The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography

Why Study Geography? • It affects where people live. • It affects how people live. • It affects the outcome of major events.

The 5 Themes of Geography • Location • Movement • Region • Place • Human/ Environment Interaction

Theme # 1: 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

Absolute Location: • Latitude Lines -also known as parallels Latitude lines are drawn from: East to West Latitude lines measure: North to South

Absolute Location: • The Major Line of LATITUDE is the: • Equator • It splits the Earth into: • the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Define Hemisphere: • Half of a globe (in our case the Earth)

Absolute Location: • Longitude Lines -also known as Meridians Longitude lines are drawn from: North to South Longitude lines measure: East to West

Absolute Location: • The Major Line of LONGITUDE is the: • Prime Meridian • It splits the Earth into: • the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Relative Location: • Where an area is depending on where another area is! • For example: The Galleria Mall is across the street from the WP Public Library.

Theme # 2: Movement • How did they get there?

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

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

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

Theme # 3: Region • How is this place like other places? • How is it different?

Region: • Areas that have something in common. • Regions can be: BIG or small

Region: • A region can be described by its physical features. • For example: In the Sahara Desert region in Northern Africa, many people value water.

Region: • A region can also be described by its human features. • For example: Most people in the Middle East region speak Arabic.

Theme # 4: Place What is it like there?

Place: • You can describe a place by its physical features and human features. What place (state) is this?

Place: Where is this “place”? Can you pick out the physical features? Can you pick out the human features?

Human/Environment Interaction: • How do we interact with our environment? • Who lives there and what do they do?

HEI: Human/Environment Interaction explains how people use and change their environment. What humans do to nature and what nature can do to humans.

Does the environment affect where we do these activities?

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

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

The Five Themes of Geography