5 Themes of Geography

1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. What are the 5 themes? 1. Location 2. Place 3. Human-Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions

3. Location Tells you where it is-

5. 5 Themes of Geography • 1.Location: Tells you where it is- • -Relative Location: position of a place compared • to another place. • -Absolute location: The exactposition of a place on the earth. • Uses: • exact coordinates- (latitude & longitude) • Addresses • Accurate descriptions of a location KMS is on the north side of Houston KMS is south of K-Park

6. Relative location Is it Relative or Absolute location? • 1. Southwest of Houston ___________________________ • 2. 2407 Pine Terrace Dr. (Kingwood Middle School) ___________________________ • 3. Corner of Rusk and Main Street ___________________________ • 4. 40 N and 90 E ___________________________ • 5. Near the coast ___________________________ • 6. East of Texas ___________________________ Absolute location Absolute Location Absolute location Relative location Relative location

7. place

9. Geography 2.Place: What is it like when you get there? What does the area look like and who occupies it? - Desert areas, forested areas, coastal areas, urban areas, racial population, etc. - physical characteristics: Describes what featuresgive an area its own identity. (landforms, climate, plants, animals). - human characteristics: (language, religion, architecture, music, politics, racial population, etc.

10. Place: What are the unique features of this place?

11. Place: • What are the unique features of this place?

12. Place: • What are the unique features of this place?

13. What is the difference between Location & Place?

14. What is the difference between Location & Place? Location: tells you where it is- Location: - Corner of 10th & Colorado St. - 1010 Colorado St. - 97* 44’34.79’N & 97* 44’34. 79’W - Near the center of downtown Austin 30°16′21.72

15. What is the difference between Location&Place? Place: Tells you what its like

16. Movement People & ideas get around

18. Geography 4. Movement: People and ideas get around. ~Migration: movingfrom oneplace to another – (culture, ideas)

19. 3. movement ~Transportation: ex. how your food, electronics, etc. get to supermarkets & stores…they come from other cities & countries.

20. 3. movement ~Communication: technologyallows us to communicate with those faraway.

21. 1979 2005 Human Environment Interaction

23. 4.Human-Environmental Interaction: What do the people do to the environment? What does the environment do for the people? ~The way people are changing or interactingto the environment. Ex. adding ditches & ponds, leveling land to build houses, cutting down trees, planting trees, polluting the air, etc. Can be good or bad

24. HEI • The environment influences how: • We live • Example: What’s the environment like & how does it affect the people who live there?

25. Regions

27. 5. Regions:What do locations have in common? Climate, religion, language, education… -Areas that have something in common.

28. 4 Regions of Texas

29. See if you can answer which theme of Geography these are? Choices • Location • Place • Movement • Human- Environment Interaction • Region

30. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 1. Fax Machines send messages & information from Houston to the border town of Brownsville. Movement

31. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place/Region • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 2. Concrete drainage ditches catch flood water run-off from community streets and sewers. Human Environment Interaction

32. 5 Themesof Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 3. Burger King is at the corner of West Lake Houston and Kingwood Dr. Absolute Location

33. 5 Themesof Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 4. East Texas has pine forests due to the amount of annual precipitation it receives. Place

34. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 5. Lubbock Texas can found at 34 N and 102 W. Absolute Location

35. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 6. Air Jordan’s are made in China and sent to the U.S. for individuals to wear. Movement

36. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 7. 18 acres of trees are cut down to build 60 more houses in a new subdivision. Human Environment Interaction

37. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 8. San Antonio is a city with a large population of Hispanics. Place

38. 5 Themes of Geography • Location (relative or absolute) • Place • Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Region 9. Chick-Fil-A is located at 4594 Kingwood Dr. Absolute location

39. Assignment Use the computer to locate your favorite restaurant, sports team stadium, rapper, place to hang-out, favorite family vacation spot, or something you’ve wanted to see, etc. • Using a note card- create an original example of absolute & relative location. • Side 1- Absolute location. • Side 2- Relative location. Absolute location Relative location NSMS is south of the GPISD football stadium. The San Jacinto Monument is located at 29°44′56″N 95°4′49″W