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The 5 Themes of GeographyObjective: Students will be able to understand & apply the 5 themes of geography to actual locations of their choice
5 Themes of Geography
1.Location 2. Place 3. Human Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions
1. Location
What is the location of a place?
Location can be described as a places position on the globe
Latitude: imaginary lines running parallel to the Equator
Longitude: imaginary lines running north and south between the poles
Latitude
The Equator is the imaginary line that splits the earth into 2 equal halves, or hemispheres between the north and south poles
("World atlas.com," 2010)
North Pole 0 ̊N
South Pole 0 S̊
Longitude lines, or meridians, run north and south between the poles
Longitude Prime Meridian=0 ̊through Greenwich,
England
Lines are measured east and west of Greenwich
up to 180 ̊
("Port cities london," 2004)
(Gough, 2009)
2. PlaceWhat is the character of a place?
What do you think of when you imagine… Such
as…?
Physical Characteristics
Mountains, Climate, & Vegetation
Human Characteristics
Government Systems
Economic Systems
Population, Language, &Culture
3. Human-Environment Interaction
How do people interact with their environment?
Have the people living in an area changed their environment?
BuildingsBuild Roads
Cut down trees
What are some of the consequences of change?
Destruction of Our Natural Resources…
ForestsOceans
("The Role of," )
Progress & Innovation…
Roads
Buildings
Efficiency
(Sharp, 2008)
4. Movement
How do people, goods, & ideas move from place to place?
Transportation Railroad Roads, Highways Airports
• Communication of ideas– Computers– Telephones/cell phones
All of these things make it easier to communicate & for both people & goods to travel from one place to another
People, Ideas, and
Products (P.I.P.)
Movement
5. RegionsHow are places similar & different from one another?
A Group of Places
1 Common Characteristic
A REGION
Formal Regions-states, countries, cities-Places with specific boundaries
Functional Regions -one central place and the surrounding places affected by it-A metropolitan area could consist of a large city plus its surrounding suburbs
Formal Map - Political
5 Themes of Geography
1.Location 2. Place 3. Human Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions