5 Themes of Geography

5 Theme Extra Websiteshttp://www2.una.edu/geography/statedepted/themes.html

http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/webbits/ea/geog/

Part 1Review each term on the slidesChange text color from red to greenPut in an example statement for each theme

Part 2Label the Pictures

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MOVEMENTThe movement of people, the import and

export of goods, and mass communication Not only do humans move but also ideas

move; fashions move; fads move. 

• How do we depend on people in other places?

REGIONA region is an area that displays a coherent

unity in terms of the government, language, or possibly the landform or situation

A region is the basic unit of study in geography

What region do we live in?

LOCATION

An absolute location is a latitude and longitude (a global location) or a street address (local location).

Where are we?"  

HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION

There are three key concepts to human/environmental interaction:

How Humans–  Humans adapt the envt.

 Humans modify the environment.  Humans depend on the environment.

• How do humans and the environment affect each other?

PLACE

Physical characteristics include mountains, rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife, soil

human characteristics changes to the environment, such as buildings, roads, energy systems Symbols

• What kind of place is it? 

Part Two - Name and Label

• Name which theme of geography for the next five slides.

• Save this file to your H: drive when complete.

• Save as: 5themes your name

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Hoover Dam – What Theme

What Two Themes

Tsunami in Japan