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▪ Students will

▪ Describe ways geographers use
  latitude and longitude to study Earth.

▪ Identify the basic questions
  geographers seek to answer in their
  study of Earth.

▪ Identify the 5 themes of geography.

▪ Describe ways geographers use
  location, place, region, movement,
  and human-environment-interaction
  to study and understand Earth.
 Geography is the study of the
  human and nonhuman features
  of Earth, our home.

 Geographers try to answer two basic
  questions: Where are things located?
  Why are they there?

 They also study how Earth and its
  people affect each other.
   In order to study Earth,
    geographers need to
    measure it and locate points
    on its surface.

     Cardinal directions are north,
      south, east and west.
      Intermediate directions lie
      between the cardinal
      directions.
      ▪ Ex- Northeast, Southwest
   Earth is almost a perfect
    sphere, or round shaped
    body.
   Geographers have drawn
    imaginary lines around
    Earth to help locate places
    on its surface. One of these
    is the Equator, a line drawn
    around the Earth between
    the North and South Poles.
    The Equator is the most
    important line of latitude.
   The Equator is also
    known as the O
    degree latitude line.
     Latitude is the distance
      north or south of the
      Equator.
    The Equator divides Earth
      in half. Each half is
      called a hemisphere.
 Geographers have also
  drawn imaginary north
  south lines that run between
  the North and South Pole on
  Earth’s surface. One of
  these lines is the Prime
  Meridian.
 The Prime Meridian and the
  other north-south lines
  measure longitude.
 The Prime Meridian
  establishes the Eastern and
  Western hemispheres.
   Geographers use five
    different themes, or
    ways of thinking.
     These themes are
     location, place, region,
     movement, and
     human-environment
     interaction.
   Using five themes can
    help you make sense
    of geography.
   Geographers begin to
    study a place by finding
    where it is, or its location.
    There are two ways to talk
    about location.

     Absolute location describes a
      place’s exact position on
      Earth in terms of longitude
      and latitude.

     Relative location, or the
      location of a place relative to
      another place, is another
      way to describe location.
   Geographers also study
    place.
     Place refers to the mix of
      human and nonhuman
      features at a given
      location.
    For example, you might
      talk about how many
      people live in a place and
      the kind of work they do
      there.
   Geographers use the
    them of region to group
    places that have
    something in common.

     A region is an area with at
      least one unifying physical
      or human feature such as
      climate, landforms,
      population, or history.
   The theme of
    movement explores
    how people, goods, and
    ideas get from one
    place to another.
   Daily movement of
    trucks, trains, and
    automobiles supplies
    the people of St. Louis
    with food, fuel and
    other basic goods.
   The theme of human-
    environment
    interaction considers
    how people affect their
    environment, or their
    natural surroundings,
    and how their
    environment affects
    them.
     The movement of water
      from the Mississippi into
      St. Louis’s water system
      is an example of human-
      environment interaction.
   A globe is a model of Earth with
    the same round shape as Earth
    itself. With a globe, geographers
    can show the continents and
    oceans of Earth much as they
    really are.
   Photographs are images of
    Earth’s surface taken from the
    air. Satellite images are pictures
    of Earth taken from orbit.
   Flat maps and photos have one
    major problem. Earth is round.
    A map or photo is flat. There will
    be areas stretched or bent.
   Physical maps show physical,
    or natural, features.
   Road maps cover a specific
    area and where roads are
    located.
   Political maps shoe political
    units, such as countries or
    states.
   Special-purpose show the
    location and distribution of
    human or physical features.

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Core concepts.pptx2012

  • 2. ▪ Students will ▪ Describe ways geographers use latitude and longitude to study Earth. ▪ Identify the basic questions geographers seek to answer in their study of Earth. ▪ Identify the 5 themes of geography. ▪ Describe ways geographers use location, place, region, movement, and human-environment-interaction to study and understand Earth.
  • 3.  Geography is the study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth, our home.  Geographers try to answer two basic questions: Where are things located? Why are they there?  They also study how Earth and its people affect each other.
  • 4. In order to study Earth, geographers need to measure it and locate points on its surface.  Cardinal directions are north, south, east and west. Intermediate directions lie between the cardinal directions. ▪ Ex- Northeast, Southwest
  • 5. Earth is almost a perfect sphere, or round shaped body.  Geographers have drawn imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface. One of these is the Equator, a line drawn around the Earth between the North and South Poles.  The Equator is the most important line of latitude.
  • 6. The Equator is also known as the O degree latitude line.  Latitude is the distance north or south of the Equator. The Equator divides Earth in half. Each half is called a hemisphere.
  • 7.  Geographers have also drawn imaginary north south lines that run between the North and South Pole on Earth’s surface. One of these lines is the Prime Meridian.  The Prime Meridian and the other north-south lines measure longitude.  The Prime Meridian establishes the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
  • 8. Geographers use five different themes, or ways of thinking.  These themes are location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction.  Using five themes can help you make sense of geography.
  • 9. Geographers begin to study a place by finding where it is, or its location. There are two ways to talk about location.  Absolute location describes a place’s exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude.  Relative location, or the location of a place relative to another place, is another way to describe location.
  • 10. Geographers also study place.  Place refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location. For example, you might talk about how many people live in a place and the kind of work they do there.
  • 11. Geographers use the them of region to group places that have something in common.  A region is an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history.
  • 12. The theme of movement explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.  Daily movement of trucks, trains, and automobiles supplies the people of St. Louis with food, fuel and other basic goods.
  • 13. The theme of human- environment interaction considers how people affect their environment, or their natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them.  The movement of water from the Mississippi into St. Louis’s water system is an example of human- environment interaction.
  • 14. A globe is a model of Earth with the same round shape as Earth itself. With a globe, geographers can show the continents and oceans of Earth much as they really are.  Photographs are images of Earth’s surface taken from the air. Satellite images are pictures of Earth taken from orbit.  Flat maps and photos have one major problem. Earth is round. A map or photo is flat. There will be areas stretched or bent.
  • 15. Physical maps show physical, or natural, features.  Road maps cover a specific area and where roads are located.  Political maps shoe political units, such as countries or states.  Special-purpose show the location and distribution of human or physical features.