Foundations: c. 8000 B.C.E.?600 C.E. Major Developments Locating world history in the environment and time Environment Geography and climate: Interaction of geography and climate with the development of human society a. Five Themes of Geography ? consider these 1. Relative location ? location compared to others 2. Physical characteristics ? climate, vegetation and human characteristics 3. Human/environment interaction ? how do humans interact/alter environ a. Leads to change 4. Movement ? peoples, goods, ideas among/between groups 5. Regions ? cultural/physical characteristics in common with surrounding areas b. E. Africa first people ? 750,000 years ago started to move 1. moving in search of food