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The Five Themes of The Five Themes of GeographyGeography
The Five Themes of The Five Themes of GeographyGeography
Help to understand the world.Help to understand the world.
Key areas to learn about when Key areas to learn about when studying a place or concept.studying a place or concept.
1.1. LocationLocation2.2. PlacePlace3.3. RegionRegion4.4. MovementMovement5.5. Human/ Environment InteractionHuman/ Environment Interaction
LocationLocation LocationLocation asks: asks:
Where is it located?Where is it located?
▪ ▪ It tells us where a point is on the It tells us where a point is on the Earth’s surface. Earth’s surface.
There are two types of locationThere are two types of location RelativeRelative absoluteabsolute
LocationLocation An An absolute locationabsolute location can be a can be a
latitude and longitude point or a latitude and longitude point or a street address.street address.
The address where you live:
555 Main Street
Latitude: 55° North
Longitude: 9° West
Absolute Location
Relative Location
2 miles from HEB
3 km from
McDonalds
100 ft from School
South of Bill Millers
A relative location is given in relation to borders, landmarks, distance, or direction.
PlacePlace PlacePlace asks: asks:
What does it look like?What does it look like?
▪▪These may include climate, people, These may include climate, people, and landforms.and landforms.
PlacePlace
The sunny islands of Hawaii have The sunny islands of Hawaii have beaches, tourists, and military bases.beaches, tourists, and military bases.
RegionsRegions RegionsRegions ask: ask:
How and why is one place similar to another?How and why is one place similar to another?
Areas of the earth that are alike in some way.Areas of the earth that are alike in some way.
RegionsRegions
Places united by common characteristics.
Southwest RegionSouthwest Region
The southwest region of the U.S. is know to have a hot and dry climate and share a border with Mexico to the south.
MovementMovement Movement Movement asks:asks:
How and why are places connected with How and why are places connected with one another? one another?
We travel and communicate with one We travel and communicate with one another. We depend on each other for another. We depend on each other for products and ideas.products and ideas.
MovementMovement
How people share ideas, people, and How people share ideas, people, and goods to shape the world.goods to shape the world.
Internet Travel
Human-Environment Human-Environment InteractionInteraction
InteractionInteraction asks: asks:What is the relationship between humans What is the relationship between humans and their environment?and their environment?
How people react to and change the How people react to and change the environment.environment.
Human-Environment Human-Environment InteractionInteraction
People getting along with naturePeople getting along with nature
Parts of a
Scale
Location
25°N, 135°E
Location
20°N, 155°W
Place
Tropical climate
Location
20°N, 155°W
Place
Tropical climate
Region
South-western States
Location
20°N, 155°W
Place
Tropical climate
Region
South-western States
Movement
IH-35, Loop 410, FM 78
Location
20°N, 155°W
Place
Tropical climate
Region
South-western States
Movement
IH-35, Loop 410, FM 78
Human- Environment Interaction
Clearing land to build new neighborhoods
