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The Five Themes of Geography modified by Mrs. Jones - FMMS
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Let’s Review! SEVENWhat are the SEVEN CONTINENTS?? Asia Europe Africa Australia Antarctica North America South America FOURWhat are the FOUR OCEANS?? Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean
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Why Study Geography? It affects where people live. It affects how people live. It affects the outcome of major events.
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The 5 Themes of Geography 1. Location 2. Movement 3. Region 4. Place 5. Human/ Environment Interaction
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Theme # 1: Location Where is it??
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Location: There are two types of LOCATION!! AbsoluteAbsolute RelativeRelative
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Absolute Location: Absolute Location is found by using… Two specific line types LatitudeLatitude LongitudeLongitude
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Absolute Location: Latitude Lines AKA Parallels Latitude lines are drawn from: East to West Latitude lines measure: North to South
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The Major Line of LATITUDE is the: EquatorEquator It splits the Earth into:It splits the Earth into: the Northern andthe Northern and Southern Hemispheres Absolute Location:
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Define Hemisphere: Half of a globeHalf of a globe (in our case the Earth) (in our case the Earth)
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Longitude Lines AKA Meridians Longitude lines are drawn from: North to South Longitude lines measure: East to West Absolute Location:
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The Major Line of LONGITUDE is the: Prime MeridianPrime Meridian It splits the Earth into:It splits the Earth into: the Eastern andthe Eastern and Western Hemispheres Absolute Location:
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Theme # 2: Movement How are people linked together?How are people linked together?
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Movement: Movement describes how…Movement describes how… How people in one area contact people in other areasHow people in one area contact people in other areas
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Movement: What can move?? IDEAS MONEY PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSONAL STUFF GOODS
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Movement: How can things move?? FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION TELEPHONES SATELLITES COMPUTERS WORD OF MOUTH
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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.
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Theme # 3: Region What does it have in common?What does it have in common?
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Region: A region describes: Areas that have something in common Regions can be:BIG orsmall
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Region: There are two types of Regions FormalFormal FunctionalFunctional
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Region: A Formal Region is an... throughout Area in which a certain characteristic is found throughout the area Example: City, State, Country, Continent
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Region: Functional Regions Have one central place and is surrounded by the areas it affects Example: Hershey, PA
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Theme # 4: Place What is it like? What is it like?
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Place: What is it like? What is it like?
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Place: What is it like? What is it like?
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Place: What is it like?
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Place: Each PLACE on Earth has it own : DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS Two types: HumanOrPhysical (something that makes it different than any other place in the world)
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Place: Physical Features include the landforms and bodies of water found on the earth
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How do we interact with our environment?How do we interact with our environment? Human/Environment Interaction:
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HEI: Human/Environment Interaction explains how people use and change their environment.
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Does the environment affect where we do these activities?
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HEI: Changes to the environment can be » Good » Bad, or » Both!
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Remembering the Five Themes Use the term MR. HELP M = Movement R = Region HE = Human Environment (Interaction) L = Location P = Place
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