Social Studies

Earth ง
Geography isthestudyof

placesandenvirohments.ge
landscapes , people ๑

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of the earth
ographia >> a
description
5 Themes of Geography

1. Location

2. PI ace

3. Human -

Environmat lnteraction

4. Morement

5.
Regions
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Location

The position the Earths surface

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on

↳
isit ?
where
Twotypes
•

•
Absolute

•
Relative

Absolute Location

•
A specific place On the earths surface

Precise position the *

on
gtobe
; term for the and
•
uses a grid system parallels meridians .

Latitude and longtitude

•

Hemispheres n

A half of earth w E

divided into northern and southern Or into western andeastern

s

tobespecifiedbyasetofnumbe.rs
°

Coordinate ๑
system
°

Iatitude
longitudeandelevation.la
or Ietters ๑
Or
symbols .
๑
,

titude
parallels → * **

Iongitude →
meridians * * *

How
toget the ansolute Iocation ?

1. use a grid system Iimaginary lines

2. Identify which part of

hemisphere
3. Locate the Coordinates using latitude and
Iongitud e.
Absolute Location
°

e x. Bangkokg Thailah 9 is 13 45 North - Latitude and 10 29 East Longtitud e.

Relative Location

isinrelation to
where aplace ahotherplace
•
.

.
Uses directional words to describe

cardinal and intermediate directi 0 ทร .

NW NE
e x. Located 0h both sides of the Chao
Phraya River
W E

g near the Gulf ofthailan d.

Sw
SE

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Place

Placepertains tothephysical andhumancharacteristicsof location

•

types
1.) Physical characteristics .

2.) Human characteristics .

Physical characteristics .

Lahd Features

ns.plainsgahdplateaus-climate-Bodiesofwater
Mountai
-

Human characteristics .

people
-

Culture

Language
-

Religion
-

Buildings and Landmarks

-

Cities

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Human Environment lnteraction CR elationships )

.
It Iooks
attherelationshipsbetweenpeopleandthe.ir environment

; how
adapttotheenvironmentandhowtheychangeit.br
people

wedependonit.br it
we
modify .

• We to it
adapt .

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Movement

•
It refers to the way people ๑ productsginformationlideas
move from one place to another .

•
Human Movement

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Movement of goods
B of ideas
Movement

Human Movement

Immigratioh
•

wheh
people come intoa
country
•

pull factors Cfreedom ๑ job opportunities Oreducation ) .

Emigration
when exit a
people country
°

push factors Cgovernmentgpovertygwar ahdfamin e) .

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Movement
goods
Some
importsproducts from ahother
couhtry
°

Movement of ideas

is
Cultural diffusi 0h the
spreadihg of cultur e.
•

Regio
ns.anyareaohEarththatiscomprisedofplaceswitha unifying attribute is
called

a regiohs
-

regionsdefinedbysimilar characteristice C Corn Belt ๑ Rocky Mountain regio ท ๑

Chinatown )

l Uhiform
5. 1 Formal
Regions
→
defined by 0rad ministrative boundaries Cstates countries cities )
governmental , ๑

5. 2 Functional Regions
service phone
by
→
defined a function Cnewspaper areag call coverage are a)

↳ for is used
the
special purpose or
activity which a
thing exists or