Unit 1: Intro to Geography

What are the five themes of geography?

• Movement, Region, Human Environment-Interaction, Location, Place

• Movement, Region, Earth, Location, Place

• Transportation, Region, Human Environment-Interaction, Location

• Transportation, Region, Earth, Location, Place

Absolute Location

• Exact spot on the Earth

• Where a place is in relation to other places

• send goods or services to other countries

• to bring a product into a country to be sold

Relative Location

• Exact spot on the Earth

• Where a place is in relation to other places

• send goods or services to other countries

• to bring a product into a country to be sold

Import

• Exact spot on the Earth

• Where a place is in relation to other places

• send goods or services to other countries

• to bring a product into a country to be sold

Export

• Exact spot on the Earth

• Where a place is in relation to other places

• send goods or services to other countries

• to bring a product into a country to be sold

Culture

• How people of a certain region live, behave and think

• how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

• materials from the Earth that people use to meet their needs

• A group of places with common traits

Movement

• How people of a certain region live, behave and think

• how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

• materials from the Earth that people use to meet their needs

• A group of places with common traits

Natural Resources

• How people of a certain region live, behave and think

• how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

• materials from the Earth that people use to meet their needs

• A group of places with common traits

Place

• How people of a certain region live, behave and think

• how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

• materials from the Earth that people use to meet their needs

• Answers the question: What is it like there?

Culture Region

• Areas that are unified by common cultural traits

• Countries that have a mix of agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries, and relies on new technology.

• Countries with little industry, agriculture is very important, and income is low

• the process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade