The 5 Themes of Geography Mrs. Horton

Bell Work If you were trying to describe Morehead/Rowan Co. to an exchange student, what would you tell them? If you were trying to describe Morehead/Rowan Co. to an exchange student, what would you tell them?

LOCATION LOCATION PLACE PLACE MOVEMENT MOVEMENT REGION REGION HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

LOCATION Where is it? Where is it? Absolute vs. Relative Location Absolute vs. Relative Location Absolute Location- The precise or exact point where a place is located on Earth. Absolute Location- The precise or exact point where a place is located on Earth. Ex: Morehead: 38.19N, 83.46W Ex: Morehead: 38.19N, 83.46W

LOCATION Relative Location- Where a place is located in relation to another place. Relative Location- Where a place is located in relation to another place. Ex: Dairy Queen is down the hill from the high school. Ex: Dairy Queen is down the hill from the high school. Ex: Mrs. Horton’s room is in the front hall by the blue lockers. Ex: Mrs. Horton’s room is in the front hall by the blue lockers.

PLACE What is it like there? What is it like there? Includes both physical AND human features of a place. Includes both physical AND human features of a place. Ex: landscapes, climate, people, culture, and language. Ex: landscapes, climate, people, culture, and language.

Human-Environment Interaction How do people relate to their physical environment? How do people relate to their physical environment? 1. People depend on the environment 2. People adapt to the environment 3. The impact of people on the environment

Human-Environment Interaction Dependence: farming, logging, mining Dependence: farming, logging, mining Adaptation: housing, clothing Adaptation: housing, clothing Impact: environmental problems: pollution, global warming, depleting natural resources Impact: environmental problems: pollution, global warming, depleting natural resources

Region How is a place similar to and different from other places? How is a place similar to and different from other places? Region-an area of the Earth’s surface with similar characteristics. Region-an area of the Earth’s surface with similar characteristics. May be physical, political, economic or cultural features May be physical, political, economic or cultural features

Region The Bible Belt The Bible Belt

Middle East

Movement How are people and places connected? How are people and places connected? Reasons why people move Reasons why people move Movement of goods, information, and ideas Movement of goods, information, and ideas

Movement-Spread of Buddhism

Movement-Spread of Black Death