Transcript The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of
Geography
A Framework for Studying the
World
North Carolina Geographic Alliance
PowerPoint Presentations
2007
Notes
• Location
• Place
5 Themes of
Geography
• Region
• Movement
• Human-Environment
Interaction
Theme 1: Location
• Where is It?
Two Types of Location
• Why is It There? •Absolute
•Relative
Absolute Location
• A specific place on the
Earth’s surface
• Uses a grid system
• Latitude (starts at
equator)
• Longitude (starts at the
prime meridian in
Greenwich, England
• A global address
• Used by GPS
North Carolina
Absolute Location
• North Carolina
36° N Latitude
79° W longitude
• This classroom, CMS, Canton, NC
35° 52' N Latitude
82° 85' W Longitude
Relative Location
• Where a place is
in relation to
another place
• Uses directional
words to describe
– Cardinal and
intermediate
directions
North Carolina
• North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on
the north, South Carolina and Georgia on
the south, and Tennessee on the
west.
• The Atlantic Ocean forms North
Carolina's east coast.
• North Carolina
is one of the
Southeastern
States
Notes
• Location
5 Themes of
Geography
– Where is it?
– Why is it there?
– Absolute Location—where it is
based on its position on earth,
like an address
– Relative Location—where it is
compared to other places, like
“around the corner”
Theme 2: Place
Physical Characteristics
• Land Features
• Mountains, plains,
and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water
North Carolina:
Physical
Characteristics
Cape Hatteras
Mount Mitchell
Theme 2: Place
Human Characteristics
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People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and
Landmarks
• Cities
North Carolina: Human
Characteristics
UNC-Chapel Hill
Scotch-Irish
Cherokees
Charlotte, NC
Notes
• Place
– Physical characteristics
5 Themes of
Geography
• Landforms
• Climate
– Human characteristics
• People
• Culture
Theme 3: Regions
What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions
• Landform Regions
• Agricultural Regions
• Cultural Regions
North Carolina: Regions
Theme 4: Movement
The Mobility of
• People
• Goods
• Ideas
How places are
linked to one
another and the
world
North Carolina: Movement
Conrail
Port of Morehead City
Asheville Airport
I-40 Interchange
Theme 5: Human and
Environment Interaction
How People Interact With Their
Environment
People . . .
• Adapt to Their Environment
• Modify Their Environment
• Depend on Their Environment
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North Carolina: Human
Environment Interaction
Snowy
Weather
Fontana Dam
Farming
Canton Mill
Notes
• Region
– Places with common characteristics
5 Themes of
Geography
• Movement
– Mobility
– Linkage
• Human-Environment Interaction
– Adapt to
– Modify
– Depend on