THE 5 THEMES OF

GEOGRAPHY

Bell Work•Where have you traveled to?•What types of people did you see?

•List any environmental features you saw.

THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

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

LOCATIONWhere are we?

•Absolute Location•A latitude &

longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).•Paris France

is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude.

•Relative Location•Described by

landmarks, time, direction or distance from 1 place to another.•Go 1 mile

west on main street and turn left for 1 block.

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LOCATIONWhere are we?

•Describe a location where you have been in absolute location.

•Tell me a location you have been in relative location terms.

PLACEWhat is it like there, what kind of place is it?

•Human Characteristics• The main languages,

customs, and beliefs.•How many people

live, work, and visit a place.

•Physical Characteristics• Landforms

(mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

PLACEWhat is it like there, what kind of place is it?

•I want you to draw a place you have been.•Use the human characteristics & the physical characteristics

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

•How do humans and the environment affect each other?•We depend on it.• People depend on the Tennessee River for water &

transportation.

•We modify it.•Modify environment by heating/cooling buildings

•We adapt to it. •Wearing clothing suitable for summer & winter• rain and shine.

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

•Name 1 example of each example of Human-Environment Interaction•We depend on it•We modify it•We adapt to it

Bell WorkDescribe these photos based on the 5 Themes of Geography.

MOVEMENT

•How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?•Human Movement• Cars, Trains, & Planes

• Information Movement• Phones, computer (email), mail, & social media

• Idea Movement• How do fads move from place to place? • TV, Radio, & Magazines

MOVEMENT BELL WORK

•Name an example of how you have moved somewhere

•Which type of information movement do you use most often?

•Where are you most likely going to see an idea movement

REGIONSHow are Regions similar to and different from other places?

•Formal Regions-defined by gov’t 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 or cellphone coverage area

•Vernacular Regions •Regions defined by peoples perception•Middle east or the South

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

Homework•I want you to write me a short story.•Written 1 page•You are going to be going on a trip with your

family to anywhere.•Describe your trip with details!!• Please include each theme of Geography in your story!• Movement• Regions• Human-Environment Interaction• Location• Place

5 Themes of Geography•Now that your story has been started or completed, you are going to pass it to the person next to you!

•You have 3 minutes to read through and add to your neighbor’s story!

REGIONSHow are Regions similar to and different from other places?

•Draw 1 formal region that you have visited

•List 1 region defined by similar characteristics you have been to

•Come up with your own example of a functional region

•Describe an example of a vernacular region