The 5 Themes of Geography

History of Five Themes  First Established in 1984  Used to help student better understand how geographers view the world.  First Established in 1984  Used to help student better understand how geographers view the world.

The Five Themes 1.Human-Environment Interaction 2.Location 2.Place 3.Movement 4.Regions ***I like the acronym HELPMR 1.Human-Environment Interaction 2.Location 2.Place 3.Movement 4.Regions ***I like the acronym HELPMR

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Place  It’s what makes a place unique.  May include (but is not limited to the following):  Man-made features like the Statue of Liberty  Physical features -- Beaches  People & traditions  It’s what makes a place unique.  May include (but is not limited to the following):  Man-made features like the Statue of Liberty  Physical features -- Beaches  People & traditions Day of the Dead Canals of Venice

Human/Environmental Interaction  The relationship between people and their environment  Basically how humans: A)Depend on B) Adapt to C) Modify the environment.  Examples:  Wearing warm clothing in cold climates  Surfing  The relationship between people and their environment  Basically how humans: A)Depend on B) Adapt to C) Modify the environment.  Examples:  Wearing warm clothing in cold climates  Surfing

Movement  How People, Things, and Ideas move around  includes learning about:  Transportation – Do they use trains, planes or automobiles?  Exports/Imports that move in and out of the place you are studying.  Ideas that started in that place or are currently being used – For example, Greek Mythology.  How People, Things, and Ideas move around  includes learning about:  Transportation – Do they use trains, planes or automobiles?  Exports/Imports that move in and out of the place you are studying.  Ideas that started in that place or are currently being used – For example, Greek Mythology.

Regions  Identity of an area  Regions can be:  Language  political divisions  Religions  vegetation (for example, grassland, marshland, desert, rain forest). Examples: Latin America, Sahara Desert, Rockies, the “Bible Belt.”  Identity of an area  Regions can be:  Language  political divisions  Religions  vegetation (for example, grassland, marshland, desert, rain forest). Examples: Latin America, Sahara Desert, Rockies, the “Bible Belt.”

Review The five themes of geography are: 1.Location 2.Place 3.Human-Environmental Interaction 4.Movement 5.Regions The five themes of geography are: 1.Location 2.Place 3.Human-Environmental Interaction 4.Movement 5.Regions

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Closure and Extension Task: On one regular sized sheet of blank paper, create a small collage of the 5 Themes of Geography. Expectations: 1.) You may ONLY use QUALITY drawings or pictures cut out from newspapers or magazines (NO printed pictures from the internet). 2.) Each section should be labeled and have at least 3 pictures (examples) of the theme. 3.) This will be turned in at the start of next class. **Worth 15 points - 1 point per example. Please be sure you give your best effort and turn in your best work! Quality counts!!!