Transcript 5 Themes of Geography

January 28,2014
 What are the three main themes of this class?
 What is one difference between the map at the front of
the room and the big one at the back of the room?
THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Describes how people interact with
the environment.
 1. We depend on it.
 Count on natural resources for
survival
 Water
 Trees
 Oil
 Minerals


People depend on the Mississippi
River for water and transportation.
Logging businesses cut trees for
paper, homes etc.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
 We modify the environment.
 Canals
 Buildings – AC/heat
 Cutting trees
 Dams
 Roads
 Bridges

People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
 We adapt to the environment.
 Clothing
 Type of buildings

We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable
for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine.
January 29, 2014
 What are the three ways that we interact with the
environment?
LOCATION
Describes where
something is at.
 Absolute Location
 Exact Location
 Relative Location
 Described by
landmarks, time,
direction or distance.
From one place to
another.

 A latitude and longitude
(global location) or a
street address (local
location).


Paris France is 48o North
Latitude and 2o East
Longitude.
The White House is
located at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
Go 1 mile west on main
street and turn left for 1
block.
 Compares one location
to another.

I live 2 blocks N. of Lake
Hazel Middle School.
40◦S 70◦W
40◦N 2◦E
24◦S 20◦E
10◦S 80◦W
0◦ 30◦E
40N◦ 120◦W
MOVEMENT
Describes how people, goods
and ideas move around the world.
 Human Movement

Trucks, Trains, Planes
 Movement of goods

Imports & Exports
 Information Movement

Phones, computer (email), mail, Internet
 Idea Movement

How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines, Internet
PLACE
Describes what something
is like.
 Human
Characteristics



What are the main
languages, customs, and
beliefs.
How many people live,
work, and visit a place.
Anything man made
 Physical
Characteristics

Landforms (mountains,
rivers, etc.), climate,
vegetation, wildlife, soil,
weather, etc.
Cabo San Lucus, Mexico
Physical
Characteristics
Man-made
Characteristics
Panama
Human Characteristics
 Population: (Est. 2010):




3,405,813 citizens.
Majority Religion: Roman
Catholic
Literacy Rate: 90%
Official Language: Spanish
Panama Canal
Physical Characteristics
 Isthmus, Peninsula,





Archipelago
Tropical Climate
Days are around 12 hours year
round
May-November is called
Rainy Season
December-April is called Dry
Season
Volcan Baru—highest
mountain peak
REGIONS
Describes what a group of
places are like and what
they have in common.
 Physical Characteristics
 Climate
 Vegetation
 Mountains
 Lakes
 Countries/Areas within the Himalayan Mountains have
similarities because of those mountains.
 Cultural Characteristics
 Language
 Government
 Crops
 Religion
 Countries in the Middle East all speak Arabic
 Iowa is in the Corn Belt Region
Latin America
 Speak similar languages
 (Spanish, Portuguese)
 Mostly Catholic
 Central America, South
America & Island
Nations in the Caribbean
Sea
Latin America
South East Asia
Middle East
Scandinavia
Sub-Sahara Africa