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Bell Work •What are the 5 Themes of Geography? THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY REVIEW THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY •Location •Place •Human-Environment Interaction •Movement •Regions LOCATION •Absolute Location • Exact Location • Latitude and Longitude or Street Address • Paris, France is 48° North Latitude & 2° East Longitude • Please come up with a street address •Relative Location • Described by directions, distance, landmarks, or time • Go 1 mi. west on Main St. & turn left for 1 block • Please write 1 relative location PLACE •Human Characteristics • What are the main languages, customs, & beliefs. • How many people live, work, & visit a place. •Physical Characteristics • Landforms (mts, rivers, etc.) • Climate • Vegetation • Wildlife • Soil Bell Work Describe these photos based on the 5 Themes of Geography. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION • How do humans & the environment affect each other? • We depend, modify, & adapt to it. • People depend on the TN River for water & transportation • Modify environment by heating or cooling buildings • Wearing different clothing for summer & winter • Rain and shine HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION • Please come up w/ 1 example of each concept • Depend on it • Modify it • Adapt to it MOVEMENT •How ppl, goods, & ideas move •Human Movement • Trucks, Trains, Planes • Info. Movement • Phones, computer (email), & mail • Idea Movement • How do fads move? • TV, Radio, Magazines REGIONS • Formal-Gov’t or admin. boundaries • States, Countries, & Cities • Regions of similar characteristics • Corn Belt , Rocky Mountain region, & Chinatown • Functional- Regions of function • Newspaper service area or cellphone coverage area • Vernacular • Regions of ppl’s perception • Middle east or the South REGIONS • Please list 1 example of your own, not 1 that I gave you, of each region • Formal • Functional • Vernacular Remembering the 5 Themes •If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!! •M – Movement •R – Regions •HE – Human Environment interaction •L – Location •P - Place Homework •Review for matching quiz