1. Thinking Like a Geographer
5 themes to help you
THINK GLOBALLY

2. The 5 Themes Spatial Terms (Location) Place and Region Human System
Physical System
Environment and Society

3. Why and How do I use these?
You will use these because they can help organize information that can help you understand what you are looking at, reading, seeing, etc.
You simply apply them to information you are given.

4. Spatial Terms (Location)
Absolute or Relative?

5. Formal, Functional, or Perceptual?
Place and Region
Place
What is its meaning?
Region
Formal, Functional, or Perceptual?

6. Movement of Goods, People, Ideas
Human System
Movement of Goods, People, Ideas

7. Physical System
Anything from nature

8. Environment and Society
Humans’ interaction with their environment (surroundings)

9. Let’s Practice!
Look at what you are given, it will be only ¼ of the photo. Use the 5 themes to help you determine what you are looking at, where it is, is it natural?, man-made?, what action or effects are taking place, etc…

14. Babysitting Langurs, India National Geographic Photo of the Day