Alfies' Notes on Themes and Essential Elements of Geography

1. Absolute Location:The exact location of something often written in latitude and longitude.
2. Relative Location: The position of one place compared to another place.
3. Region: An area of Earth’s surface with one or more shared characteristics.
4. Movement: People and ideas moving from place to place.
5. Diffusion: The movement of ideas or behaviors from one cultural region to another.

Notes on section 2

• The study of geography is organized into five important themes, or topics of study.
• Another way geography is organised is by its essential elements, or most important parts.

Section 2 review

1. By studying why things are where they are.
2. The weather and natural disasters. The weather can erode rock to make cliffs. Earthquakes can also form mountains.
3. Humans develop and change the world for their benefit and humans also use up Earths' resources.