1. Geography: the study of the Earth and its people.

2. ESSENTIAL STANDARDS
6.G.2 : Apply the tools of a geographer to understand the emergence, expansion & decline of civilizations, societies & regions.

3. CLARIFYING OBJECTIVES
6.G.2.1 : Use maps, charts, graphs, geographic data & available technology tools to draw conclusions about the emergence, expansion & decline of civilizations, societies & regions.
6.G.2.2 : Construct maps, charts & graphs to explain data about geographic phenomena (e.g., migration patterns & population & resource distribution patterns).

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
When do I need a map?
When do I rely on my senses instead of maps?
What makes places unique and different?
What do maps, globes, & charts teach us about the world?
What do the 5 themes of geography tell us?

5. Person who studies Geography
Geographer
Person who studies Geography

6. Geographers use 5 themes to describe places and people.

7. These five(5) themes are: 1. Location 2. Place 3
These five(5) themes are: 1. Location 2. Place Human-Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions

8. Is the position of a place on the Earth’s surface.
Location
Is the position of a place on the Earth’s surface.

9. There are two ways that geographers describe location:
Absolute location & Relative location

10. Absolute location: the exact spot on Earth where a geographic feature, such as a city or house, is found.

11. Relative location: tells us where a feature is in relation to other features around it.

12. Place: describes the characteristics of a location that make it unique or different.

13. A place can be defined with physical and human features.

14. Physical features: include things that are created through nature such as landforms, plants, animals & weather

15. Human features include anything that is human made such as building, cars, human culture & customs

16. Human-Environment Interaction: How people affect their environment and how the environment affects the people.

17. Movement: how & why people, ideas, and goods move from place to place.
Goods: train, ship, plane, animals
People: Bus, car, walking, bike, animals
Ideas: Internet, , phone, letters

18. Regions: defined by areas of the Earth’s surface that have many common characteristics, such as land, natural resources, or population.