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The 5 Themes of Geography
By: Pamela Gunter
LOCATION, Location, Location!
• Located at 154°40' W to
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162° W and 16° 55' N to
23° N
South West of California,
and West of Central Mexico
It is in the central Pacific
Ocean
The closest Land Mass is
2500 miles away- North
America!
MUSIC
PLACE-- What is the Land Like?
• It is an archipelago, otherwise
known as a chain of Islands.
• There are 8 Islands (one
uninhabited by people)
• Beaches, Mountains, Volcanoes.
• Islands made from Volcanic
Rocks (Some volcanoes still
active)
•MUSIC
More About the Land…
• Highest Point is 13,796
Ft (Mt. Mauna Kea)
• Lowest is Sea Level
• Some places are jutted
cliffs (creates waterfalls)
and other are white
sandy beaches (vacation
spots)
• 2 mountain ranges
MOVEMENT
• Everything must be
brought in by boat or
airplane
– This causes it to be a very
expensive place to live!
• There are public schools,
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colleges, and universities
on the islands
Ferries run between each
of the islands
HUMAN ENVIROMENTAL
INTERACTION
• Major Adaptations
• Have found fertile areas to
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grow some crops.
Built on solid rock, or sand
Landscape was very hard
to change, caused the
adaptation to take place
Climate good for
pineapples, sugar cane,
and Nuts.
REGIONS
• 8 Islands- All
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different names,
environments, some
different cultural ways
Mountains/ Beaches
Fertile and Unfertile
Wet and Cool / Dry
and Warm
Sources
• http://quickfacts.census.gov
• http://www.henry.k12.ga.us
• http://www.state.hi.us/health/dengue/haw
aiimaps.html