1. The Five Themes of Geography

2. What is Geography?
ge·og·ra·phy 1 : a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface Source-Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary

3. Geography is the study of the earth and everything on it.
In plain English…
Geography is the study of the earth and everything on it.

4. Seven Continents North America South America Africa Australia
Antarctica
Europe
Asia

5. Four Oceans
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Artic Ocean
Indian Ocean

6. The 5 Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions

7. Theme 1: Location Where is it?
Two types of location: absolute and relative

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

9. Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe
North, South, East West

10. Theme 2: PLACE Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics
What is it like there,
what kind of place is it?
Human Characteristics
What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs.
How many people live, work, and visit a place.
Physical Characteristics
Things that occur naturally, such as mountains, rivers, wildlife, climate etc.

11. Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction
How People Interact With Their Environment
People . . .
Adapt, Modify and Depend on Their Environment

12. Theme 4: MOVEMENT
How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail
Idea Movement
How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines

13. Theme 5: REGIONS
How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
Formal Regions
Regions defined by government boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by similar characteristics (Bible Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown)
Vernacular Regions
Regions defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south, etc.)

14. Helpful Hint… Remember…Mr. Help M Movement R Region
HE Human Environment Interaction
L Location
P Place

15. Burlington, NC Absolute Location
36 North, 79 West

16. II. The 5 Themes
Which theme explains how Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida are part of "The South?"
A) place
B) human/environment interaction
C) location
D) region

17. II. The 5 Themes
Which theme relates to a farmer in Iowa shipping a truck full of grain to a cereal factory, which then sells boxes of Cheerios to grocery stores throughout the country?
A) location
B) human/environment interaction
C) place
D) movement

18. II. The 5 Themes
Which theme relates to a person packing a beach towel, a hat, and sunscreen for a vacation to the seashore?
A) human/environment interaction
B) location
C) place
D) region.

19. II. The 5 Themes
Which theme identifies areas that share common physical and/or cultural characteristics?
A) location
B) human/environment interaction
C) region
D) place

20. II. The 5 Themes Where is it? This theme tells where things are.
A) location
B) human/environment interaction
C) movement
D) place

21. Your assignment
Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography. Make sure you use every theme

22. My Example
My family currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. This is west of Burlington. (LOCATION)
We all speak English, are Christian, a family custom is family dinners each night. (PLACE)
I adapted to the environment when I moved from Atlanta by buying more clothes for the winter! I modified my house when I installed a screen door. (H-E Interaction)
All members of my family drive cars to get from place to place. We also travel by airplane to get long distances. We also all use and telephones to communicate with each other. My dad and I are both avid ESPN magazine readers. (MOVEMENT)
We live in the South. (REGION)