The Five Themes of Geography: 1. Location – Absolute & Relative Mr. Hare

Five Themes of Geography Location – Where is it? Place – What’s it like? Region – How are places similar or different? Human-Environment Interaction – How do people relate to the physical world? Movement – How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another?

Vocabulary Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found

Vocabulary Relative Location – describes a place in comparison to other places around it

Vocabulary great circle route – an imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and represents the shortest distance between two points

Vocabulary map projection – a mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

Vocabulary Scale - Shows proportional relationships between map measurements and actual distance

Vocabulary Global Positioning Systems – a navigational system that can determine absolute location by using satellites and receivers on Earth

Vocabulary Geographic Information Systems – computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth and integrate those details with satellite images and other pieces of information

Vocabulary Remote sensing – the science of obtaining information about an object or an area from a distance, typically from instruments in aircraft or satellites

Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” – Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found

Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere

Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

15°N, 15°W

15°S, 15°E

Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” – Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found What is the absolute location of Denton? – 33°N, 97°W What is the absolute location of Sydney, Australia? – 33°S, 151°E

Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” – Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found – What is located at °N, °W? » Statue of Liberty – What is located at °N, °E? » Roman Colosseum – What is the absolute location of London Bridge in London, England? » °N, °W – What is the absolute location of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt? » °N, °E

Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” – Relative Location – describes a place in comparison to other places around it

Cardinal Directions North South East West

Intermediate Directions Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast

Five Themes of Geography Choose five of the following cities: Describe the absolute location of each: – In which hemispheres is each city located? – What is the approximate longitude and latitude of each city? Describe the relative location of each: – Use cardinal or intermediate directions to describe the location of each city in relation to a country, city, or ocean. Manila, PhilippinesIstanbul, Turkey Tokyo, JapanMexico City, Mexico London, EnglandNew York City St. Petersburg, RussiaCape Town, South Africa Shanghai, ChinaBuenos Aires, Argentina