The 5 Themes of Geography Organizing our study of Geography USING THE CITY OF DETROIT AS AN EXAMPLE

The 5 Themes Are: LOCATION PLACE REGIONS MOVEMENT HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

LOCATION Where is it? Where are we? 42N, 83W Home address RELATIVE LOCATION - General location ABSOULTE LOCATION - exactly where is it? In South East Michigan North and west of Windsor, ON On the Detroit River, between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie 42N, 83W Home address

PLACE What is the place like? Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics Resources Climate Landforms Water bodies Plants/Trees Buildings Crops / Soil Clothing Religion Hobbies Music Food Language Ethnicity Entertainment

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How People interact with their environment Environment = land, water, climate resources, vegetation, infrastructure. OUR SURROUNDINGS!

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How do we depend on our environment: Examples: Using Resources (Detroit salt mine) Growing Crops

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How do we depend on our environment: Examples: Using water

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How do we modify / change our environment: Examples: Cutting down trees and planting trees Building Malls freeways

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How do we adapt or adjust to our environment: Examples: Wearing warmer clothes Shoveling snow or Slanted roofs

MOVEMENT How do people, goods, And ideas move? How did people first settle here? How do people and goods currently move? Early settlers German, English and French What brought them to this place

REGIONS What makes on area Like another? Physical Characteristics The Great Lakes Detroit Metropolitan Area Government Economic Activity Upper Midwest Similar climate, plant and animal life Similarities and differences help geographers learn why places develop the way that they do.