Good Morning!!!Hope you ate your Wheaties this morning because school is rocking fo’ real today

We will be learning the 5 themes of geography today. For your warm up get out a piece of paper and write down what YOU think are the 5 themes of geography

Check the board for an example of how to construct your warm ups! WoooooHoooooo it’s day 3!

5 Themes of Geography

• Absolute location/Relative location• Place• Region

• Human/Environment• Movement

Location, Location, Location

• Absolute Location- The exact LOCATION on Earth using Latitude and Longitude coordinates

LongitudeLATITUDE

Location, Location, Location cont.

• Relative Location- A location of a place in relation to another place (i.e. south or downhill).

Example: Galveston, TX is just south of Houston, TX.

Place

• Place- A place is an area that is defined by everything in it. All places have features that give them personality and distinguish them from other places.

Region• Region- An area that is defined by certain

similar characteristics. Those unifying or similar characteristics can be physical, natural, human, or cultural.

Human Environment Interaction• Human/ Environment- How humans interact

with the environment

&

• How the environment responds to that reaction

Movement

• Movement- Travel of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another, Immigration & Migration

30 second break

• Discuss with a partner standing next to you something you like that came from another country………

• Example- Types of food, clothing brands, cars, cell phones…..

Activity

• Create a bubble map or a chart• If you choose the bubble map it should look

like thisAbsolute/Relative Location

Human Environment Interaction

Movement Place

Picture 1

You will need 10 bubble maps

Activity

Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6 Pic 7 Pic 8 Pic 9 Pic 10

A/R LocationH. Envir.

MovementPlace

Region

Your chart should look like this

Activity

• For each picture fill in the column or bubble interpreting evidence from the picture

• Individual assignment, be prepared to share and explain your answers

• You will have 2 minutes for each picture

Mountains in Wyoming123 degrees N & 54 degrees E

HawaiiHawaii is west of Mexico

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico is South of the United States

West VirginiaWest Virgina is 145 degrees N & 78 degrees E

New York CityNew York City is on the East Coast

Ellis IslandEllis Island is 144 degrees N & 88 degrees E

ChinaChina is West of Japan

BrazilBrazil is 23 degrees S & 77 degrees E

AntarcticaAntarctica is South, waaaay South