THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY LOCATION -- Absolute and Relative REGION PLACE MOVEMENT HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Modify or Adapt
5 Themes of Geography M R. H E L P
Movement How people, goods, and ideas move? People and goods travel on roads and freeways.
MOVEMENT How do people, goods, and ideas move?
When dealing with movement, there are two types we deal with. Linear movement – movement in distance. How far is it from here to there in miles, feet etc… In a small town, you might tell someone it is four miles to the next gas station. In Houston, how do you tell someone how far it is to the Galleria? We use time. How would you tell someone how far away the Galleria is from here on a Sunday? During rush hour? This is “time” or “physiological” distance. 20 minutes One hour
MOVEMENT – How do people, goods, and ideas move? Technology has continually improved our ability to communicate ideas across the globe.
An area that has unifying characteristics (an area with something in common.) What would you call the region we live in? West, South, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Northwest Houston, Cypress, ????? REGION
Region An area that has unifying characteristics A formal region has defined boundaries such as New York City, or Texas. Other ex: Chinatown, Corn Belt
A perceptual region is an area that we are all familiar with, yet there are not distinctive boundaries. Where are the “Welcome to The SOUTH signs? Ex: Midwest, South (Dixie)
A functional region has a particular area that some entity serves. A functional region covers only a certain area.
Human- Environment Interaction How do people adapt to, or change/modify their environment? How do we in Houston adapt to our environment?
Human Environment Interaction How do we modify/change our environment? Houston Ship Channel Smog in Chicago
H.E.I. example for Houston List 2 ways we MODIFY the environment of Houston 1 2 List 2 ways Houstonians ADAPT TO our environment 1 2
Absolute location can be longitude and latitude Absolute location can be a street address, or even…. LOCATION ANSWERS “WHERE IS IT?”
RELATIVE LOCATION ANSWERS “WHERE IS IT” IN RELATION TO ANOTHER LOCATION YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH. Where would you find the “Willowbrook Mall?
Could you tell me how to find Buffalo, Texas? About 130 miles north of Houston on I-45, or…. About 2 ½ hours north of Houston on I-45.
What’s it like? (Think about landscape/physical features, environment, culture/human imprint What is unique about these locations? Where would their “place” be? PLACE
Place List some ways the landscape/climate environment/ makes Houston unique 1 2222 3333 List some unique cultural characteristics of Houston. 1111 2222 3333
The Five Themes of Geography can be used to explain and identify virtually every space on the planet.