Please pick up your notebook and number your half sheet 1-7

Please pick up your notebook and number

your half sheet 1-7

GQ: How does where you live influence how you live?

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

• List the 7 Contents• 1• 2• 3• 4• 5• 6• 7

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The Five Themes of Geography

A Framework for Studying the World



The Five Themes of Geography

A Framework for Studying the World



Theme 1: Location

• Where is It?• Why is It There?

Two Types of Location•Absolute•Relative


Absolute Location• A specific place on the Earth’s surface• Uses a grid system• Latitude and longitude• A global address


TexasAbsolute Location

• Texas25 ° N Latitude 10 ° W longitude

• Austin 30º 16' N Latitude 97º 44' W Longitude


Relative Location• Where a place

is in relation to another place

• Uses directional words to describe– Cardinal and

intermediate directions


Texas Texas is positioned in both the northern and western

hemispheres. Located in the southern Gulf-Coast region of the United States of America - a part of North America - it's bordered by the U.S. States of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, it's bordered by the Rio Grande River that forms the state's entire border with the country of Mexico, a border 1,951 miles - 3,141 km in length.


Theme 2: PlacePhysical Characteristics• Land Features• Mountains, plains,

and plateaus• Climate• Bodies of Water


Texas: Physical Characteristics


• People• Culture• Language• Religion• Buildings and

Landmarks• Cities


Theme 2: PlaceHuman Characteristics

Texas : Human/Place Characteristics


Theme 3: Human Environment InteractionHow People Interact With Their

Environment

People . . .• Adapt to Their Environment• Modify Their Environment• Depend on Their Environment

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Texas: Human Environment Interaction


Theme 4: MovementThe Mobility of• People• Goods• Ideas

How Places are linked to one another and the world


Texas: MovementObj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and

their impact on lives of people.

Theme 5: RegionsWhat Places Have in

Common• Political Regions• Landform Regions• Agricultural Regions• Cultural Regions


Texas : Regions


Ticket Out

• Brainstorm and create a circle map about Texas (5min)

Circle - Place.

Star- Region

Underline – human - environment interaction

Box – physical characteristics

Lines Behind – movement

Underline your 5 Themes of Geog Place: Purple

Human Environment: Blue

Regions: Yellow

Movement: Green

Location: Red

*These colors do not match the example to the left.

*Use your notes or RSG to help you identify the themes.

*Illustrate the back of your postcard representing the place you chose.


Documents

Please pick up your notebook and number your half sheet 1-7