1. Chapter 1 - Section 2
Studying Geography

2. Five Themes of Geography
Location
Absolute
Latitude
Longitude
Relative

3. Five Themes of Geography
Place
Physical
Mountains
Lakes
Climate
Human
Population
Jobs

4. Five Themes of Geography
Human & Environmental Interaction
Irrigation
Farms
Dams

5. Five Themes of Geography
Movement
Transportation
Cars
Orange juice
Communication
Phone
Paper
Radio

6. Five Themes of Geography
Regions
Physical
Desert
Human
Religion

7. Define Geography- Study of the earth physical and cultural features
Landforms- Natural features of the lands surface
Climate- Pattern of weather conditions in an area over a period of time

8. Define
Environment- All living and nonliving things that affect an area
Region- Area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
Resources- Materials found in the earth that people need and value

9. Physical Geography Study of the earth’s land and features
Physical Geographers
Landforms
Climate
Environment
- Landforms and climate are part of the environment

10. Environment includes:
Climate
Land
Water
Plants
Soil

11. Human Geography- Study of people and the places they live
Questions they ask:
What kind of work do people do?
How do people get their food?
Do people in some environments live longer?

12. Location is?
The description of where something is
What do Geographers use to study various locations?
Maps

13. Types of Physical Regions
Forests
Grasslands
Deserts

14. Types of Human Regions Area with many cities Area with only farms
Languages/Religions

15. Early people settled in places rich in? Resources
Examples of resources:
Water
Animals
Land
Stone
Copper
Gold

16. What did most early civilizations form near and why?
Rivers, to irrigate crops and feed large populations

17. Two ways, one good and one bad of how Geography has influenced History.
Areas with many resources could use these to get rich and build empires
Floods have killed millions along rivers