Transcript 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY - Windsor Locks Public Schools

5 THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY
ge·og·ra·phy
1 : a science that deals
with the description,
distribution, and
interaction of the diverse
physical, biological, and
cultural features of the
earth's surface
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Source-Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Geography is the study of
the earth and
everything on it.
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WHERE DID THE 5 THEMES COME
FROM?
The 5 Themes of Geography were started
by the National Geographic Society to fulfill
a need for geographers (people who study
the earth and everything on it) to categorize
everything they learn. These 5 themes are
easy to remember. Just remember:
MR. HELP
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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
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MOVEMENT
•Movement includes the movement of
people, things (such as goods), as well as
communications (the movement of ideas).
•We can describe the type of
communications a place has and the main
forms of transportation, as well as what
goods are exported and imported.
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MOVEMENT
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As people, goods and ideas move from place to place
they can change a place’s characteristics.
Example: If communists invaded and overtook the United
States, our country’s geography would change.
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REGION
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Regions are areas that can be grouped together by a set of things
special to that region, such as areas speaking the same
language, or having the same religion or physical characteristics.
Loosely defined regions are regions that are grouped together in
general terms.
Example: There are things such as the North, the Far East and
Middle East. California is in the western region of the United
States.
Can you think of other regions in the United States?
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION
This is about the relationship between people and their environment.
It answers many important questions:
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How do people use their environment?
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How have people changed the environment?
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How has the environment affected the people?
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION
How do people use their environment?
Using trees for firewood, rivers to fish & transport goods.
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How have people changed the environment?
Building dams across rivers, clearing forests to plant crops.
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How has the environment affected the people?
People in cold climates wear insulated clothes to keep warm.
It affects the way people transport things.
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LOCATION
Location tells you where a place is. It is divided into 2 parts:
Absolute & Relative
Relative: This is the place’s location compared to another place.
Example: Windsor Locks is 50 miles from New Haven.
Florida is in the southern United States.
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LOCATION
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Absolute: Is shown by an address. It gives an exact position.
Example: 7 Center Street, Windsor Locks, CT.
On a globe or map it is shown by longitude and latitude lines.
Latitude lines run parallel to the equator, longitude lines run north
and south between the north and south poles. The equator is at 0
degrees, while the poles are 90 degrees north and south.
Example: New York is located at 40 degree North, 73 degree West.
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PLACE
A place is described by its physical and/or human characteristics.
Physical: landforms, climate, vegetation, rivers, soil.
Human: things that have changed due to the people
who live there (roads, buildings), customs,
political systems, economy, etc.
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Things to think about
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Movement –
What does movement involve besides
transportation?
Region –
What other regions are there in the United
States? How are they different?
Human Environmental –
How do people in Windsor Locks modify their
environment to accommodate them?
How do people in Windsor Locks adapt to their
environment in terms of what they wear and how
they build their homes?
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More things to think about
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Location –
What is the difference between absolute and
relative location? Give an example of relative
location involving Windsor Locks.
Place –
What makes a place different from another place?
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Five Themes of Geography
Quiz
A key to the quiz follows the last slide.
You may continue answering each question until the correct
answer is found.
Question 1
Which of the following is NOT a
geography theme?
A. movement
B. human-environmental
interaction
C. region
D. people
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Question #2
Which of the following is an example of
Human-Environmental Interaction?
A. walking in the woods
B. watching TV
C. playing Gameboy
D. rainforest clearing
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Question #3
Which of the following helped create
the themes of geography?
A. Geographica
Institute
B. National Geographic
C. National Council for
Social Studies
D. Social Studies Teachers
of America
Society
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Question 4
Which of the following is an example of
PLACE
A. Deep South
B. McDonalds
C. Dodge County
Middle School
D. Skating rink
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Question #5
Which of the following is NOT an
example of Location?
A. Springfield,
Missouri
B. Dodge County Middle School
C. Georgia
D. the hills
1103 Herman Ave
Eastman, GA 31023
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Question #6
Which of the following is an example of
region?
A. Georgia
B. South America
C. United States
D. The Midwest
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Question #7
What is the name of a person who studies
the earth and everything on it?
A. Photographer
B. Cartographer
C. Geographer
D. Mapographer
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Key
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Making Sense of it All
Now that you have found out a little about the five
themes, how can you use them?
Imagine for a minute that you are a newspaper
reporter. An important discovery of a lost land has
been made, and you have the chance to be the first
person to interview the returning explorers. Make a
list of the questions that you might ask. Remember,
the five themes and ask the most important
questions from each.
Here are some questions to get you started:
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Where is it?
Where exactly is that?
What does it look like?
Is it prone to any type of natural disaster?
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