Transcript 5 Themes of Geography ppt

Tells you where it is-
1.Location: Tells you where it is-Relative Location: position of a place compared
to another place.
-Absolute location: The exact position of a
place on the earth.
Uses:
• exact coordinates- (latitude & longitude)
• Addresses
• Accurate descriptions of a location
Is it Relative or Absolute location?
• 1. Southwest of Houston
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• 2. 2407 Pine Terrace Dr. (Kingwood Middle School)
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• 3. Corner of Woodland Hills and North Park
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• 4. 40 N and 90 E
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• 5. Near the coast
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• 6. East of Texas
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2.Place: What is it like when you get there?
What does the area look like and who occupies
it? - Desert areas, forested areas, coastal
areas, urban areas, racial population, etc.
- physical characteristics: Describes what
features give an area its own identity.
(landforms, climate, plants, animals).
- human characteristics: (language, religion,
architecture, music, politics, racial population,
etc.
What are the unique features of this place?
• What are the unique features of this place?
• What are the unique features of this place?
• What is the difference
between
Location & Place?
What is the difference between
Location & Place?
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What is the difference between
Location & Place?
Place: Tells you what its like
People & ideas get around
4. Movement: People and ideas get around.
~Migration: moving from one place to another –
(culture, ideas)
~Transportation: ex. how your food, electronics, etc.
get to supermarkets & stores…they come from other
cities & countries.
~Communication: technology allows us to
communicate with those faraway.
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4.Human-Environmental Interaction:
What do the people do to the environment? What
does the environment do for the people?
~The way people are changing or interacting to the
environment. Ex. adding ditches & ponds, leveling land to
build houses, cutting down trees, planting trees, polluting
the air, etc.
Can be good
or bad
• The environment influences how:
• We live
• Example: What’s
the environment
like & how does it
affect the people who
live there?
5. Regions: What do locations have in
common? Climate, religion, language,
education…
-Areas that have something in common.
See if you can answer which theme
of Geography these are?
• Location
• Place
• Movement
• Human- Environment Interaction
• Region
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Location (relative or absolute)
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region
1. Fax Machines send messages &
information from Houston to the border
town of Brownsville.
Movement
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Region
2. Concrete drainage ditches catch flood
water run-off from community streets
and sewers.
Human Environment Interaction
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3. Burger King is at the corner of West Lake
Houston and Kingwood Dr.
Absolute Location
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Human-Environment Interaction
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4. East Texas has pine forests due to the
amount of annual precipitation it
receives.
Place
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of Geography
 Location (relative or absolute)
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 Human-Environment Interaction
 Movement
 Region
5. Lubbock Texas can found at 34 N and
102 W.
Absolute Location
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Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region
6. Air Jordan’s are made in China and sent to
the U.S. for individuals to wear.
Movement
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7. 18 acres of trees are cut down to build 60
more houses in a new subdivision.
Human Environment Interaction
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of Geography
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8. San Antonio is a city with a large
population of Hispanics.
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9. Chick-Fil-A is located at 4594 Kingwood Dr.