World Geography Mrs. Robertson

Five Themes of Geography The five themes of Geography were created as a means of organization to better teach World Geography. They include: Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Region

5 Themes

Absolute: precise/exact: Location: Where is it? Absolute: precise/exact: Street address, latitude/longitude Hemisphere: Hemi (half) sphere (circle)—Half circle Latitude (parallels)---flatitude/ladder Equator (0 degrees) Tropic of Cancer 23.5 degrees NORTH Tropic of Capricorn23.5 degrees SOUTH

Location cont. Longitude (meridians) Prime Meridian –Greenwich, England (0 degrees) Relative Location:--Where a place is in relation to another place.

Place: What is it like there? --physical features—(land, water, weather, soil, and plant and animal life) Examples: Utah lake, Jordan river, Ochre mountains, desert --cultural (human) features (people’s activities, religions, languages, and cultural backgrounds Examples: neighborhoods, Lehi roller mills, Cabelas, legacy center, Christian, English, Caucasian

Houses, schools, pioneer crossing, less and less farmland Human/Environmental Interaction: covers the ways people and environments interrelate with and affect each other. How the land is used? (DEPEND) Water, food, shelter How the land or area is modified? How have we changed the land? (CHANGE) Houses, schools, pioneer crossing, less and less farmland ∙ How have people adapted? (ADAPT) --lighter clothes in the summer/ Heavier clothes in winter. --road construction

Movement GOODS, IDEAS, PEOPLE This theme studies the movement and migration of people as well as their ideas and goods between nations. (ideas, fads, goods, resources, and communication)

Region Ex. Rocky Mountain Region Areas that share similar characteristics. Ex. Rocky Mountain Region

Different types of Regions Formal Region- has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas. (official boundaries, such as cities, states, counties, and countries) Functional Region- are made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit. Example a city transit system Perceptual regions- reflect humans feelings and attitudes. Ex. The South, The Mid-west

Works Cited http://geography.about.com/od/teachgeography/a/5themes.htm http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/9800000/Great-Mountains-mountains-and- waterfalls- https://www.google.com/search?q=human+characteristics+of+a+place&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=tLn7U6OOEY3loAT-6ID4Cg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1821&bih=857&dpr=0.75 https://www.google.com/search?q=region&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=trv7U-buMYG4ogTgmIDADQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1821&bih=857&dpr=0.75

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