Transcript Five Themes of Geography

Five Themes of Geography
Geography is the study of the
distribution and interaction of
physical and human features on earth
Location - Where is it?
• Absolute
– Can be given in latitude and longitude
or an address
– Latitude – read as north of the equator
or south of the equator (0° Latitude)
– Longitude – read as east or west of the
prime meridian ( 0° Longitude)
• Relative
– How a place is related to the
surrounding environment
LATITUDE & LONGITUDE
• Latitude range from 0° at the equator to 90°
N or 90°S at the poles.
• Longitude lines run parallel to the Prime
Meridian and run through Greenwich,
England. They range from 0° at the
Prime Meridian to 180°E or 180°W.
• They are read in degrees °, minutes ' , and
seconds "
•Example: Warner Robins, GA
•32°37'14.988"N and 83°36'00"W
Complete your paper – There are 45°
between each line of latitude and
longitude
How did you do?
Place – What is it like?
• Physical features
– Include things like landforms, climate,
and vegetation
• Cultural features
– Built by men
– Can be roads, dams, cities, buildings,
etc
CAN A PLACE CHANGE?
REGION – How are places similar
or different?
• A region usually has more than one
characteristic that ties it together
• Examples: physical, political,
economic, cultural
Of what regions could Warner Robins
be a part?
Human-Environment InteractionHow do people relate to the physical
world?
• They change to adapt to the climate
– Eskimo’s build igloos where there is no
wood
• They change to adapt to their needs
– People build dams to provide power,
stop flooding and increased trade
opportunity
How have we interacted to increase the
size of Warner Robins?
MOVEMENT – How do people,
goods, and ideas move from one
location to another?
• Linear – how far
• Time – how long
• Psychological – how do people view
distance
How has modern technology changed
the movement of goods and ideas?