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GOEGRAPHY WHAT IS IT? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? HOW DOES IT HELP US UNDERSTAND THE WORLD?
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GEOGRAPHY UNDERSTANDING WHERE PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS ARE LOCATED AND HOW THEY RELATE TO EACH OTHER.
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PANGAEA 225 MILLION YEARS AGO – PANGAEA “WHOLE EARTH” Plate Tectonics Diastrophism – movement and deformation of crusted plates
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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY EACH THEME IS A WAY OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE
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LOCATION RELATIVE V EXACT LATITUDE:north and south of Equator LONGITUDE:east and west of Prime Meridian Maps:Robinson, Peters, Mercator, Interupted
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PLACE Physical: climate, landforms, soil Human: language, religion, way of life Physical and human characteristics
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INTERACTION How people and the environment interact How do people change the environment? Eg clear forests, build roads, plow HIDDEN COSTS? CHANGE ENVIRONMENT OR ADAPT?
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REGION Area with unifying characteristics Examples? Unify by pyhsical characterisics, political, economic, culture etc.
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MOVEMENT PEOPLE, GOODS, IDEAS – ALL MOVE MIGRATION TRADE: Import and Export RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY INTERDEPENDENCE
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HAVERFORD USE THE 5 THEMES TO DESCRIBE HAVERFORD LOCATION PLACE INTERACTION MOVEMENT REGION
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