Five Themes of Geography What are the five
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Five Themes of Geography
What are the five themes?
Five Themes of Geography o Location ~ where is it? N Ø Absolute Location ~ latitude, longitude; exact location in the world. It could be a street address. Ø Relative Location ~ where is it in terms of other places. Beside a landmark or specific directions. E
Five Themes of Geography o Place ~ The human and physical characteristic of a place. ØHuman ~ population, settlement patterns, language, beliefs, government, clothing, food habits ØPhysical ~ things that occur naturally; landforms (mountains and rivers), wildlife, large bodies of water, beaches, climate, plants & soil.
Five Themes of Geography o Human Environment Interaction ~ Ø How do humans and the environment affect each other? ØWe can modify the environment ØWe can adapt to the environment ØWe depend on the environment Ø Mother Nature can do so as well
Five Themes of Geography o Human Environment Interaction ~ ØGiven the choice, where would you live? How would you adapt to these places? Would you modify it? Ocean Mountain Plains Desert
Five Themes of Geography o Movement ~ ØTransportation of people, goods, ideas, and communication
Five Themes of Geography o Region ~ ØGeographical area that is defined by certain similar characteristics. Ø Formal region (Government, USA) Ø Functional region (Service Area like TV, newspaper) Ø Vernacular region (The North)
