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Five Themes of Geography

Five Themes of Geography

√Movement √Region√Human-Environment Interaction√Location √Place

These themes help us ask questions as we study the Earth.

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Five Themes of GeographyLocation

Where is a place?

A place’s location can be described in either absolute or relative terms.

Five Themes of GeographyLocation

Absolute LocationGives a specific location or an address for a place.

Examples:9695 Schaefer Road. is a specific

location…It is where you will find Judson Middle School.

29°N, 98°W is a specific location…It is where you will find San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Five Themes of GeographyLocation

Relative LocationGives a place’s location in relation to other places.

Examples:San Antonio is in Southern Texas.San Antonio is in the Western United States.

San Antonio is in North America.San Antonio is east of New Mexico.

Five Themes of GeographyPlace

Every place on Earth has features that distinguish it from other places…things that make it special.

Think about San Antonio and the surrounding area, what makes it unique from other cities?

Five Themes of GeographyPlace

Physical Characteristics-- Naturally occurring elements within our world, they include landforms, vegetation, and climate.

Nature made, naturally occurring

Five Themes of GeographyPlace

Human Characteristics-- People created elements within our world, they include how people live, work, & play, customs, beliefs, religions, economic & government systems.

Man made things or concepts

Five Themes of GeographyHuman-Environment Interaction

This theme involves how people use their environment and how the environment affects people. People

Environment

They directly impact each other

Five Themes of GeographyHuman-Environment Interaction

We ask the following questions:Have they changed it?What are the consequences of those changes?

How have people responded to changes in their environment?

Five Themes of GeographyMovement

This theme involves how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another.

We ask the following questions:What methods of transportation is used?What helps or inhibits the movement?Why is it moving? Where is it going?

Five Themes of GeographyMovement

Some examples: (write some examples)

automobiles, trains, boats, airplanes,

telephone, television, radio,Internet

Can you think of any others?

Five Themes of GeographyRegions

This theme involves what one place has in common with another place.

Many different criteria can be used to define regions, so the same place may be found in several different regions.

Five Themes of GeographyRegions

A region is a group of places with one or more common characteristics.

The United States of America can be divide into regions in many different ways, depending on what characteristics you wish to use.

Five Themes of Geography

As we study World Geography this year we will use

Movement, Regions, Human-Environment Interaction, Location, and Place to help us explore the world.