5 Themes of Geography

Use your INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK to copy the notes

Global Grid

My: Movement

Hamster: Human – Environment

Interaction

Really: Region

Likes: Location

Pizza: Place

My hamster really likes pizza!

MY hamster really likes pizza!

M is for Movement

The movement of people, ideas, resources and goods affects our

world. As 6th graders, you are new to middle school (you

emigrated from elementary school) and you brought with you

traditions and culture from your elementary school.

People will move because of push or pull factors. Pilgrims

were pulled to America because they wanted religious freedom.

You were pushed to middle school because you successfully

finished 5th grade and were ready for a bigger challenge.

What helps move ideas today?

My HAMSTER really likes pizza!

H is for Human-Environment interaction

Humans adapt to the environment– You have adapted to the

environment of middle school by learning to change

classes.

Humans modify the environment– In Missouri creeks are

widened and deepened to keep homes from flooding.

Humans depend on the environment– We use rivers for

transportation of goods. Cities and industries are built

near the most advantageous environment.

Why does your family live here?

My hamster REALLY likes pizza!

R is for Region

Regions are a group of places with similar physical

features, culture traits or governments in common.

The attendance boundary for your middle school creates a

region.

Does Arizona create its own region? Or is Arizona part

of a larger region? How would you describe it?

My hamster really LIKES pizza!

L is for Location

There are two types of location:

Absolute location is an exact spot on earth like a

latitude and longitude or a street address.

Relative location is the location in relation to

something else like landmarks, time, direction or

distance. For example, the United States is south of

Canada and north of Mexico. It is between the Atlantic

and Pacific Oceans.

When would it be appropriate to tell someone where you

live using absolute location? Relative Location?

My hamster really likes PIZZA!

P is for Place

Place describes what it is like when you get there.

Place is what you can see and has two characteristics.

Human characteristics are ways that man has changed the

environment like buildings, roads, clothing and food

habits.

Physical characteristics are mountains, rivers, soil,

beaches, wildlife and soil.

What are the human characteristics of our school? What

are the physical characteristics of Arizona?

5 Themes Poster

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5 Themes

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Geography

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Movement

HEI Region

Location Place