Transcript Every Day Actions

How do we look at the world?
How do we look at the world?
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location
World Continent Series – Europe
2007
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
• Relative – describe the things
around a place and the things
that connect it to other
places.
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
• Relative – describe the things
around a place and the things
that connect it to other
places.
– direction from other places
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
• Relative – describe the things
around a place and the things
that connect it to other
places.
– direction from other places
– water as links
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
• Relative – describe the things
around a place and the things
that connect it to other
places.
– direction from other places
– water as links
– hemisphere
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
• Relative – describe the things
around a place and the things
that connect it to other
places.
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–
–
–
direction from other places
water as links
hemisphere
prime meridian, equator,
tropics of Cancer or Capricorn
Location
• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by
giving its latitude and
longitude, as well as a street
address
• Relative – describe the things
around a place and the things
that connect it to other
places.
–
–
–
–
direction from other places
water as links
hemisphere
prime meridian, equator,
tropics of Cancer or Capricorn
– climate (coastal, mountainous)
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location
• Place
Place
• Physical Characteristics
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
– countries
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
– countries
– population
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
– countries
– population
– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
– countries
– population
– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers
– where people choose to live
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
– countries
– population
– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers
– where people choose to live
– the languages people speak
Place
• Physical Characteristics
– size
– countries
– population
– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers
– where people choose to live
– the languages people speak
– Unique features (wildlife or
landforms)
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location
• Place
• HumanEnvironment
Interaction
World Continent Series – Europe
2007
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
– harm animal habitats
with pollution
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
– harm animal habitats
with pollution
– population needs for
natural resources
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
+ or • Positive Interactions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
– harm animal habitats
with pollution
– population needs for
natural resources
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
+ or • Positive Interactions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
– harm animal habitats
with pollution
– population needs for
natural resources
– conserve energy
– save fuel
– recycle
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
+ or • Positive Interactions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
– harm animal habitats
with pollution
– population needs for
natural resources
– conserve energy
– save fuel
– recycle
• Negative Interactions
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
+ or • Positive Interactions
– drive on roads that
were once forest lands
– build houses on
farmland
– harm animal habitats
with pollution
– population needs for
natural resources
– conserve energy
– save fuel
– recycle
• Negative Interactions
– nuclear accidents
• Chernobyl plant in
Ukraine
Physical Map:
Shows
landforms such
as mountains,
rivers,
elevation,
valleys, etc.
Political Map:
Shows
territorial
borders,
countries and
their borders,
and main
cities.
Physical Map:
Shows landforms
such as mountains,
rivers, elevation,
valleys, etc.
Political Map: Shows
territorial borders,
countries and their
borders, and main
cities.
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location
• Place
• HumanEnvironment
Interaction
• Movement
World Continent Series – Europe
2007
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products
– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products
– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet
• Transportation: movement involving vehicles
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products
– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet
• Transportation: movement involving vehicles
– Highways, railways, waterways, airways
Movement
• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products
– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet
• Transportation: movement involving vehicles
– Highways, railways, waterways, airways
» automobiles, planes, boats, ships, bicycles, cars,
motorcycles, buses, trucks
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location
• Place
• HumanEnvironment
Interaction
• Movement
• Regions
World Continent Series – Europe
2007
Regions
• Describes an area of land
–
Regions
• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique
Regions
• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique
• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this
particular area?
Regions
• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique
• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this
particular area?
• What languages are spoken?
Regions
• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique
• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this
particular area?
• What languages are spoken?
• What ethnic groups live in the area?
Regions
• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique
• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this
particular area?
• What languages are spoken?
• What ethnic groups live in the area?
• Ask where, how, and why people live in this
particular area.