The Five Themes of Geography By Mr. Worm

Why Geography is important In a tiny Native American fishing village, a small group gathered around a man who began to draw in the sand. They watched closely as Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer, drew a sweeping line on the ground. The line represented the coastline where they stood. The local chief drew additional lines. A young man added piles of rocks to represent the village and nearby settlements. When they were done, they had an informal map of the local area. Champlain and the Native Americans he met on Cape Ann in Massachusetts in the 1600s did not speak the same language. Yet, they both understood the basic language of geography.

Human-Environment Interaction MOVEMENT Human-Environment Interaction PLACE REGION LOCATION

Location

Location Describes where places are on earth. Types of Location: ABSOLUTE: exact location on earth (fixed) Does not change Latitude/Longitude Hemispheres Grid System Address RELATIVE: compared to other places (variable) Changes dependent upon where you’re comparing it to. Miles Distance Direction

Think of longitude as a LONG tie think of a ladders rungs. The rungs on a ladder run east and west. Still ladder and latitude

Let’s Study Our Location! 1. What is Sandy’s absolute location (Longitude and Latitude)? What is Union Middle School’s relative location to the South Towne Mall in Sandy? 40.591 N 111.883W South West

Place

PLACE Physical Differences and Human Differences Physical differences, or characteristics, include things that occur naturally, such as mountains, rivers, type of soil, wildlife, climate etc. Human differences, or characteristics, are things that have changed due to people, such as roads and buildings, how people live and their traditions

Drawing your Place On your white board, draw Utah and fill it in with symbols which represent your state and what makes your state unique.

Place in early America History

Human-Environment Interaction

Modification is how the environment has been changed by people. The relationship between people and their environment. Adaptation is how people change (clothing and housing) because of the environment Modification is how the environment has been changed by people. Dependence is how people depend on the environment.

Hoover Dam – Considered one of the greatest engineering projects ever, the building of the Hoover Dam demonstrates the successful interaction between people and their environment. The presence of the dam makes it possible for people to live in an area that is largely desert. Surrounding farmland is irrigated, and there is a ready supply of water and electric power. Today, the Hoover Dam is a national historic landmark.

Within your group brainstorm about how humans have changed and altered the environment around them. Come up with three positive human impacts and three negative human impacts. Everyone in the group needs to be participating and be able to answer questions if called upon

Region

Region Regions are areas or a group of places that can be grouped together by a set of physical or cultural characteristics that are special to that region. Physical refers to mountains, deserts, vegetation, and climates. Cultural refers to history, religion, and language

Region Questions How do you think people in the united states characterize your region (Utah)? Blue’s Clues airs at 3:00 pm in Michigan. In Utah Blue’s Clues airs at 5:00 pm. This is an example of what type of region? What was the major difference between the Northern Colonies and the Southern Colonies?

Movement

How has this changed in the last two hundred years? Movement includes the movement of people, goods, and communications (the movement of ideas). How has this changed in the last two hundred years? Good or Bad

Examples

Review

Question 1 The Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn are both located 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator. What are they an example of Longitude or latitude ?

Question 2 Native Americans were among the first civilizations to farm. Before they farmed they would have to move from place to place in order to get food. Their ability to adapt to their environment is an example of which of the five themes of geography? Place Interaction Movement Region Location

Question 3 Which of the following is not an example of region? The Great Lakes States The Soda-pop states The California state The New England states

Question 4 Which of the following devices does not give you absolute location? Cell phone GPS Car Ipod

Question 5 When they landed on American soil, European explorers, like Columbus, brought with them slaves, small-pox, and horses. This is known as the Columbian exchange and is an example of what? Place Interaction Movement Region Location

Question 6 As you student events and trends in history, you will often need to think geographically. For practice, let us see how population trends throughout the history of the United States relate to the five themes of geography. When the United States won its independence in 1783, it was made up of 13 states located on the Atlantic coast (_________). The majority of the population lived along the coast or near rivers ( ________), where water transportation was easy (________). The Appalachian Mountains and other geographic features limited westward movement (_______). In 1790, the nation’s center of population was located in Maryland.

Question 7 Which geographic theme would be most concerned with trade among nations? Place Interaction Movement Region Location

Unscramble each of the clue words Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.