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THE 5 THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
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THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Regions
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LOCATION
Where are we? • Absolute Location
– A latitude and longitude
(global location) or a
street address (local
location).
– Paris France is 48o North
Latitude and 2o 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 for 1
block.
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PLACE
What is it like there, what kind of place is it?
• Human
Characteristics • What are the main
languages, customs, and
beliefs.
• How many people live,
work, and visit a place.
• Physical
Characteristics • Landforms (mountains,
rivers, etc.), climate,
vegitation, wildlife, soil, etc.
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• How do humans and the environment affect each other?
– We depend on it. • People depend on the Tennessee River for water and
transportation.
– We modify it. • People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
– We adapt to it. • We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.
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MOVEMENT
• How are people, goods, ideas moved from place
to place?
– Human Movement
• Trucks, Trains, Planes
– Information Movement
• Phones, computer (email), mail
– Idea Movement
• How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines
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REGIONS
• How are Regions similar to and different from other
places?
– 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.)
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Remembering the 5 themes
• If you can’t remember what they are
just ask MR. HELP!!!
• M – Movement
• R – Regions
• HE – Human Environment interaction
• L – Location
• P - Place
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• Maps & Globes are the main tools, but geographers also use satellites and computer systems
• GPS (Global Positioning System)
– 24 satellites around the Earth transmit absolute location
• GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
– Use computer software to input information about a certain place (Ex. Species in a rainforest)
Tools of a Geographer
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• Planning
– Ex. Natural disaster prevention
• Making Good Decisions
– Ex. Whether a new building should be built
• Managing Resources
– Ex. To locate resources; endangered
species/deforestation
Uses of Geography
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Types of Maps
Goode’s Interrupted
Mercator
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Other Types of Projections
Robinson Winkel Tripel
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Types of Graphs
Identify the types below:
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Five Themes of Geography
Difference between Latitude/Longitude
Prime Meridian & Equator
Difference between Absolute & Relative Location
Types of Projections
Types of Maps
Types of Graphs/Charts
Difference between General Purpose Maps & Special Purpose Maps
Landforms (just those on study guide)
Definition of Geography
Uses of Geography
Difference between GPS and GIS
Concepts to know for your test