The Five Themes of Geography What is Geography

The Five Themes of Geography

What is Geography? • the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

What type of maps do you see? What differences are there?

Types of Maps Political Map • Shows borders. • Uses lots of color. Physical Map • Shows elevations and land forms • Uses shades of green, brown, yellow.

Theme 1: Location • Where is It? • Why is It There? Two Types of Location • Absolute • Relative

Relative Location • Where a place is in relation to another place • Identifies hemispheres • Address • Uses directional words to describe – Cardinal and intermediate directions

Examples of Relative Location • Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north, Oklahoma on the south, Missouri on the east, and Colorado on the west. • My address is 12 Tea Drive, Holly Springs, NC 27540 • The Atlantic Ocean forms Maine's east coast. • New York is one of the Northeastern States • Africa is in all four hemispheres.

Can You Name the Continents and Oceans?

Hemispheres-In which hemisphere does each belong? South America North America Europe Africa Antarctica Asia Australia

Absolute Location • Latitude and longitude– Latitude-0 degree-equator; measures north and south – Longitude-0 degrees-prime meridian; measures east and west • A specific place on the Earth’s surface • Uses a grid system • A global address

Example of Absolute Location • New Jersey 40° 4. 2'N Latitude 74° 33. 5'W longitude • Morristown, NJ 40° 47. 52'N Latitude 74° 28. 43' W Longitude

Where in the World…. Latitude and Longitude? Where is the cursor located? https: //sites. google. com/a/bsdvt. o rg/webquest-five-themes-ofgeography/

Where in the World…? 20 degrees N, 100 degrees E 35 degrees S, 22 degrees W 0 degrees, 80 degrees W 50 degrees N, 0 degrees

Theme 2: Place • Place – The physical and human characteristics of a place Physical • Mountains, plains, & plateaus • Land Features • Climate • Bodies of Water

Physical Characteristics

Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics • • • People Culture Language Religion Cities Buildings and Landmarks

Human Characteristics

Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment and how the environment is affected by people People. . . • Adapt to Their Environment (clothing, housing…) • Modify Their Environment (reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, irrigation) • Depend on Their Environment (water, food…. ) • Let me tell you about my friend who moved to Colorado. http: //www. fotosearch. com/comp/corbis/DGT 119/BAG 0017. jpg

Human Environment Interaction Positive and Negative Affects?

Theme 4: Movement • Transportation of people, goods, and ideas • Migration and immigration • Trading partners, imports/exports • How are people, goods and ideas transported? • How can you tell how far a person, goods, ideas travel?

Examples of Movement

How can you tell how far a person, goods, ideas travel? • Use a ruler or an index card to help determine the distance from place to place. • Let’s practice.

Theme 5: Regions Grouping areas by what places have in common • Political Regions (government-democracy, oligarchy, monarchy) • Landform Regions (mountains, plains, coast…) • Agricultural Regions (water supply, animals…. ) • Cultural Regions (tourism, holidays, language, religion…)

Examples of Regions In what region do you live?

Now-Show What you Know! Complete the 5 Themes of Geography Webquest by clicking on the linkhttps: //sites. google. com/a/bsdvt. org/w ebquest-five-themes-of-geography/