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!!!