources.
•Moving to warmer climate.
•Shortage of water in California
•Larger cities, more urban areas.
5 Themes of Study
Region:
Organizes earth into geographic areas with one
or more shared characteristic.
Ex.
•Terrain: Midwest (farmland) Rocky Mountains
etc.
•Weather patterns- South and West (warmer
climate).
5 Themes of Study
Place:
Physical and human features of a
location.
Ex.
•Urban, rural, suburban.
•Stereotypes: Red neck, ghetto, ritzy,
etc.
5 Themes of Study
Human- Environmental Interaction:
The way people and environments
interrelate with and affect each other.
Ex.
•Pollution- L.A. smog, Cuyahoga River,
Lake Erie.
•Building dams and roads etc.