the five themes of geography - mr....
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The Five Themes of Geography
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Theme 1: Location
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What is site and situation?
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“Site is describing a location of a place based on its physical characteristics. Situation is the location of a place relative to other places.”
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Describe your town or city only by
discussing its location relative to other
places.
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Describe your town or city only by
discussing its physical characteristics.
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Theme 2: Region
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What is a region?
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“A region is an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.”
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What types of regions are there?
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Formal Regions
Everyone shares in common one or
more distinctive characteristics.
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Formal Regions
Borders are easy to track and slow to
change.
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Formal Regions
Examples: Political regions and long
lasting economic regions.
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Functional Regions
Organized around a central node.
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Functional Regions
Tied to the point by transportation and communication
systems or by economic or functional associations.
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Functional Regions
Examples: Subway Systems, Newspaper Distribution, Store
Distribution
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Perceptual Regions
A place that people believe exists as part of their
cultural identity.
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Perceptual Regions
Examples: “The South” “The Country”
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The next 10 slides ask you to
identify if the region shown is
formal, functional, or perceptual.
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The Corn Belt
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
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The South
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
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Kentucky
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
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A county in Kentucky
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
Breckenridge County
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Eastern Kentucky
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
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Eastern Kentucky
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
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Chicagoland (Chicago and all the areas served by the city)
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual
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The Deep South
A. Formal
B. Functional
C. Perceptual