Transcript 5 Themes of Geography

THE 5 THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
CH 1 SECTION 1 NOTES
THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
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Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
LOCATION
Where something is
• Absolute Location
(Exact location)
– A latitude and longitude
(global location) or a
street address (local
location).
– Paris France is 48o North
Latitude and 2o East
Longitude.
– The White House is
located at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
• Relative Location
(General Location)
– Described by landmarks,
time, direction or
distance. From one place
to another.
– Go 1 mile west on main
street and turn left for 1
block.
PLACE
What is it like there, a description of an area?
• Physical
• Human
Characteristics
Characteristics
• What are the main
languages, customs,
beliefs?
• What foods do they eat,
clothing they wear?
• Population
• Landforms/Bodies of
Water (mountains, rivers,
etc.), climate, vegitation,
wildlife, soil, etc.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• How do humans and the environment affect
each other?
– We depend on it.
• Food, Water, Transportation
– We modify it.
• Heating and cooling buildings for comfort, cutting
down/planting trees
– We adapt to it.
• Clothing and activities
MOVEMENT
• How are people, goods, ideas moved from place
to place?
• Transportation, Communication
and Trade
– Human Movement
• Trucks, Trains, Planes
– Information and Ideas Movement
• Phones, computer (email), mail
TV, Radio, Magazines
REGIONS
• How are Regions similar to and different from other
places?
• Regions are areas that share common
characteristics
– Formal Regions
• Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States,
Countries, Cities)
• Regions defined by similar characteristics (Economic:Corn Belt,
Landforms: Rocky Mountain region, Culture:Chinatown).
– Functional Regions
• Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell phone
coverage area).
Remembering the 5 themes
• If you can’t remembering what they
are just ask MR. HELP!!!
• M – Movement
• R – Regions
• HE – Human Environment interaction
• L – Location
• P - Place
Your assignment
• Create a lift the flap book in your notes.
• Put the theme on the flap and a written
description or picture of that theme relating to
Pittsburgh
• Make sure you use every theme.
• EX: