Location

Location is the position of something in the world. Location comes in two forms: absolute location and relative location. Absolute location is the coordinate set of a location. For example, Jefferson City's absolute location is 38º 34' N, 92º 10' W. Relative location is a locations position in relation to another location. For example, Jefferson City is west of St. Louis.

Place

Place is a location's characteristics that make it unique. Place is split up into two categories: physical characteristics and human characteristics. Physical characteristics are the natural landforms of an area, such as the Missouri River. Human characteristics are the man-made buildings of an area, such as the Jefferson City capital building.

Human-Environment Interaction

Human-Environment Interaction studies how the people of an area use and depend on the environment around them. This is split up into three parts: how humans depend on the environment, how humans modify the environment, and how humans adapt to the environment. An example of HEI is Jefferson City's original settlers eventually building a bridge to cross the Missouri River.

Movement

Movement is how people, produce, and ideas travel from one place to another. This isn't just covering methods of transportation, but also historical movements of information or people. Examples of movement could be the American Pony Express, and form of transportation, and any form of immigration.

Region

Region is the geographical make-up of a location, or how boundaries are divided. Locations can be divided by cities, counties, states, countries, continents, and all things in between. They can also be divided by political make-up. An example of region is Jefferson City being a part of Cole County, while also being a part of the mid-Missouri area, while also being a part of Missouri in general.

Physical Geography

Physical Geography is a branch of geography concerning the natural world.

Human Geography

Human Geography is a branch of geography concerning the people inhabiting the world and their beliefs.

Climate

Climate geographers study the weather of the world and their long-term patterns.

Urban Geography

Urban geographers study the location and development of cities.

Soils Geography

Soils geographers study, surprise surprise, the soils of the Earth.

Geomorphology

Geomorphologists study the patterns and decay of landforms on Earth.

Mountain Geography

Mountain geographers not only study mountains, but also the people living at their high altitudes.

Hazards Geography

Hazards geographers study hazards and how humans react to them.

Military Geography

Military geographers study the distribution of military facilities.

Transportation Geography

Transportation geographers look at the distribution of networks of transportation.

Medical Geography

Medical geographers study the distribution of disease, illness, and healthcare.

Geography of Religions

Religion geographers study the make-up of an areas religions.

Cryosphere Geography

Cryosphere geographers study the ice of the Earth.