the 5 themes of geography mrs. horton. bell work if you were trying to describe morehead/rowan co....
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The The 5 Themes5 Themes
of Geography of Geography
Mrs. HortonMrs. Horton
Bell WorkBell Work
If you were trying to describe If you were trying to describe Morehead/Rowan Co. to an exchange Morehead/Rowan Co. to an exchange student, what would you tell them?student, what would you tell them?
LOCATIONLOCATION PLACEPLACE MOVEMENTMOVEMENT REGIONREGION HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTIONINTERACTION
LOCATIONLOCATION
Where is it?Where is it? Absolute vs. Relative LocationAbsolute vs. Relative Location Absolute Location-Absolute Location- The The
precise or exact point where precise or exact point where a place is located on Earth.a place is located on Earth.
Ex: Morehead: 38.19N, 83.46WEx: Morehead: 38.19N, 83.46W
LOCATIONLOCATION
Relative Location-Relative Location- Where a Where a place is located in relation to place is located in relation to another place.another place.
Ex: Dairy Queen is down the Ex: Dairy Queen is down the hill from the high school.hill from the high school.
Ex: Mrs. Horton’s room is in Ex: Mrs. Horton’s room is in the front hall by the blue the front hall by the blue lockers.lockers.
PLACEPLACE
What is it like there?What is it like there?
Includes both physical AND Includes both physical AND human features of a place.human features of a place.
Ex: landscapes, climate, Ex: landscapes, climate, people, culture, and language.people, culture, and language.
Human-Environment Human-Environment InteractionInteraction
How do people relate to their How do people relate to their physical environment?physical environment?
1.1. People depend on the environmentPeople depend on the environment
2.2. People adapt to the environmentPeople adapt to the environment
3.3. The impact of people on the The impact of people on the environmentenvironment
Human-Environment Human-Environment InteractionInteraction
Dependence: farming, logging, Dependence: farming, logging, miningmining
Adaptation: housing, clothingAdaptation: housing, clothing Impact: environmental problems: Impact: environmental problems:
pollution, global warming, pollution, global warming, depleting natural resourcesdepleting natural resources
RegionRegion
How is a place similar to and How is a place similar to and different from other places?different from other places?
Region-Region-an area of the Earth’s an area of the Earth’s surface with similar surface with similar characteristics.characteristics.
May be physical, political, May be physical, political, economic or cultural featureseconomic or cultural features
RegionRegion
The Bible BeltThe Bible Belt
Middle EastMiddle East
MovementMovement
How are people and places How are people and places connected?connected?
Reasons why people moveReasons why people move Movement of goods, Movement of goods,
information, and ideasinformation, and ideas
Movement-Spread of Movement-Spread of BuddhismBuddhism
Movement-Spread of Black Movement-Spread of Black DeathDeath