1. WORLD GEOGRAPHY TYPES OF GEOGRAPHY 1-HUMAN-characteristics of people; how they live and work; 2-PHYSICAL-land, water, plants, climate

2. World Geography  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

3. Who uses geography???  Everyday people—how???  Subfields: Cartography—study of maps & mapmaking Meteorology-study of weather Usually—work for the government

4. How to study Geography??  Region—an area with 1 or more common features that makes it different from others  3 types: 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 “the south”

5. THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY  1-LOCATION 2-PLACE 3-HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION 4-MOVEMENT 5-REGION

6. 6 ELEMENTS OF GEOGRAPHY  1-WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS  2-PLACES & REGIONS

7. 3-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS 4-HUMAN SYSTEMS

8. MORE ELEMENTS 5-ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY 6-USES OF GEOGRAPHY understand relationships among people, places & things over time