Transcript The 5 Themes of Geography

The 5 Themes of
Geography
Objective: Students will be able to understand & apply the 5 themes
of geography to actual locations of their choice
5 Themes of Geography
1.Location 2. Place
3. Human Environment
Interaction 4. Movement
5. Regions
1. Location
 Location can be described as a
place’s position on the globe
 Latitude:
imaginary lines running
parallel to the Equator
 Longitude:
imaginary lines running
north and south
between the poles
The Equator is the
imaginary line that splits the
earth into 2 equal halves, or
hemispheres between the north
and south poles
Latitude
North Pole 0 ̊N
("World atlas.com," 2010)
South Pole 0 ̊S
Longitude
Prime Meridian=0 ̊
through Greenwich,
England
Longitude lines, or
meridians, run north and
south between the poles
Lines are measured east
and west of Greenwich up
to 180 ̊
("Port cities london," 2004)
(Gough, 2009)
Absolute Location
 The exact location of a place
using latitude and longitude or a
mailing address.
 Ex: St Louis is at 38 degrees north;
90 degrees west
 Ex: My house is located at 123
Main Street
Relative Location
 Is a place’s position in relation to
the location of another place.
 Ex: Subway is just beyond
McDonalds close to Publix
2. Place
 The physical and human features at a
given location.
Such as…?
Physical Characteristics
The physical
(natural) features at a
given location
Examples:
Mountains, lakes,
rivers, climate, and
vegetation
Human Characteristics
Describes the human characteristics of a location.
Examples include:
Manmade statues
Economic Systems
Population, Language, &Culture
Communication Systems
Government Systems
3. Human-Environment
Interaction
 How people change their environment to fit their
needs and how people change the way they live in
order to fit the environment they live in.
Cut down trees
Buildings
Build Roads
What are some of the
consequences of change?
Destruction of Our Natural Resources…
Forests
Oceans
("The Role of," )
Progress &
Innovation…
Roads
Buildings
Efficiency
(Sharp, 2008)
4. Movement
How people, goods, information and ideas move from
place to place.
 Transportation
 Railroad
 Roads, Highways
 Airports
• Communication of ideas

– Computers
– Telephones/cell phones
All of these things make it easier to communicate & for
both people & goods to travel from one place to another
Movement
People, Ideas, and
Products
(P.I.P.)
5. Regions
 An area with common features that many
it different from other areas.
A Group of Places
1 Common Characteristic
A
REGION
5. Regions
 Southeast
 “Southern” accent
 Call soda “coke”
 Y’all
 Southern
Hospitality
 Sweet tea
 More farming
 Northeast
 “Northern” accent
 Boston
 New York
 New Jersey
 Call soda “pop”
 Unsweet tea
 More industry
Formal Regions
-states, countries, cities
-Places with specific
boundaries
Functional Regions
-one central place and the
surrounding places affected by
it
-A metropolitan area could
consist of a large city plus its
surrounding suburbs
Formal Map - Political
5 Themes of Geography
1.Location 2. Place
3. Human Environment
Interaction 4. Movement
5. Regions