GEOGRAPHYMs. SorrellThird Grade

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Human-Environment Interaction

Movement

Regions

LOCATION

The LOCATION describes where places on Earth are.

There are 2 types of locations:1. Absolute2. Relative

ABSOLUTE Location Means things that DO NOT

change. Examples in Geography:

Latitude/LongitudeHemispheresGrid SystemAddresses

RELATIVE LocationMeans things that DO change

(variable).

Examples in Geography:MilesDistanceDirection

(these depend on where you are on the Earth)

Place A PLACE is defined by:

HUMAN characteristics and/or

PHYSICAL characteristics

Human Characteristics Means what Humans have made the

Place to be. Population Language Unique buildings Religious Practices Celebrations/traditions/holidays(The activities that the people who live there partake in.)

Physical Characteristics Means created by nature. Such

as: Mountains Rivers Lakes Oceans Climate (weather) Vegetation (plants)

Human-Environment Interaction

Means how the environment affects humans EX. Tsunamis, Floods, Landslides, Earthquakes

It ALSO, means how humans affect the environment. EX. Mining, Greenhouse effect, manmade

lakes.

Does this house look like yours?

Why do you think it is built this way?Is it considered HUMAN or PHYSICAL in it’s characteristics?

Is this island considered HUMAN or PHYSICAL in it’s characteristics?

What about this one?

Movement

Means how people, goods, ideas

are moved from place to place.

Movement - People

How do people move from one place to the next?

How did you get to school today?

Movement - GoodsHow do things like bread and milk get

to your kitchen table?

Movement – Goods

•From the Bread Factory…

•…to the grocery store…

…to the table.

Movement of bread from

the factory to the table.

Movement - Ideas How are ideas and fads moved?

Television

Telephone

Computer

E-MailPostm

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Regions Formal Regions

Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)

Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).

Functional Regions Regions defined by a function (newspaper service

area, cell phone coverage area).

Vernacular Regions (Not in your book) Regions defined by peoples perception (middle

east, the south, etc.)

SUMMARY If you can’t remember what the

Five Themes of GEOGRAPHY are, just ask MR. HELP!!!

M – MovementR – RegionsHE – Human Environment interaction

L – LocationP – Place