Geography Five Themes Objectives Identify what Geography is

Geography Five Themes Objectives: -Identify what Geography is -Understand key geographical terms -Apply the 5 Themes of Geography to categorize geographical terms

What is Geography? The study of the Earth and the ways people interact with the Earth Helps to explain why people live the way they do Helps to answer questions about the past

Looking Through A Geographer’s Lens Perspective- The way in which a person looks at something Geographers use “spatial perspective” to study and find patterns on the Earth

Using Perspective… Lens of: Religion Lens of: Climate Lens of: Precipitation (Rain) See patterns. . . ? Those are landscapes- the scenery of a place (human and physical)

Five Themes of Geography Used to organize information Answer important questions 1. Location 2. Place 3. Human/Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions

1. Location Absolute or Relative Absolute measured by latitude & longitude (exact location of a place) Relative is in relation to other places (where a place is in

2. Place Describe YOUR favorite place… Description of a location Physical or human Physical: Land, climate, bodies of water, animals, plants are physical Human: Languages, religions, populations, jobs are human characteristics

Place Physical vs. Human Descriptions

3. Human/Environment Interaction How we use or abuse the earth Can be Positive or Negative

4. Movement How people, ideas, and goods are linked together around the Earth Movement is exchange of ideas to new locations to change that culture Globalization What ideas/items have spread around the world in the last 20 yrs? What areas see the changes first?

5. Regions- Multiple areas with something in common 1. Formal Region- Common features make it different from surrounding area (has official name) 2. Functional Region- Different places linked together that work as a unit 3. Perceptual Region- Region that reflects human feelings “Back Home”

What type of region? Formal, Functional, or Perceptual West Bonner County School District The South The Amazon Rainforest Airport Death Valley The Rich Side of Town

RECAP 1. Movement 2. Perspective 3. 5 Themes of Geography 4. Location 5. Place 6. Human/Environment Interaction 7. Regions A. ) Used to organize information & answer important questions B. ) How we use or abuse the earth C. ) Description of a location; can be a physical or human description D. ) The exchange of ideas to new locations to and cultures E. ) Can be absolute or relative F. ) Areas with something in common G. ) The way in which a person looks at something