Transcript The Five Themes of Geography

What do Geographers Do?
Geographers
look at the
patterns and
connections
between
people and
land to help
them describe
the earth.
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Five Themes of Geography
Where is it?
Two Types of Location
Absolute Location
• Absolute: Latitude and Longitude or an
address
– KCHS: Latitude 30º03’52.337” N Longitude:
95°29’30.833”W or 20811 Ella Blvd.
Latitudes
North/South Hemispheres
Longitudes
East/West Hemispheres
Measurement
Relative Location
• Relative: Describing
where a place is by
describing places
near it.
– KCHS – south of
Schindelwolf & west
of Kreinhop.
What is it like?
Two Features
• Human features: The
culture of a place.
– Race, religions, languages,
governments, occupations,
architecture, foods, clothing,
etc.
• Physical features: Things determined
by nature.
– Climate, indigenous plants, animals, land
forms, types of soils, etc.
How do people
relate to the
physical world?
Human- Environment
Interaction
• How people effect the environment and
how the environment effects people.
• People either adapt to their environment
or the alter their environment
Examples
• Dams
• Roads
• Farms
• Cities
How do people,
ideas, and
products move
from one
location to
another?
Movement
• Movement of people, goods, and ideas
from one place to another.
Everything Came From Somewhere
Linear Distance
• How far do people, products and ideas
travel from one location to another.
Time Distance
• The amount of time it takes for a
person/idea/good to travel from one
location to another.
Psychological Time
• The way people perceive distance.
How are areas
similar or
different?
Region
• An area that is unique. Geographers use
regions to compare different areas.
Distinctive Characteristics
Formal Regions
• Defined by a limited number of related
characteristics.
• Houston
• Texas
• USA
• Africa
Functional Regions
• Organized around a set of interactions and
connections between places.
• Think of a hub:
– Downtown to Spring
– Medical Center to Sugarland
Perceptual Regions
• People see characteristics the same way.
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Hill Country
The South
The Westbank
The Midwest
The Middle East
SW Houston