Transcript The Five Themes of Geography - Phoenix Union High School District

5 Themes of Geography
 Essential
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Questions:
What are the 5 themes of
geography?
Why is it important to know the 5
themes of geography?
 **GEOGRAPHY
MAPPING
QUIZ TOMORROW!
Mapping Review
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3.
Turn in your notes worksheet from
yesterday that you completed
individually.
Get out your table packet from
yesterday. (The one we didn’t have
time to finish)
We will review this as a class
before we begin todays notes.
The Five Themes of
Geography
Location,
Place,
Human-Environment Interaction,
Movement,
Regions
1. Location
Location is the basis of geographic
education
 Every event in life happens somewhere
 We use location to answer questions
about where they happen.
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Location
Location answers the question:
Where Are We? Or Where is it?
 Locations can be absolute or relative
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Location
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Absolute locations are associated with
latitude and longitude or a street address
Location
Example: Where is Phoenix?
 Answer: It is located at 33° North, 112°
West
 Or what is
your address?
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Location
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Relative locations are described by
landmarks, time, direction or distance from
one place to another.
Example of Relative Location:
Where is Phoenix located?
 Answer: North of Tucson. South of
Flagstaff. Near Casa Grande
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Review
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What type of location is 5401 S. 7th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85040?
Relative
or
Absolute
2. Place
Every place on earth has its own special
qualities that make it different from other
places.
 The two major characteristics of place are,
physical and human.
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Place
Physical Characteristics are things
determined by nature, such as climate,
land forms, indigenous plants and animals.
 Human characteristics can be defined by
the culture of a place.
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Example: language, clothing, architectural
style
Place
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Place is answered by the question:
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What kind of place is it?
For example, what do you think of when
you imagine China? Russia? Italy?
Review
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What are the two major characteristics of
place?
Physical & Human
3. Human/Environmental
Interaction
How do humans and the environment
affect each other?
 How does the environment affect people?
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There are three key concepts to
human/environment interaction
Humans adapt to the environment
 Humans modify the environment
 Humans depend on the environment
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Human/Environmental Interaction
Humans adapt to the environment
 People adapt to their environment by the
type of clothes they wear depending on
the weather
Human/Environmental Interaction
Humans modify the environment
 People modify the environment by heating
and cooling buildings for comfort.
Human/Environmental Interaction
Humans depend on the
environment
 People depend on major
rivers like the
Mississippi, Colorado
and the Nile
Human/Environmental Interaction
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Environment is not just trees, animals and
climate, it is also the feel of the place.
Big City
 Rural Area
 Landscape
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Review
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What is an example of humans modifying
their environment?
Heating or cooling a building.
4. Movement
The movement of people, the import and
export of goods, and mass communication
have all played major roles in shaping our
world.
 Today, we live in a global village and
global economy
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Movement
The earth is populated by over 5.5 billion
people.
 Most of us depend on other people from
many different places to provide us with
products and information.
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Movement
Not only do humans move, but so do
ideas, fashions, and fads.
Question: How do we depend on people in
other places?
Question: How would our lives change if our
movement options changed?
Question: What would happen if our
transportation methods changed?
Question: How do we get food?
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6. Region
Regions are human constructs that can be
mapped and analyzed
 Regions are the basic unit of study in
geography
 A Region is an area that shares a
common language & culture.
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It displays a coherent unity in terms of the
government, language, landform or situation
Region
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There are three types of Regions
Formal
 Functional
 Vernacular
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Regions
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Formal Regions are defined by
governmental or administrative boundaries
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Ex.
Regions
Functional Regions are those defined by a
function or business
 If the function ceases to exists, the region
no longer exists
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Ex.
A business district
Regions
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Vernacular regions are those loosely
defined by people’s perception –they
share common characteristics.
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Ex. The South, The Middle East
Regions
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What region do we live in?
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What type of region is it?
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What are its characteristics?
Review
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What type of region is the Bible belt?
A Vernacular Region