tx history ch 1.1
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Texas History
Chapter 1.1:
The Six Essential Elements of Geography
How might your life be different if you lived in the
desert?
Sahara Desert
How does the geography of Afghanistan affect our soldiers fighting the War on
Terror?
Why are we studying this?
People have lived in Texas and influenced it’s environment for
thousands of years. The geography of Texas influences
how people live.
Six Essential Elements of Geography
• The world in spatial terms• Places and regions• Physical systems• Human systems• Environment & Society• Uses of Geography
The World in Spatial Terms
• Geography—the study of the special physical and human characteristics of a place or region
• Environment—physical surroundings
The World in Spatial Terms
•Culture—a learned system of shared beliefs, traits, settlement patterns
What are some cultural traits of Celina?
The World in Spatial Terms
• Geographers look at where things are located
• Geographers use many tools—Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The World in Spatial Terms
• GIS—computer databases that gather, store, and organize geographic information
Example of a GIS created map
Google Earth
Places & Regions
Physical Characteristics
Human Characteristics
Places & Regions
• Regions
–Formal
–Functional
–Perceptual The Regions of Texas
Physical Systems
• Geographers study the physical processes and interactions among four physical systems– Atmosphere– Land– Water– Life
Physical Systems
• Ecosystem—all of an area’s plants and animals together with their non-living environmentThis flowing East Texas stream is
an important part of a bottomland hardwood ecosystem.
Human Systems
• Involves the study of population distribution, growth, and movement
• Migration—Movement of people
• Urbanization—an increase in people living or working in cities
Environment & Society
• Concerns how people interact with the environment
• Roy Bedichek—Texas naturalist who warned about the dangers of pollution Roy Bedichek
Geography & Society
• Humans affect the environment for better and worse—pollution, restore deforested areas
• The environment affects humans—where they live
Uses of Geography• Geographers—
locate natural resources
• Historians—use geography to understand history
• Conservation programs
List the six essential elements of Geography. Then describe each element
PurposeElement
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