Transcript THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
THE 5 CATEGORIES THAT
GEOGRAPHERS USE TO STUDY
EARTH AND EVERYTHING ON IT.
Exact point on the Earth’s surface
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
a specific location: latitude &
longitude, exact address
RELATIVE LOCATION
HOW to SPECIFICALLY get
from one place to another
EXAMPLE: Drive two
blocks, then turn left
Like GPS directions in a
car
• What is it like? (senses)
• What makes it different
from another place?
• What kind of place is it?
HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS
Languages spoken?
Customs?
Belief systems?
Population?
Tourism?
EXAMPLE:
• What makes a park
different from a city
street ?
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
landforms (geography)
climate
vegetation
soil
wild life
sounds / smells
An area that shares similar characteristics in
terms of government, language, landforms,
climate, etc. Ask yourself, “ What makes it like
other areas?”
Examples:
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deserts
rain forests
plains
mountains
tundra
DESERTS
HOT / DRY
CLIMATE
LITTLE/ NO
RAIN FALL
SANDY/
ROCKY SOIL
RAIN
FORESTS
HOT / HUMID
CLIMATE
GREEN
VEGETATION
RAIN FALL
REMEMBER: Regions are areas of land that are the same anywhere.
FOR EXAMPLE: “Plains” can be found in the Midwest part of the U.S AND
somewhere like Africa (totally different continent!)
“Tundra” can be found in Alaska in U.S. AND Greenland or
Iceland (totally different continents)
How do people, goods, & ideas move around the world?
THINK ABOUT IT:
• How do we
communicate?
• How do we get items in a
store from one place to
another ?
• How do people get from
one place to another ?
• How are people & places
connected?
• How people ADAPT
or CHANGE the
Environment (land)
How do people interact with
their land?
HOW ARE WE ABLE TO
LIVE SOMEWHERE ?
How does nature make us
change the way we live?
Remembering the 5 Themes
Just ask MR. HELP
Movement
Region
HE Human Environment Interaction
Location
Place
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5Themes of geography