Transcript PPT - Themes of Geography

Why Geography Matters
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv0
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Five Themes of Geography
Organize Your World!
All images are cited in the “notes”
section of the corresponding slide.
Many Different Areas Are Affected
by the 5 Themes of Geography
Location- Where is it?
Place- What is it like?
Region- How are places similar or
different?
Movement- How do people, goods
and ideas move from one
location to another?
Human-Environment Interaction- How do
people relate to the physical
world?
Location: “Where Is It?”
Absolute location: uses
latitude and longitude
to find a point’s exact
location on earth
 Relative location:
compares
two places on earth
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Location
Place: “What is it like there?”
Place
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Every place on earth has its own physical
and human features.
Physical Feature: can be described in
terms of its land, water, weather, soil, and
plant and animal life.
Human Features: can be described in
terms of the number and kinds of people
who live there or the activities that take
place there.
WHERE
Choose any place you have lived or visited.
 Write 6 clues about the place – you will read
your clues and your classmates will try to
guess your place.
 Your first 3 clues must describe the physical
features of the place.
 The last 3 clues must describe the human
features.
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Place
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Every place on earth has its own physical
and human features.
Physical Feature: can be described in
terms of its land, water, weather, soil, and
plant and animal life.
Human Features: can be described in
terms of the number and kinds of people
who live there or the activities that take
place there.
HEI: “Human Environment
Interaction” How Do Humans and
the Earth Affect Each Other?”
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Every day people
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modify, adapt to, and
depend on the Earth.
There are four relationships:
Human to Earth positive
 Human to Earth negative
 Earth to human positive
 Earth to human negative
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Which HEI Relationship?
Human to Earth Positive
Earth to Human Positive
Human to Earth Negative
Earth to Human Negative
Movement
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How living things, products, and ideas
change locations, and the effects of
these changes
Region: “How Are Places
Grouped?”
A formal region is defined
by physical or political
boundaries
 A functional region is
defined by a service.
 A perceptual region is
defined by positive or
negative bias
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Formal Region
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A region defined
by physical or
political
boundaries.
Functional Region
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A region that
includes different
places linked
together by
working or
providing a service
as a unit.
Perceptional Region
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A region based on people’s opinions
and preconceived ideas of a place.
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Analyzing photos using the 5
Themes of Geography
Now it’s your turn – Working with a
partner – analyze the photos below by
completing the analysis worksheet
5 Themes Quiz
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The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The I-35 Corridor is a major area of trade, travel, and commuting.
If you go to Antarctica, you’d better bring a coat!
San Antonio’s Riverwalk, the Alamo, and the Hemisphere tower are
well known landmarks.
The Japanese tsunami caused a nuclear meltdown that made
thousands evacuate the area.
When I think of the “West” I usually think of everything west of the
Rockies.
In many of the countries colonized by Spain, they speak Spanish
and practice Catholicism.
The Gulf states share the same coastline.
I live in Converse which is next to Randolph Air force Base.
Quiz Answers
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Absolute location
Movement
HEI or Place
Relative Location or Place
HEI
Regions or Place
Movement
Regions
Relative Location