1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. What are the five themes?
Tools geographer’s use to study features on earth.
Location
Place
Movement
Region
Human Environment Interaction

3. Location Describes where places are at on earth.
ABSOLUTE: exact location on earth (fixed)
Doesn’t change
Latitude/Longitude
Hemispheres
Grid System
Address

4. Examples of Absolute Location
New York City is located at
40 N, 74 W
Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere

5. RELATIVE: compared to other places (variable)
Changes dependent upon where you’re comparing it to.
Miles
Distance
Direction

6. Physical characteristics – Specific to that place, created by nature
Place Refers to the physical and human factors that make one area different from another
Physical characteristics – Specific to that place, created by nature
Cultural characteristics – Specific to that place, created by man or invented (IE language)

7. Physical Characteristics Examples
The Amazon River flowing in Brazil
The Rocky Mountains in Colorado

8. Cultural Characteristics Examples
Portuguese is the Official language of Brazil
The Mayan Ruins in Mexico

9. Movement Refers to the shifting of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another
Examples
Immigration from Latin America to US.
War in Iraq (troops, supplies, ideas, people)
UNL (people, ideas)
Facebook, Twitter (ideas)

10. Region shared characteristics that set it apart
The world is divided into different regions based upon similarities & differences.
Climate
Location
Beliefs
Languages
Ethnicity/Race

11. Human-Environment Interaction Refers to ways people interact with their environment
Consequences to those actions depend upon how people choose to interact with the world and use their resources.
Positive/Negative
Intentional/Accidental
Favorable/Destructive

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

13. Assignment 5 Themes of Geography Poster
Create a visual representation of each of the 5 themes of geography, and describe what each one is.