���THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

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• In groups, create a list of five themes that relate to World Geography

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THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Regions

LOCATION�Locations can be described as absolute or relative

• Absolute Location
• A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).
• Paris France is 48^o North Latitude and 2^o East Longitude.
• The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

• Relative Location
• Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another.
• Go 1 mile west on main street and turn left about 5 minutes after you pass the Big Chicken.

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Location

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Absolute Location Relative Location

PLACE

Places have both human and physical characteristics

• Human Characteristics
• Things that humans made
• Buildings, roads, clothing, food, etc.
• Culture, languages, customs, and beliefs.

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• Physical Characteristics
• Things that are naturally made
• Landforms, mountains, rivers, climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

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Place

What physical and human characteristics do you see in the pictures below?

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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:

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MOVEMENT

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

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- People

• Cars, Trucks, Trains, Planes, Boats

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

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• Ideas (Fashions, Cultures, Religions, etc.)
• TV, Radio, Magazines, Phone, Computers (Internet, Email, etc.)

Movement

• What is being moved in the pictures below?

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REGIONS

• A region is an area that displays a coherent unity. There are 3 basic types of regions:

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• 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.)

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Regions

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Formal Region Functional Region

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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?

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KAHOOT

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Five Themes of Geography