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1 Introduction to Geography
Johnson World Geography

2 5 Themes of Geography Location Place Regions Movement
Human-Environment Interaction

3 Location 2 types Absolute- Exact location
ex. 110 ½ W. Broadway Ave. Saint Peter, MN 56082 Relative- where a place is in relation to another place The house I lived at while I was in college was right across the street from the Saint Peter Chamber of Commerce

4 Place The Physical and Human characteristics that make a place UnIqUe

5 Regions Areas that share common characteristics
What are some that a region might share? Examples: Midwest US vs. South US Eastern Europe vs. Western Europe

6 Movement How and why people and things move and are connected.
Reasons for movement: Today vs. 200 Years ago Today?

7 Human-Environment Interaction
Relationship between people and their environment What type of relationship could this be? The Lorax by Dr. Seuss


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