What is Geography?

Is this Geography?

Is this Geography?

What about this?

What is Geography?Geography- The study of land, its landforms,

and the people that live on the land.Geography is also concerned with where things

are and why they are there. Where do people live? Why is it hot some places, but cold in others?

Two Types of GeographyPhysical Geography

Physical Land Masses that we see on the map (North America, South America, Europe, etc.)

Physical Landforms (such as mountains, plains, and valleys)

Bodies of Water (such as lakes, rivers, and oceans)

Also man-made aspects of Physical geography Buildings Highways

Physical Geography

Two Types of GeographyHuman Geography

Where people live? Why do we live where we live?

How do certain cultures interact with the land in which they live?

How do humans interact with each other?

Human Geography

5 Themes of GeographyLocation- Where something is

Relative Location- Where something is compared to something else Ex. Navo is in Paloma Creek. It is next to the fire

station.Absolute Location- The exact point where

something is. You can use latitude and longitude to find it. Ex. 33° N, 101 ° W

5 Themes of GeographyPlace- what a location is like

Ex. Texas has a hot climateEx. Texas is very largeEx. Texas has the 2nd most people of any state

5 Themes of GeographyHuman-Environment Interaction- how do

humans affect where they live and how does where someone lives affect them?Ex. Are all the trees and plants native to that

place?Ex. How do people dress where they live?

Human-Environment Interactions

5 Themes of GeographyMovement- how people, goods, and ideas get

from one place to anotherPeople migrating from one place to anotherGoods such as food and clothing being shipped

to new marketsIdeas like fashion trends and other new

concepts getting to new locations.

Movement

5 Themes of GeographyRegion

A geographical area that has shared featuresThe features could be different from every

region Cultural region Political region Physical landscape region

Region

Finding LocationsTo find specific locations on a map we use

Latitude and Longitude. This helps us find the absolute locations.Latitude- Imaginary lines that run side to side

but measure North and South. Examples- The equator, The tropics, The arctic circle

Longitude- Imaginary lines that run up and down but measure east and west Also called Meridians Examples- The Prime Meridian and The International

Dateline

Finding Locations ContinuedWhen finding a location on a map, find

latitude first then find longitude. Where the two lines cross is the location. Locations are written latitude, longitude.The equator is 00 latitude

The Equator splits the Earth into North and South hemispheres

The Prime Meridian is 00 Longitude. The Prime Meridian splits the earth into East and

West Hemispheres.

Latitude and Longitude

Find the Locations400 North, 1000 West

600 North, 1000 East

200 South, 1200 East

00 , 800 West

400 North, 1000 East

Find the Locations400 North, 00

200 North, 1000 West

300 South, 20 0 East

200 North, 800 East

200 South, 1200 West

Answers1. United States2. Russia 3. Australia4. Ecuador5. China6. Spain7. Mexico8. South Africa9. India10. Pacific Ocean

MapsScale

How the measurements on maps compare to the real life measurements

Scale can be shown in 3 ways In words

Ex. 1 inch= 100 miles With a graphic With a fraction 1/100

ProjectionProjections help take the round earth and put

it onto a flat map.All maps are somewhat distorted, but

projections help us reduce the distortion.

Types of Maps and Map FeaturesPhysical Map

Shows what types of landforms and the landscape of the area shown on the map Ex. Shows mountains, lakes, rivers

Political MapA map that shows the boundaries of certain

areas. Ex. The states in a United States map

LegendShows what kind of symbols are represented on

the map.

Texas RegionsCoastal Plains

Includes 1/3 of Texas land and is the biggest region in Texas

Most of Texas’ largest cities are located in the coastal plains

About 2 out of 3 people in Texas live in the coastal plains

It is located from the Gulf of Mexico to the Balcones escarpment

Texas RegionsNorth Central Plains Region

Mostly grassland area with some small shrubs and small trees

Rolling hills The land gets dryer as you move west

Texas RegionsGreat Plains

Made up of 3 sub regions Llano Basin Edwards Plateau High Plains

Mostly dry and not much vegetation

Texas RegionsMountains and Basins

Alternating Mountains and Valleys. Mountains= high elevation Valleys= low elevation

Some places have lots of vegetationOthers have very little and are like deserts.