The Five Themes of Geography Edited by Joe Naumann, UMSL

What is geography?

Geography is the study of the earth and the ways people live and work Comes from the Greek word geographia “description of the earth”

What are the 5 themes? The five themes are what geographers examine when learning about a destination. Location Place Movement Human-Environment Interaction Region

Where are we? LOCATION answers this question in geography. There are two types of LOCATION. Absolute Location Relative Location

Location Absolute Location: The exact location of a country. This location can never move or change. Uses latitude & longitude Can be an address including the zip code

Location Relative Location The location of a place in relation to another geographic feature. Where is Lake Mead in relation to Las Vegas?

What is it like? PLACE is what is described by people when they return from a destination. What do you imagine when you think of: China Russia France India

Place When looking at a place we need to examine two kinds of characteristics. Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics

Place Physical Characteristics: Describes the land forms, vegetation, and climate of a location. Las Vegas Valley-land surrounded by mountains & hills. Shrubs and cactus Dry, hot desert Miami, Florida Lowlands, swamps, and beaches Tropical flora and fauna Humid and hot

Place Human Characteristics: Examines the humans of the area. How many people live, work, and visit a place? What are their languages, customs, and beliefs? How does their economy work? What type of government do they have & how does it work?

Human Characteristics of USA Commonalities Languages? Religions? Economy? Government? Popular Locations?

Human Characteristics of USA Common languages: English & Spanish Religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and many other religions. Economy: Mixed market Government: Democratic federal republic Popular Locations: Disney World, NYC, Las Vegas, LA, and Washington, D.C.

Human-Environment Interaction How do humans and the environment affect each other? Alteration: we change the environment & sometimes Mother Nature changes it back. Panama Canal Levies on floodplains (Earth City) Adaptation: when we cannot change the environment, we have to adjust to it. Floods in Mid-west Hurricane Andrew & Katrina California mudslides

Hurricane Andrew

Hurricane Andrew

Mudslide

H.E.I - Continued There are three (3) key concepts to HEI. Humans adapt on the environment Mississippi River for transportation & water. Wearing clothes that are suitable for the weather. Humans alter the environment Heating & cooling buildings for comfort Build pools which increase humidity levels Humans depend on the environment Humans use the plants and animals as food and as raw materials Humans extract minerals from the earth’s crust to use as raw materials for making products

H.E.I. - Continued Environment is not just nature, but it is also a feeling! What is the environment of a big city with Los Angeles or New York City?

Movement: the transfer of material and non-material entities from one location to another. Our world has been shaped by the movement of: Material entities People, resources, and Goods Non-material entities Mass Communication & energy We live in a global community and economy that depends on huge amounts of movement.

Movement-Continued Humans occupy places unevenly on Earth due to the environment. We interact through Movement: travel, trade, and information.

Regions Basic unit of study in geography. Display a unity in terms of a common characteristic. Government Language Landforms

Regions-Continued There are three types of regions Formal Functional Vernacular

Formal Regions Defined by governmental or administrative boundaries. States Countries Continents Landforms Cultures Languages Religions, etc.

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Vernacular Regions Loosely defined by people’s perception. The U.S. South The U.S. Midwest The Middle East The U.S. Northeast The U.S. Bible Belt