Transcript 5 Themes of Geography

THE 5 THEMES
OF GEOGRAPHY
THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
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Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
LOCATION
Where are we?
• Absolute Location
– A latitude and longitude
(global location) or a street
address (local location).
– Yuma, Arizona is
30o North Latitude
and 114o West
Longitude.
– The White House is
located at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
• Relative 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.
Location
• “Where is Gary A. Knox Elementary School?”
• absolute location
• 2926 South 21st Drive
Yuma, Arizona 85364
• relative location
• Crossroads of South Avenue B and West 32nd Street
PLACE
What is it like there? What kind of place is it?
• Human
Characteristics
• What are the main
languages, customs,
and beliefs?
• How many people
live, work, and visit a
place?
• Physical
Characteristics
• Landforms
(mountains, rivers,
lakes, etc.), climate,
vegetation, wildlife,
soil, etc.
• Place identifies natural and human
features that make a place different
from other places.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
How do humans and the environment affect each
other?
– We depend on it.
• People depend on the Colorado River
for water, energy, and transportation.
– We modify it.
• People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
– We adapt to it.
• We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats).
• Human Environment Interaction focuses on the
relationship between people and the
environment
• Human-Environment Interaction focuses on the
relationship between people and the environment
Kasilof River, Alaska
Mountains near the village of Sapa, Vietnam
MOVEMENT
How are people, goods, and ideas moved
from place to place?
 Human Movement
 Trucks, Trains, Planes, and ships
 Information Movement
 Phones, computer (email), mail
 Idea Movement
 How do fads move from place to place?
– TV, Radio, Magazines
Movement answers the question “How do
people, goods, and ideas move from place to
place?
• The need to travel from place to place in
order to move humans, exchange goods,
information, and ideas.
• Movement allows civilizations to expand
their knowledge for future generations.
REGIONS
How are Regions similar too 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)
– Functional Regions
• Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell
phone coverage area)
• Regions are areas
that share at least
one common
feature
Remembering the 5 Themes of
Geography
• If you can’t remember just ask MR.
HELP!!!
• M – Movement
• R – Regions
• HE – Human Environment
Interaction
• L – Location
• P - Place
Your assignment
1. Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes
of Geography.
2. Make sure you use every theme.
Location
• Absolute
•Relative
Human Environment
Interaction
•People adapt
•People change
Region
•Similar physical conditions
•Common cultural traits
Five
Themes Of
Geography
Place
•Physical features
•Human features
Movement
•Travel from place to place
•Exchange of goods and ideas