The Five Themes of Geography The 5 Themes

The Five Themes of Geography

The 5 Themes of Geography 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Movement Region Human/Environment Interaction Location Place

Theme # 1: Movement • How are people linked together?

Movement: • Movement describes… • How people in one area contact people in other areas

Movement: • What can move? ? GOODS MONEY IDEAS PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSONAL STUFF

Movement: • Through movement we connect all of our world together. • This is called globalization! • When we are interdependent on each other for our economy, culture, politics, socialization, and technology.

Movement: • How can things move? ? WORD OF MOUTH COMPUTERS FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION SATELLITES TELEPHONES

Theme # 2: Region • What does it have in common?

Region: • A region describes: • Areas that have something in common: languages, political divisions, traditions, climates, etc. • Regions can be: BIG or small

Human/Environment Interaction: • How do we interact with our environment?

HEI: Human/Environment Interaction explains how people use and change their environment.

Does the environment affect where we do these activities?

HEI: Changes to the environment can be » Good » Bad, or » Both!

Theme # 4: Location Where is it? ?

Location: • There are two types of LOCATION!! • Absolute • Relative

Absolute Location: • Absolute Location is found by using… • Two specific line types • Latitude • Longitude

Relative Location: • Where an area is depending on where another area is! Figure out where the teacher’s desk is in relation to something else in the room!

Theme # 5: Place What is it like?

Place: Each PLACE on Earth has it own: DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS Two types: Human Or Physical (something that makes it different than any other place in the world)

Place: • Physical Features include the landforms and bodies of water found on the earth

W ha t is it l ik e? Place:

Place: What is it like?

Wh at is it l ike ? Place:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? • What is the difference between Location & Place?

What is the difference between Location & Place? Place: Describe

Remembering the Five Themes Use the term MR. HELP M R HE L P = = = Movement Region Human Environment (Interaction) Location Place

Location: A A II Q Q Movement: Can you place the geographic term with the correct of Can youtheme place the geographic term with geography!? !? the correct geographic theme!? !? Five Geographic Themes of Themes Geography Movement: D L M Equator Building roads Equator Southwest Building Asia roads Visiting another Southwest Asia country Visiting another country On an island The Western US Planting A verycrops hot climate Latitude/longitude Planting crops longitude coordinates Place: E G O P Region: C F K Human/Environment Interaction: B B H H J J N N Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Cutting down forests Changing your address Your neighborhood Handwritten to a friend Changingletters your address Written letters Building new houses Building new Areas with little houses rainfall Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = mountains = Switzerland is south Oklahoma Texas is south of of Oklahoma