1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. Geography Geography is the study of:
People, the places they live, and how they all interact.

3. Human-Environment Interaction
5 Themes
5 themes of Geography
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region

4. Location and Place Location gives a definite location
Absolute or Relative locations
Place - describes the human/ physical characteristics
Describes mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.
Ex. Ashburn is flat and heavily populated with few rivers. It also has people from many different nations
Location and place are different because…
One describes WHERE you are
The other describes WHAT your place is like

5. Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region
Explains how humans adapt and modify their environment to better suit their needs
Ex. Air conditioning or leveling land for housing
Movement looks at how and why humans move around the world and what they bring with them
Ex. Cultural diffusion and migration
Regions are units of geographic study
Formal regions- clearly defined regions (countries)
Functional regions- defined by connections
Ex. DC Metro Area – connected by the Beltway
Vernacular regions- no formal boundaries, but known
Ex. The Midwest or The South or Northern VA

6. NOW LETS SING ALONG TO THE 5 Themes of Geography Song
NOW LETS SING ALONG TO THE 5 Themes of Geography Song! I know you are super excited

7. Latitude & Longitude : the Global Grid
An imaginary grid of lines used to find location
Can be found on most maps throughout the world
It is a uniform measurement (all countries use it)

8. LATITUDE Imaginary lines that run Across the earth
Parallel - they never touch!!!
They measure distance North or South of the equator

9. LATITUDE
A = ACROSS !!!!!!!
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT

10. Remember - THEY ARE LONG
Measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
Intersect above the North and South Pole
(Run Up & Down on a map) Usually!!!
LONGITUDE

11. Reading Latitude and Longitude
When reading maps for location, you must use latitude and longitude to locate your destination
Latitude always comes first, then Longitude
Ex. 40 N, 160 E or 27 S, 17 E
Use the worksheets given to practice finding location
Use the sheet to define and sketch the different types of geographic features

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13. Types of Land Forms

14. Island – land area that is surrounded by water
Long Island
Archipelago – chain of islands
Hawaiian Islands

15. Cape – Narrow point of land that extends into a body of water
Cape Cod, MA
Peninsula – piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
Florida

16. Hill – area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain
Hills
Acadia National Park
Maine
Mountain – high, steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land.
Mount McKinley, Alaska

17. Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
Plain – broad area of fairly level land that is generally close to sea level
Plains
Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
Wyoming
Plateau – large area of high, flat, or gently rolling land
Bateke Plateau
Gabon, Africa

18. Desert – area that has little or no moisture or vegetation
Sahara Desert, Africa
Coast – land that borders the sea
Jones Beach

19. Central (Latin) America
Continent – any of seven large land masses on the Earth’s surface
Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
Sub-continent – an area of land that is part of a continent but is separated by something (landform, language, etc.
India
Central (Latin) America
Australia
South America
Antarctica

20. Isthmus – narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or joining a peninsula to a mainland.
Isthmus of Panama
Strait – narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water
Strait of Gibraltar

21. tributary map of Lake Erie
Tributary – stream or small river that flows into a larger stream or river
tributary map of Lake Erie
River – large stream of water that empties into an ocean, lake, or another river
Hudson and Mohawk Rivers

22. Bay – part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land
Jamaica Bay
Gulf – arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay.
Gulf of Mexico

23. Lake – body of fresh water surrounded by land
Great Lakes
Sea – large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean
Black Sea

24. Ocean – any of the large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface.
Arctic Ocean C
Atlantic Ocean B
Pacific Ocean A
Indian Ocean D