Transcript 5 themes of geography

Geography Chapter 2
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5 Themes of
5Geography
THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY
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ge·og·ra·phy
1 : a science that deals with the
description, distribution, and
interaction of the diverse physical,
biological, and cultural features of
the earth's surface
Source-Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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What Does that Mean???
Geography is the study of the earth
and everything on it.
5 themes of Geography Rap
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These 5 themes are easy to remember.
Just remember;
MR.HELP
• Movement
• Regions
• Human
Environment Interaction
• Location
• Place
5 themes of Geography Rap
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Movement
• Movement includes the movement
of people, things, such as goods, as
well as communications (the
movement of ideas).
• Answer: 1) How are people
transported in this city?
2) How are ideas transported in this
city? (e.g. communication)
Regions
• Regions are areas that can be
grouped together by a set of
things special to that region.
• Regions – Divides Earth into areas for study. Regions
can be defined by any number of characteristics
including area, language, political divisions,
religions, and vegetation (for example, grassland,
marshland, desert, rain forest).
1) How would you describe
the region you live in?
Human Environment
Interaction
• This is about the relationship between
people and their environment, or how they
work together
• It can be divided into 3 parts:
1. How people have been changed
by the environment.
1. How the environment has been changed by
people.
2. How people depend on the environment.
1) How do people in Orlando adapt to their environment in terms of what
they wear and how they build their homes?
2) How do people in this city modify their environment to accommodate
them? (e.g. building dams, changing landscapes)
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Location
Specific location is shown by an address. The address can be
any type of address that gives an exact position. It is
sometimes called absolute location
Here are some examples:
- A Street Address:
1, Silly Street, Anywhere Town, Nowhere Place
- A Map Address:
15o20' North, 20o15' West
General location is shown by saying where something is in
relation to somewhere or something else. It is also known as
relative location.
Here are some examples:
- ten minutes away by train
- in front of the bank
1) What is FMS Exact location? (address)
2) What is FMS Relative location
3) from your home?
Place
Place is a description of what makes that place
different to others.
a) Physical differences, or characteristics, include
things that occur naturally, such as mountains, rivers,
type of soil, wildlife, climate etc.
b) Human differences, or characteristics, are things
that have changed due to people, such as roads and
buildings, how people live and their traditions.
Answer: 1) What physical characteristics exist
in this city (Orlando) such as plant and animal
life?
2)What cultural (human) characteristics are
typical of this city?