The Five Themes of Geography

Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world

Movement: How can things move?? FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION TELEPHONES SATELLITES COMPUTERS WORD OF MOUTH

Movement: Through movement we connect all of our world together. globalization!This is called globalization! When we are interdependent on each other for our economy, culture, politics, socialization, and technology.

Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions Landform Regions Agricultural Regions Cultural Regions

Region: A region describes: Areas that have something in common Regions can be:BIG orsmall

There are two types of Regions FormalFormal FunctionalFunctional

Region: A Formal Region is an... throughout Area in which a certain characteristic is found throughout the area Example: City, State, Country, Continent

Region: Functional Regions Have one central place and is surrounded by the areas it affects Example: Hershey, PA

McDonald’s Activity

Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment People... Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment Depend on Their Environment

Location Where is It? Why is It There? Two Types of Location Absolute Relative

Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address

Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place Uses directional words to describe –Cardinal and intermediate directions

Place Answers the question- What is it like there?

Place Human Characteristics People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks Cities

Place -What is it like there? Physical Characteristics Land Features Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water

MR. HELP M- movement R- region H/E human environmental interaction L- location P- place

Applying the Five Themes.... Naples, Italy

Latitude : 40 50' 00'' Longitude : 14 15' 00''

Location: A I Q Movement: D L M Geographic Themes Place: E G O P Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Can you place the geographic term with the correct geographic theme!?!? Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Place: E G O P Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Place: E G O P Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Place: Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island The Western US Planting crops Latitude/longitude coordinates Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Handwritten letters to a friend Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mountains = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: Location: Five Themes of Geography Human/Environmen t Interaction: Movement: Can you place the geographic term with the correct theme of geography!?!?