5 Themes of Geography. Location 5 Themes of Geography "Where are we?" is the question that the theme Location answers

5 Themes of Geography



Location


"Where are we?" is the question that the theme Location answers.


Location may be absolute or it may be relative. These locations, whether relative or absolute, may be of people or places.


An absolute location is a latitude and longitude (a global location) or a street address (local location). It contains a number.


The latitude and longitude of Winston-Salem, North Carolina is:36° 5' 59" N / 80° 14' 39" W


Paris, France is 48 degrees north latitude and 2 degrees east longitude


Relative locations are described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another and may associate a particular place with another.

Turn where you get to where the boot factory used to be, no, tell you what, it'll save you some time…go along where the Little League field was, you can't miss it, then turn right. Only, it's really straight ahead, and kind of jiggle past the main road and ... no, I tell a lie, what you do is, you go back down here until you get to where you can see where the old hospital was, only you can't no more 'cos they've taken the sign away, and...


Winston-Salem is located in the Piedmont Triad, about half an hour from Greensboro.


Ms. Reese’s room is the lasts one on the east end of the pod.


Mineral Springs Middle School is on Motor Rd and Akron Dr.


Number paper from 1 – 6 and identify the following locations as either

Absolute

or

Relative

St. Louis, Missouri


St. Louis, Missouri

1. ______ is in eastern Missouri along the Mississippi River

2. ______38°43' North 90°14' West.

London, England


London, England 3. ______51°30′28″N

00°07′41″W

4. ______London is in the southeast of England just above Kent.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5. ______ 22° 55' S 43° 12' W

6. ______Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is on Guanabara Bay on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Brazil


PLACE


What do you think of when you imagine China? What kind of place is it?


Japan? Russia? Saudi Arabia?


Places have both human and physical characteristics.


Physical characteristics include mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, and wildlife.


Places have human characteristics also, such as clothing and food habits, and actions of people that result in changes to the environment, such as buildings and roads.


Mineral Springs Middle School is a place. How would you describe the human characteristics of this school? How would you describe the physical characteristics of this school?


HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION


How do humans and the environment affect each other? We change the environment…


…and then sometimes Mother Nature changes it back.


New Orleans is still recovering from hurricane Katrina.


There are three key concepts to human/environmental interaction:


Humans adapt to the environment.


Humans modify the environment.


Humans depend on the environment.


People depend on the Amazon River for water, food and transportation.


People modify the environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort.


People adapt to the environment by wearing clothing that is suitable for summer and winter;


…rain and shine.


MOVEMENT


The movement of people, the import and export of goods, and mass communication have all played major roles in shaping our world.


People everywhere interact. They travel from place to place and they communicate.


We live in a global village and global economy.


People interact with each other through movement. Humans occupy places unevenly on Earth because of the environment but also because we are social beings.


We interact with each other through travel, trade, information flows (E-Mail) and political events.


Not only do humans move but also ideas move;


Fashions move; fads move.


How would our lives change if our movement options changed?


How do we move from place to place?


How do we actually get food?


REGION


There are many types of regions. Formal regions are those defined by government.


There are physical regions, too. (i. e., The Rockies, the Great Lakes States, the Piedmont).


A region is an area that displays unity in terms of the government, language, culture, or possibly the landform.


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5 Themes of Geography. Location 5 Themes of Geography "Where are we?" is the question that the theme Location answers