Geography Basics: What Is Geography?
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Surveys the five themes of geography: location--where things and people are; place--characteristics of an area; relationships within a place--roads, structures, etc.; movement--people moving from place to place; and regions--areas where people share cultural similarities, climate, and landforms. Highlights the interaction of culture and geography.
Media Details
Runtime: 13 minutes 25 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Social Science
- Subtopic: Community Life, World Geography
- Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2000
- Producer/Distributor: SVE & Churchill Media
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