The 5 Themes of Geography Location Place HumanEnvironment

The 5 Themes of Geography Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions

Location – Absolute: Latitude and Longitude GPS system Exact location on the globe: Hemispheres, Prime Meridian, Equator, North and South Poles – Relative: Is the location close to other places? *Florida is south of Massachusetts *Cape Cod is on the East Coast

Place Every place has features that make it unique from all other places. Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics • Landforms- mountains, • How many people live, plateaus, plains, mesa work or visit a place. • Vegetation- rain forest, • What are the desert plants, redwoods languages, customs, and beliefs. • Climate- average and extreme weather • Government, economy

Human Environment Interaction • How do people interact with their environment (building a dam, cutting down trees, home construction) • How does the environment affect people (hurricanes, volcanoes, levees, drought, deer population)

Region • The area of land with one or more common characteristics. • Regions can have the same language, religion, historical background, landforms, and many other criteria.

Movement • Movement of people, products, information and earth • Plate tectonics and earthquakes are movement • People moving from one place to another to live. • Movement of informationtechnology.

How does the five themes relate to South Dakota. • What is the LOCATION? • What makes this area unique? PLACE • What is the common characteristic of the REGION and what impact does the REGION have on the surrounding area? • What evidence is there of HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION? • How has MOVEMENT involved during and after? (People, communication, land)