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5 themes of geography

The 5 Themes of Geography are: 1. Location - describing the position of places using latitude and longitude 2. Place - examining the physical and human characteristics that make each location unique 3. Human-Environment Interaction - how humans impact and are impacted by their surroundings 4. Movement - the transportation and communication of people, goods, and ideas between places 5. Regions - how locations are grouped based on common features or the influence of a central place

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The 5 Themes of Geography Objective: Students will be able to understand & apply the 5 themes of geography to actual locations of their choice
5 Themes of Geography 1.Location 2. Place 3. Human Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions
1. Location What is the location of a place?  Location can be described as a places position on the globe
 Latitude: imaginary lines running parallel to the Equator  Longitude:imaginary lines running north and south between the poles
The Equator is the imaginary line that splits the earth into 2 equal halves, or hemispheres between the north and south poles Latitude
North Pole 0 ̊N ("World atlas.com," 2010) South Pole 0 ̊S
Longitude Prime Meridian=0 ̊ through Greenwich, England Longitude lines, or meridians, run north and south between the poles Lines are measured east and west of Greenwich up to 180 ̊
("Port cities london," 2004) (Gough, 2009)
2. Place What is the character of a place? Such as…?
Physical Characteristics Mountains, Climate, & Vegetation
Human Characteristics Government Systems Population, Language, &Culture Economic Systems
3. Human-Environment Interaction How do people interact with their environment?  Have the people living in an area changed their environment? Cut down trees Build Roads Buildings
What are some of the consequences of change? Destruction of Our Natural Resources… Forests Oceans ("The Role of," )
Progress & Innovation… Roads Buildings Efficiency (Sharp, 2008)
4. Movement How do people, goods, & ideas move from place to place?  Transportation  Railroad  Roads, Highways  Airports
• Communication of ideas – Computers – Telephones/cell phones  All of these things make it easier to communicate & for both people & goods to travel from one place to another
Movement People, Ideas, and Products (P.I.P.)
5. Regions How are places similar & different from one another? A Group of Places 1 Common Characteristic A REGION
Formal Regions -states, countries, cities -Places with specific boundaries Functional Regions -one central place and the surrounding places affected by it -A metropolitan area could consist of a large city plus its surrounding suburbs
Formal Map - Political
5 Themes of Geography 1.Location 2. Place 3. Human Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions