Chapter 2, Lesson 1
The Five Themes of GeographyPgs. 35 - 40
The Five Themes
• Location
• Region
• Movement
• Place
• HEI
The Five Themes - Rap
LOCATION• Absolute Location – exact
spot where place can be found
• Latitude – The Equator, breaks north and south
• Longitude – PM, breaks east and west
• Relative Location – about where a place is
PLACE• Place – distinct features,
physical geography, climate
• Change is constantly occurring
• Sometimes change is man made
• Sometimes change comes from Mother Nature
REGION• Region – physical and human
characteristics are similar
• Natural Regions – 10 in the world
• Unique combination of plant and animal life + climate
• What is a culture region? Sound familiar?
MOVEMENT• Movement – people, goods, and
ideas
• Migrate – to move from one place to another
• PULL - Standard of living, employment, education, freedom, peace, safety
• PUSH – natural barriers, transportation, mother nature
HEI• HEI – Humans interacted
with their own environment
• Examples… farming, man made dams, mushroom farms
• Pollution
• Housing Developments
The Human Footprint