5 Themes of Geography Essential Questions: What are the 5 themes of geography? Why is it important to know the 5 themes of geography? **GEOGRAPHY MAPPING QUIZ TOMORROW!

Mapping Review Turn in your notes worksheet from yesterday that you completed individually. Get out your table packet from yesterday. (The one we didn’t have time to finish) We will review this as a class before we begin todays notes.

The Five Themes of Geography Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Regions

1. Location Location is the basis of geographic education Every event in life happens somewhere We use location to answer questions about where they happen.

Location Location answers the question: Where Are We? Or Where is it? Locations can be absolute or relative

Location Absolute locations are associated with latitude and longitude or a street address

Location Example: Where is Phoenix? Answer: It is located at 33° North, 112° West Or what is your address?

Location Relative locations are described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another.

Example of Relative Location: Where is Phoenix located? Answer: North of Tucson. South of Flagstaff. Near Casa Grande

Review What type of location is 5401 S. 7th St. Phoenix, AZ 85040? Relative or Absolute

2. Place Every place on earth has its own special qualities that make it different from other places. The two major characteristics of place are, physical and human.

Place Physical Characteristics are things determined by nature, such as climate, land forms, indigenous plants and animals. Human characteristics can be defined by the culture of a place. Example: language, clothing, architectural style

Place Place is answered by the question: What kind of place is it? For example, what do you think of when you imagine China? Russia? Italy?

Physical & Human Review What are the two major characteristics of place? Physical & Human

3. Human/Environmental Interaction How do humans and the environment affect each other? How does the environment affect people? There are three key concepts to human/environment interaction Humans adapt to the environment Humans modify the environment Humans depend on the environment

Human/Environmental Interaction Humans adapt to the environment People adapt to their environment by the type of clothes they wear depending on the weather

Human/Environmental Interaction Humans modify the environment People modify the environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort.

Human/Environmental Interaction Humans depend on the environment People depend on major rivers like the Mississippi, Colorado and the Nile

Human/Environmental Interaction Environment is not just trees, animals and climate, it is also the feel of the place. Big City Rural Area Landscape

Heating or cooling a building. Review What is an example of humans modifying their environment? Heating or cooling a building.

4. Movement The movement of people, the import and export of goods, and mass communication have all played major roles in shaping our world. Today, we live in a global village and global economy

Movement The earth is populated by over 5.5 billion people. Most of us depend on other people from many different places to provide us with products and information.

Movement Not only do humans move, but so do ideas, fashions, and fads. Question: How do we depend on people in other places? Question: How would our lives change if our movement options changed? Question: What would happen if our transportation methods changed? Question: How do we get food?

6. Region Regions are human constructs that can be mapped and analyzed Regions are the basic unit of study in geography A Region is an area that shares a common language & culture. It displays a coherent unity in terms of the government, language, landform or situation

Region There are three types of Regions Formal Functional Vernacular

Regions Formal Regions are defined by governmental or administrative boundaries Ex.

Regions Functional Regions are those defined by a function or business If the function ceases to exists, the region no longer exists Ex. A business district

Regions Vernacular regions are those loosely defined by people’s perception –they share common characteristics. Ex. The South, The Middle East

Regions What region do we live in? What type of region is it? What are its characteristics?

Review What type of region is the Bible belt? A Vernacular Region