Transcript Where is it located?

The Five Themes of
Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
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Help to understand the world.
Key areas to learn about when
studying a place or concept.
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human/ Environment Interaction
Location
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Location asks:
Where is it located?
▪ It tells us where a point is on the Earth’s
surface.
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There are two types of location
Relative
absolute
Location
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An absolute location can be a
latitude and longitude point or a
street address.
The address where you live:
Latitude: 55° North
555 Main Street
Longitude: 9° West
Absolute Location
Relative Location
South of Bill
Millers
2 miles
from HEB
100 ft from
School
A relative location is given in relation to
borders, landmarks, distance, or direction.
Place
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Place asks:
What does it look like?
▪These may include climate, people,
and landforms.
Place
The sunny islands of Hawaii have
beaches, tourists, and military bases.
Regions
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Regions ask:
How and why is one place similar to another?
Areas of the earth that are alike in some way.
Regions
Places united by common characteristics.
Southwest Region
The southwest region of the U.S. is know
to have a hot and dry climate and share a
border with Mexico to the south.
Movement
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Movement asks:
How and why are places connected with
one another?
We travel and communicate with one
another. We depend on each other for
products and ideas.
Movement
Internet
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Travel
How people share ideas, people, and
goods to shape the world.
Human-Environment
Interaction
Interaction asks:
What is the relationship between humans
and their environment?
How people react to and change the
environment.
Human-Environment
Interaction
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People getting along with nature
Parts of a
Scale
25°N,
135°E
Location
20°N,
155°W
Tropical
climate
Place
Location
20°N,
155°W
Tropical
climate
Place
Region
Southwestern
States
Location
20°N,
155°W
Tropical
climate
Place
Location
Region
Movement
Southwestern
States
IH-35, Loop
410, FM 78
20°N,
155°W
Tropical
climate
Place
Location
HumanEnvironment
Interaction
Region
Movement
Southwestern
States
IH-35, Loop
410, FM 78
Clearing land
to build new
neighborhoods