Geography

5 Themes of Geography

Entry Task: Google Classroom Post:

Think about a book you are reading or have read in the past. Explain a part of the book that relates to one of the five themes of geography.

What is Geography?The study of the Earth and The study of the Earth and

of the ways people interact of the ways people interact with the Earth.with the Earth.

Helps to explain why people Helps to explain why people live the way they do.live the way they do.

5 Themes of Geography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg

LocationLocation LocationLocation

Absolute or Absolute or relativerelative

Absolute Absolute measured by measured by longitude & longitude & latitudelatitude

Relative is in Relative is in relation to other relation to other placesplaces

Exact location of a Exact location of a specific placespecific place

PlacePlace Description of a Description of a

locationlocation Physical or Physical or

humanhuman Land, climate, Land, climate,

bodies of water, bodies of water, animals, plants are animals, plants are physicalphysical

Languages, Languages, religions, religions, populations, jobs populations, jobs are human are human characteristicscharacteristics

RegionsRegions Multiple areas with Multiple areas with

something in commonsomething in common Physical or humanPhysical or human

Physical has to do Physical has to do with commonalities with commonalities of land of land

Human has to do Human has to do with commonalities with commonalities of peopleof people

Languages, Languages, Religions, Religions, Practices…Practices…

Movement How people, ideas, How people, ideas,

and goods are linked and goods are linked together around the together around the EarthEarth Movement is Movement is

exchange of ideas to exchange of ideas to new locations to new locations to change that culturechange that culture

Migrations of PeopleMigrations of People Goods moving into Goods moving into

new areas change new areas change the way things are the way things are done done

Human/Environment Human/Environment InteractionInteraction Study of people and

their relationship with their environment

Changes to environments

Adapt to environments

Explore the 5 Themes using BOOKS!

Objectives: •Name the five themes of geography.

•Explain the five themes of geography.

•Identify the five themes of geography by interpreting several children’s books.

The Books: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by

Deborah Hopkinson

The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynne Cherry My Neighborhood by Lisa Bullard

Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers