Transcript 5 Themes of Geography - Poulsbo Middle School

THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
LOCATION
Where are We?
Absolute Location
 A latitude and longitude
(or global) location or a
street address (or local)
location.
 Paris, France is 48o
North Latitude and 2o
East Longitude.
 Paris, France – LA48N, LO-2E
 Paris, France – 48N,
2E
 The White House is
located at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.,
Washington, D. C.
Relative Location
 Described by landmarks,
time, direction, or
distance, from one place
to another using a
direction in the
description.
 North of Anytown,
Pennsylvania.
 1 mile west on Main
Street and turn south;
east of Walmart,
Poulsbo,
Washington.
PLACE
What it is like there, what kind of place it is…
Human
Characteristics
 the main languages,
customs, and beliefs…
 number of people
living, working, and
visiting a place…
Physical
Characteristics
 landforms (mountains,
rivers, valleys, other
geographic features),
climate, vegetation,
wildlife, soil…
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
 How humans and the environment affect each
other...
 We depend on it.
 People depend on the Tennessee River for water and
transportation.
 We modify it.
 People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
 People build things, changing the landscape.
 We adapt to it.
 People adapt to the environment through roads,
businesses, clothing, and homes.
MOVEMENT
 How people, goods, ideas are moved from place
to place…
 Human Movement
 Trucks, trains, planes, etc.
 Information and Ideas Movement
 Phones, computers (email), mail,
social media, Internet
 TV, radio, magazines, advertisements
REGIONS
How are Regions similar to and different from
other places?
 Formal Regions
 Regions defined by governmental or administrative
boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
 Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky
Mountain region, Chinatown, International District).
 Functional Regions
 Regions defined by an activity or operation (newspaper
service area, cell phone coverage area).
 Vernacular Regions
 Regions defined by peoples’ or geographic perceptions
(Middle East, The South, Amazon Region, West Indies, Bay
Area, Tri-Cities, etc.)
Remembering the
5 Themes
If you can’t remember what they are just
remember MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
R – Regions
HE – Human Environment interaction
L – Location
P - Place
Your assignment - Using the
5 Themes of Geography…
 (a) Describe you and your family…
 (b) Describe Poulsbo…
 Make sure you use all 5 themes.