The Five Themes of Geography
Download
Report
Transcript The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes
of Geography
Follow along with the outline
Absolute Location
Precise position on the globe
Found by using a grid system composed
of lines of latitude and longitude
Latitude and Longitude are measured in
degrees ( ° ) and minutes ( ' )
• Example: 10°36' N and 71°33' W
Coordinates are two points of
intersection on the grid system
• Expressed using brackets with a comma
• Latitude always comes first
• example: (0°, 90°E)
Relative Location
Locating a place in relation to/compared to
other places
• Large scale = CSW is across the street from the
Cannery Shopping Center
• Small scale = Patagonia is located in the southern
half of Argentina
When giving relative location it is best to start
on a smaller scale and then zoom in to a larger
scale
• Cuba is located in the Caribbean Sea, north of
Jamaica, and 90 miles south of Key West, Florida
PLACE
A space that has physical and human
meaning
• Human characteristics – Language, Religion,
Cultural traditions, Type of government,
Trade networks
• Physical characteristics – Vegetation,
Climate, landforms, bodies of water, natural
resources
Geographers group places into regions
REGIONS
Regions are larger than places
The places within a region share
commonalities that make it a region
Three types of regions
• Uniform or Formal
• Functional
• Perceptual
Human Environment
Interaction
The study of the interrelationship
between people and their physical
environment
Looks at:
• How people use their environment?
• How and why they have changed it?
• What are the consequences of these
changes?
Movement
Refers to how the migration of people,
goods, and ideas shape the world
Why migrate?
•
•
•
•
Cultural clashes
Political repression
Economic opportunities
Scarce resources
Interdependence
• Relying on one another for goods, services,
and ideas