LOCATION

PLACE

MOVEMENT

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

REGIONS

FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

Where is it Located?

THEME 1: LOCATION

Two Types of Location

•Absolute

•Relative

A specific place on the Earth’s surface

Uses a grid system

Latitude and longitude

A global address

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

Absolute Location

Arizona – geographic center (55 miles ESE of Prescott)

34° N Latitude

111° W longitude

Phoenix

33° N Latitude

112° W Longitude

ARIZONA

RELATIVE LOCATION

Where a place is in relation to another place

Uses directional words to describe: Cardinal Directions-

Never Eat Soggy Waffles (N, E, S, W)

Intermediate Directions- Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest

Arizona is bordered by Utah on the north, New Mexico on the east, California on the west and Mexico to the south.

The Colorado River forms Arizona's western border.

Arizona is one of the Southwestern States

ARIZONA (WRITE A CARDINAL STATEMENT

AND INTERMEDIATE STATEMENT ABOUT ARIZONA)

What is it Like There?

PLACE

THEME 2: PLACE

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Land Features

Mountains, plains, and plateaus

Climate

Bodies of Water

ARIZONA: PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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Flagstaff

THEME 2: PLACE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

People

Culture

Language

Religion

Buildings and Landmarks

Cities

ARIZONA: HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS

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How do people interact with their environment?

People . . .

Adapt to Their Environment

Modify Their Environment

Depend on Their Environment

THEME 3: HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

INTERACTION

ARIZONA: HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

INTERACTION

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THEME 4: MOVEMENT

The Mobility (Movement) of

People Goods Ideas

How are places

linked to one another and the world?

ARIZONA: MOVEMENT

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What do places have in common?

Political Regions

Landform Regions

Agricultural Regions

Cultural Regions

THEME 5: REGIONS

ARIZONA: REGIONS

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REMEMBERING THE 5 THEMES

If you can’t remember what they are just ask MR. HELP!!! M – Movement

R – Regions

HE – Human Environment interaction

L – Location

P - Place

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