Warm ups 8.21.2017*What are the 5 different areas of social studies we will be learning about in this class?

*Why is it important to study these?

Lesson Objective:

*identify and explain the 5 themes of geography (not to be confused with the 5 areas of social studies)

Hint!*There WILL be a quiz on the information from today’s lesson!

What is Geography?

Geography is……...the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

Geography is……….(write a definition in your own words)

5 Themes of Geography● Location

● Place

● Human-Environment Interaction

● Movement

● Region

Locationabsolute location: the precise location of a place. (street address, latitude and longitude, etc.)

relative location:where something is in relation to its environment and surroundings. (100 miles from Denver, in Central Colorado, in the Arkansas River Valley, etc.)

Location Examples

*What is the “absolute location” of your house?

*What is the relative location of your school?

Place place the human, physical, and cultural characteristics of a location

● human and cultural characteristics include: human-designed features, architecture, forms of livelihood, religion, etc.

● physical characteristics include: mountains, rivers, beaches, animal and plant life, etc.

Place Examples *What are some human and cultural examples of Cotopaxi?

*What are some physical examples of Cotopaxi?

Human-Environment Interaction● how humans shape and change their environment, and how the environment affects humans

● human actions can have positive and negative effects on their environments

Human-Environment Interaction Examples

*What examples can you think of for human-environment interactions?

Movement

● people move around a lot, and we move things with us, such as ideas, communication, resources, goods, diseases, etc.

Movement Examples

*What examples can you think of for movement?

*What might cause humans to move?

Region

● region divides areas up into manageable sections

● these regions could use official borders, or unofficial characteristics that connect people

Region Examples

*What official divisions can you think of for regions?

*What characteristics might be used to determine a region?

5 Themes of Geography

*Throughout the school year, we will try to relate most topics that we study to these 5 themes of Geography