1. The Five Themes of Geography
Intro To World Geography

2. Oceans and Continents What are the SEVEN CONTINENTS??
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
Antarctica
North America
South America
What are the Five OCEANS??
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

3. The 5 Themes of Geography
Location
Movement
Region
Place
Human/ Environment Interaction

4. Theme # 1: Location
Where is it??

5. Location Describes where places are at on earth. Types of Location:
ABSOLUTE: exact location on earth (fixed)
Doesn’t change
Latitude/Longitude
Hemispheres
Grid System
Address
RELATIVE: compared to other places (variable)
Changes dependent upon where you’re comparing it to.
Miles
Distance
Direction

6. Absolute Location Rome is located at 41 N, 12 E
Examples:
Rome is located at 41 N, 12 E
Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere
Ecuador is located in Tropic of Cancer.

7. Relative Location Rome is located near the Mediterranean Sea.
Examples:
Rome is located near the Mediterranean Sea.
Argentina is near Brazil.
Ecuador is south of Mexico.
Lincoln is 50 miles from Omaha.

8. Absolute Location:
Absolute Location is found by using…
Two specific line types
Latitude
Longitude

9. Absolute Location: Latitude Lines AKA Parallels
Latitude lines are drawn from:
East to West
Latitude lines measure:
North to South

10. Absolute Location: The Major Line of LATITUDE is the: Equator
It splits the Earth into:
the Northern and
Southern Hemispheres

11. Define Hemisphere:
Half of a globe
(in our case the Earth)

12. Absolute Location: Longitude Lines AKA Meridians
Longitude lines are drawn from:
North to South
Longitude lines measure:
East to West

13. The Major Line of LONGITUDE is the:
Absolute Location:
The Major Line of LONGITUDE is the:
Prime Meridian
It splits the Earth into:
the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres

14. Theme # 2: Movement
How are people linked together?

15. How people in one area contact people in other areas
Movement:
Movement describes how…
How people in one area contact people in other areas

16. PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSONAL STUFF
Movement:
What can move??
GOODS
PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSONAL STUFF
MONEY
IDEAS

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

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

22. Theme # 3: Region
What does it have in common?

23. Region Climate Location Beliefs Languages Ethnicity/Race Types: Formal
The world is divided into different regions based upon similarities & differences.
Climate
Location
Beliefs
Languages
Ethnicity/Race
Types:
Formal
Functional
Perceptual

24. Formal Region Most common/familiar.
Determined by the distribution of a uniform characteristic (physical or cultural)
Location
Climate
Religion
Examples
Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama)
Latin America (spanish-speaking nations)
Tropics (countries located near equator)

25. Functional Region Serves a purpose that affects places around it.
Distributes goods/people
Serves specific purpose
Examples:
Panama Canal
Amazon River Basin
Hollywood
Havana, Cuba

26. Perceptual Region
Groups of areas that provoke a certain stereotype or feeling.
Examples:
The Bronx
The “ghetto”
China town
Missouri( N or S)

27. Theme # 4: Place
What is it like?

28. Each PLACE on Earth has it own: DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS
Two types:
Human Or
Physical
(something that makes it different
than any other place in the world)

29. Physical Characteristics
Specific to THAT place, not generic.
The way a place looks.
Created by nature.
Mountains
Rivers, Lakes, Seas
Climate
Vegetation
Examples:
Andes Mountains are in South America.
Amazon River flows through Brazil.
Pampas are located in Argentina.
The isthmus of Panama connects Central & South America.

30. Cultural Or Human Characteristics
Specific to THAT place, not generic.
Peoples activities change the way a place looks or is represented.
Man-made or invented.
Language
Unique buildings
Religious Practices
Celebrations/traditions/holidays
Examples:
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil.
Many Mexicans are Catholic.
Mayan ruins are located in Mexico.
Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico.

31. What is the difference between Location & Place?
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What is the difference between Location & Place?

32. What is the difference between Location & Place?
Location: 5* S , 68 * W

33. What is the difference between Location & Place?
Place: Describe

34. Human/Environment Interaction:
How do we interact with our environment?

35. HEI:
Human/Environment Interaction explains how people use and change their environment.

36. HEI The environment & people are interconnected.
Consequences to those actions depend upon how people choose to interact with the world and use their resources.
Positive/Negative
Intentional/Accidental
Favorable/Destructive

37. HEI Current Environmental Issues: Climate Change (global warming)
Energy Resources
Water Conservation
Deforestation

38. Remembering the Five Themes
Use the term
MR. HELP
M = Movement R = Region HE = Human Environment (Interaction) L = Location P = Place

39. Five Themes of Geography
Can you place the geographic term with the correct theme of geography!?!?
Location:
Place:
Can you place the geographic term with the correct geographic theme!?!?
Location: A I Q
Location: A I Q
Location: A I Q
Location: A I Q
Location: A I Q
Location: A I Q
Place: E G O P
Place: E G O P
Place: E G O P
Geographic
Themes
Geographic
Themes
Geographic
Themes
Geographic
Themes
Geographic
Themes
Geographic
Themes
Five
Themes of Geography
Region:
Movement:
Movement: D L M
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Human/Environment Interaction:
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
Equator
Building roads
Southwest Asia
Visiting another country
On an island
Western US
A very hot climate
Planting crops
longitude
Equator
Building roads
Southwest Asia
Visiting another country
On an island
Western US
A very hot climate
Planting crops
longitude
Equator
Building roads
Southwest Asia
Visiting another country
On an island
Western US
A very hot climate
Planting crops
longitude
Equator
Building roads
Southwest Asia
Visiting another country
On an island
Western US
A very hot climate
Planting crops
longitude
Equator
Building roads
Southwest Asia
Visiting another country
On an island
Western US
A very hot climate
Planting crops
longitude
Human/Environment Interaction: B H J N
Human/Environment Interaction: B H J N
Human/Environment Interaction: B H J N
Human/Environment Interaction: B H J N
Human/Environment Interaction: B H J N
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
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
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
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
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