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The Five Themes of Geography (Movement (Why are they moving to a specific…
The Five Themes of Geography
Location
A Place or Position
Examples:
Continents
Countries
Regions
Hemispheres
States
Counties
Cities
Ways to Describe Location
Latitude/Longitude (Exact Location)
Latitude: Lines run East to West; Measures how far North or South something is of the Equator
Longitude: Lines run North to South; measures how far East or West something is of the Prime Meridian
Relative Location
How far from home is it?
Traveling by plane, train, car, etc.? Miles or Kilometers?
What is it close to?
What countries, cities, states, landmarks, etc.?
Place
A specific area or region of the world: a particular country, city, or state
How do you describe Place?
Basic Description: Size and Shape
Climate: Temperature and weather; Seasons
Physical Features: Topographical features (Mountains, terrain, water features, etc.)
People: Who lives there? (nationalities, traditions, etc.)
Movement
Going from one place to another, changing locations
How do you travel to a specific place?
Fly
Walk/Run
Drive
Train
Boats
Swim
Bike/Motorbike
Exports?
Goods shipped out
Imports
Something brought in
Why are people leaving?
Want more resources.
War
New oppotunity
Disease
Fear
Escape
Weather
Why are they moving to a specific place?
Social environment
Jobs
Adventure
Weather
Resources
Technology
Education
Culture
Government
Terrain
Region
Areas made by cultural, physical, and people.
Human Environment Interaction
Environment: Where things live
How do we adapt to our environment?
Body changes to fit the environment
Clothing
Cultural
Speaking
Customs
Architecture
How do we depend on the environment?
Economically
Basic human needs
Naturally
Terrain
Weather
How do we change our environment?
Adding/removing terrain
(with trash)
Adding/removing plants and animals
Adding/removing Pollution
Adding people
Adding/removing resources
Socially
Innovations