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The Five Themes of GEOGRAPHY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Movement (slides 3 – 5) Region (slides 6 -8) Location (slides 9 -11) Interaction (slides 12 -14) Place (slides 15 -16) Also known as…. MR. LIP
Geography… • Is the study of land water forms on planet earth • Shows the connections between people, places, and events
Theme: MOVEMENT • Travel from place to place – People, animals • Exchange of goods, ideas, and disease – Cultural diffusion
Hypothesize the type of movement that is occurring in each of these pictures
Analyze the impact of movement in each of the pictures. Consider the people and the culture exchange.
Theme: REGION • United by similar physical conditions – climate • United by common cultural traits – Language, religion
Can you identify what region of the world this may be? What evidence do you have to substantiate your findings?
What region could this be? How do you know?
Theme: LOCATION • Answers the question, “Where is it? ” – In terms of longitude and latitude – In relation to another place
Longitude & Latitude What technology do we have to day that it makes it so much easier to pinpoint our longitude and latitude? How does it work?
In relation to another place… Q: Where is India in relation to Asia? Q: Where is China in relation to India?
Theme: INTERACTION • People adapt to environment – Clothing, architecture, food choices • People change their environment – create, destroy
Hypothesize where this boy lives based on what how he is interacting with his environment.
What is the picture depicting? What interaction caused this? Describe the interaction.
Theme: PLACE • Physical features – Mountains, rivers, elevation • Human Features – Cities, infrastructure, impact
PLACE Physical features. Mountains, rivers, elevation Describe the impact of each of physical features have on humans throughout history. Human Features. Cities, infrastructure, impact What is infrastructure? Can you identify 2 pieces of infrastructure in the picture?