1. The Five Themes of Geography
By Miss K. Rice
Revised by Mr. K. Buege

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

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

4. Location: There are two types of LOCATION!!
Absolute (its exact location on the Earth)
Relative (its location in relation to other places)

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

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

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

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

9. Absolute Location: Other important lines of LATITUDE:
22 1/3 * North = Tropic of Cancer
22 1/3 * South = Tropic of Capricorn
They are important because:
They get the most direct
sunlight making these areas
the hottest places on Earth

10. Absolute Location: They are important because:
Other important lines:
66 1/2 * North = Arctic Circle
66 1/2 * South = Antarctic Circle
They are important because:
These areas get the least amount
of sunlight. Part of the year
there is no sunlight and the
other part of the year there
is no darkness.

11. Absolute Location: Longitude Lines AKA (Meridians)
Latitude lines are drawn from:
North to South
Latitude lines measure:
East to West

12. 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

13. Absolute Location: 30*N 15*W 45*S 45*E 30*S 60*W 15*N 30*E 30*N 60*W

14. Location in relation to other places
Relative Location:
Location in relation to other places
Figure out where Mr. Buege’s desk is in relation to something else in the room!
Question related to theme of location:
“Where is this place
located and how has
its location affected it?”

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

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

17. Movement:
The world is constantly changing, and places are affected by the movement of:
People
Goods
Ideas
Physical forces
How is this place
changing and why?

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

22. Areas that have something in common
Region:
A region describes:
Areas that have something in common Or
An area that has one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.

23. Examples of physical regions include climates; vegetation zones; biomes; general physical areas, such as mountains; and specific physical areas, such as the Rocky Mountains.
Examples of cultural regions include Scandinavia, Latin America, and the Bible Belt.
Examples of global regions include areas with similar soil types, religions, climates, languages.
Examples of local regions include school districts, newspaper-circulation areas, and zip code and zoning areas.

25. Region: Regions are fundamental organizing units of geography.
Geographers use regions to give order to the earth’s surface.
We organize space into regions every day. Every time we refer to an area by saying:
“I’m going downtown” or “down South,” or “I’d like to live in that neighborhood,” we are using the concept of regions.
· How would you know you had left one region and entered another?
· What characteristics make one region different from another?
· How do you determine the boundaries
of a region?

26. Theme # 4: Place What is it like?
Every place is unique and has its own personality and character.
Examples:
weather
plants and animals
history
people

27. What are the unique features of this place?

28. What are the unique features of this place?

29. Place:
What are the unique
features of this place?

30. 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)

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. Human/Environment Interaction explains:
HEI:
What is an environment?
Natural Surroundings
Human/Environment Interaction explains:
How people use and change their environment

36. The environment influences how: We live Example: What is
HEI:
The environment influences how:
We live
Example: What is
the environment
like and how does it
affect the people who
live there

37. how we affect the environment
HEI = Global Warming
Global Warming
could be an example of
how we affect the environment

38. What is happening because of global warming?
HEI = Global Warming
1979
2005
What is happening because of global warming?

39. Geographic Themes Geographic Themes Geographic Themes Geographic
Location: A I Q
Place: E G O P
Can you place the geographic term with the correct geographic theme!?!?
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
Geographic
Themes
Region: C F K
Movement: D L M
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Region: C F K
Movement: D L M
Human/Environment Interaction: B H J N
a) Equator
b) Building roads
c) Southwest Asia
d) Visiting another country
e) On an island
f) Western US
g) A very hot climate
h) Planting crops
i) 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
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
j) Cutting down forests
k) Your neighborhood
l) Changing your address
m) Written letters
n) Building new houses
o) Areas with little rainfall
p) Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland
q) Texas is south of Oklahoma

40. Human/Environment Interaction:
Location:
Place:
Can you place the geographic term with the correct geographic theme!?!?
Geographic
Themes
Region:
Movement:
Human/Environment Interaction:
a) Equator
b) Building roads
c) Southwest Asia
d) Visiting another country
e) On an island
f) Western US
g) A very hot climate
h) Planting crops
i) longitude
j) Cutting down forests
k) Your neighborhood
l) Changing your address
m) Written letters
n) Building new houses
o) Areas with little rainfall
p) Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland
q) Texas is south of Oklahoma