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5 Themes of Geography

This document discusses the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions. It provides definitions and examples for each theme. Location can be absolute, using coordinates, or relative, using landmarks. Place has both human characteristics like buildings and culture, as well as physical characteristics like landforms. Human-environment interaction examines how humans depend on, modify, and adapt to the environment. Movement refers to how people, goods, and ideas are transported from place to place. Regions can be formal, based on boundaries; functional, based on a purpose; or perceptual, based on people's perspectives.

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5 Themes of Geography

This document discusses the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions. It provides definitions and examples for each theme. Location can be absolute, using coordinates, or relative, using landmarks. Place has both human characteristics like buildings and culture, as well as physical characteristics like landforms. Human-environment interaction examines how humans depend on, modify, and adapt to the environment. Movement refers to how people, goods, and ideas are transported from place to place. Regions can be formal, based on boundaries; functional, based on a purpose; or perceptual, based on people's perspectives.

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THE FIVE

THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
Bell Ringer
• In groups, create a list of five themes that
relate to World Geography
THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Regions
LOCATION
Locations can be described as absolute or relative
• Absolute Location • Relative Location
– A latitude and – Described by
longitude (global landmarks, time,
location) or a street direction or distance.
address (local location). From one place to
– Paris France is 48o another.
North Latitude and 2o – Go 1 mile west on
East Longitude. main street and turn
– The White House is left about 5 minutes
located at 1600 after you pass the Big
Pennsylvania Ave. Chicken.
Location

Absolute Location Relative Location


PLACE
Places have both human and physical characteristics

• Human • Physical
Characteristics Characteristics
• Things that humans made • Things that are naturally
• Buildings, roads, clothing, made
food, etc. • Landforms, mountains,
• Culture, languages, rivers, climate, vegetation,
customs, and beliefs. wildlife, soil, etc.
Place
What physical and human characteristics do you
see in the pictures below?
1. 2.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• How do humans and the environment affect each other?
There are 3 key ways:
– We depend on it.
• Example: People depend on the Tennessee River for water and
transportation.
– We modify it.
• Example: People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
– We adapt to it.
• Example: We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.
Human-Environment Interaction
• Decide whether the people in the pictures below are
depending, adapting, or modifying the environment:
1.
3.

2.
MOVEMENT
• There are 3 things that move in geography. How are people,
goods, and ideas moved from place to place?

- People
• Cars, Trucks, Trains, Planes, Boats

– Goods (Resources)
• Cars, Trucks, Trains, Planes, Boats, People

– Ideas (Fashions, Cultures, Religions, etc.)


• TV, Radio, Magazines, Phone, Computers (Internet, Email,
etc.)
Movement
• What is being moved in the pictures below?
1.
REGIONS
• A region is an area that displays a coherent unity.
There are 3 basic types of 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. There regions have a specific
purpose (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area).
– Perceptual Regions
• Regions defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south,
etc.)
Regions

Formal Region Functional Region

Perceptual Region
Five Themes Research Assignment
• Individual assignment
• Define in the left column
• Give examples in the right column
– Location
• Examples – longitude and latitude, what oceans that it borders, other
countries that surround it
– Place
• Examples – Cultural elements, lakes, mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.
– Human Environment Interaction
• Examples - Famous buildings, environmental issues, how they deal
with climate issues, etc.
– Movement
• Examples - Common forms of transportation, major imports and
exports, cultural elements that originate from this country, etc.
– Region
• Examples – what continent is it on? what major world region is it in?
what characteristics define that region?
KAHOOT

Five Themes of Geography

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