Transcript The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography
Location
• Absolute Location
–Using longitude and latitude.
–St. Louis (39°N, 90°W)
• Relative Location
–Next to, around, above (uses
prepositions)
–St. Louis (In the United States, in
Missouri, west of the Mississippi River.)
1. 20º South, 20º East
3. 20º North, 40º East
2. 20º South, 100º East
4. 60º South, 40º West
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– include mountains, rivers, soil,
beaches, wildlife, soil.
• Human Characteristics
–includes the ideas and actions of
people that result in changes to the
environment, such as buildings, roads,
clothing, and food habits.
Human / Environment Interaction
• Humans adapt to the environment.
– People adapt to the environment by
wearing clothing that is suitable for summer
and winter; rain and shine.
• Humans modify the environment.
– People modify our environment by heating
and cooling buildings for comfort.
• Humans depend on the environment.
– People use rivers and water for
transportation, agriculture and for drinking.
• People
Movement
– People immigrate to new lands, emigrate
from their old lands.
– Push Pull Factors
• Goods
– We export goods to and import goods from
other countries.
• Ideas
– Freedom has grown around the world in
other countries since 1776.
Regions
• Formal Regions:
–Like States and Countries.
–Lakes, Rivers, Mountains, Deserts.
• Functional Regions:
–Service area of Southwest Airlines
–International Shipping lanes.
• Vernacular Regions:
–The South, the mid-west, the Middle East.