THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions

LOCATION WHERE IS IT?

What is location? Definition: Describes where places are There are two ways to describe location: Absolute Relative

Absolute Location Its location on the globe Using longitude (long, up and down) and latitude (side to side) lines Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude. Street address (local location). The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

How to read the lines Latitude- east to west Longitude- North to South E and W Longitude- North to South N and S

Relative Location Location based on what is around it Examples: Compare it to other places Examples: Close to, far from, a mile passed, etc… Cardinal direction- North, east, south, west Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest Hemispheres- Northern, Southern, East, West

Place What is it like there? What are the physical and human characteristics?

Human Characteristics Defined by culture; human ideas and actions What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs. How many people live, work, and visit a place. Food, music, art, holidays Ethnic groups

Physical Characteristics Defined by nature Landforms (mountains, plains, hills….) Bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans…) Climate/weather Vegetation/ plant life Wildlife/ animals Natural resources

Human-Environment Interaction How do people adapt to, change , or depend on the environment?

How do humans and the environment affect each other?

How do goods, people and ideas get around? Movement How do goods, people and ideas get around?

How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place? Human Movement Trucks, Trains, Planes, Boats, Cars, Bicycles Information Movement Phones, computer (email), mail, fax, video conferencing Idea Movement How do fads move from place to place? TV, Radio, Magazines, Social media

WHAT ARE THE COMMON FEATURES OF AN AREA? REGION WHAT ARE THE COMMON FEATURES OF AN AREA?

Regions Definition: Group of places that have one common characteristic 3 Types: Formal Regions Functional Regions Perceptual Regions

Formal Regions 1. Formal Regions: Certain characteristics are found throughout the area Ex: Political Regions- states, countries, cities Climate Regions https://www.killeenisd.org/teacherDocs/c7/e1605/documents/WhatisaRegion-103461.pdf

Functional Regions 2. Functional Regions: One place that affects the surrounding areas Ex: Tennessee River Valley Region The TN River affects the valley because it supplies water

Perceptual Regions 3. Perceptual Regions- Defined by people’s emotions associated Ex: Dixie, has no “boundaries” but people have associated feelings with that region

Remembering the 5 themes If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!! M – Movement R – Regions HE – Human Environment interaction L – Location P - Place