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The Five Themes 1.Human-Environment Interaction 2.Location 2.Place 3.Movement 4.Regions ***I like the acronym HELPMR 1.Human-Environment Interaction 2.Location 2.Place 3.Movement 4.Regions ***I like the acronym HELPMR
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The 5 Themes of Geography
History of Five ThemesFirst Established in 1984Used to help student better
understand how geographers view the world.
The Five Themes1. Human-Environment Interaction2. Location2. Place3. Movement4. Regions***I like the acronym HELPMR
Location Where places are located. 2 types:
AbsoluteAbsolute: 25n & 100w Relative: Relative: Canada is next to Canada is next to
the USAthe USA
Place It’s what makes a place unique.
May include (but is not limited to the following): Man-made features like the Statue of LibertyPhysical features -- BeachesPeople & traditions
Day of the Dead
Canals of Venice
Human/Environmental Interaction
The relationship between people and their environmentBasically how humans:A)Depend on B) Adapt to C) Modify the environment.Examples:
Wearing warm clothing in cold climatesSurfing
Movement How People, Things, and Ideas move
aroundincludes learning about:
Transportation – Do they use trains, planes or automobiles?
Exports/Imports that move in and out of the place you are studying.
Ideas that started in that place or are currently being used – For example, Greek Mythology.
Regions
Identity of an area Regions can be:
Languagepolitical divisionsReligionsvegetation (for example, grassland,
marshland, desert, rain forest).
Examples: Latin America, Sahara Desert, Rockies, the “Bible Belt.”
ReviewThe five themes of geography are:
1. Location2. Place3. Human-Environmental Interaction4. Movement5. Regions
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Closure and ExtensionTask: On one regular sized sheet of blank paper, create a small collage of the 5 Themes of Geography.
Expectations:
1.) You may ONLY use QUALITY drawings or pictures cut out from newspapers or magazines (NO printed pictures from the internet).
2.) Each section should be labeled and have at least 3 pictures (examples) of the theme.
3.) This will be turned in at the start of next class.
**Worth 15 points - 1 point per example.
Please be sure you give your best effort and turn in your best work! Quality counts!!!
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