Transcript Five Themes of Geography - Etiwanda E

Five Themes
of
Geography
By
Richard Heath
<<<<<<<<<<<NOT MR.HEATH
Essential Question?
 How do the five themes of geography apply to
everyday learning?
 What are the five themes of geography?
THE FIVE THEMES
 Location
 Place
 Human/Environmental
Interactions
 Movement
 Region
Theme 1
Location
“Where are we?”
Absolute latitude and longitude
Relative landmarks, distances from one to
another
Theme 2
Place
 What kind of place is it?
 Human and physical characteristics
Theme 3
Human/Environmental Interactions
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How do humans and the environment affect each other?
Humans adapt to environment
Humans modify environment
Humans depend on environment
Theme 4
Movement
Movement of people, goods and ideas
How and why do these things move?
Theme 5
Regions
A region is an area that shares common
landforms, government or language
See a Student Sample
 Take a look at this great example
Name the state… and record some
cool info! State bird, population, region, statehood
 Take a geo quiz on your own!
 http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Fun Facts
 What is the longest river whose drainage basin is located entirely in
one country (in other words, the longest river only located in one
country)?
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Amazon
Yangtze
Mississippi
Yenisey
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What is the longest river in the United States?
Yukon
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Comprehension Questions
&
Cool Facts
What themes do these pictures represent?
Click on a picture to check out a cool link to find more info about the
world we enjoy! Write your own list of cool facts.
Take a View
 Click on the the following pictures to watch a
video.
 Name the theme or themes of geography that
applies to each video.