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The Five Themes of Geography
modified by Mrs. Jones - FMMS
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Why Study Geography? It affects where people live.
It affects how people live. It affects the outcome of major events.
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The 5 Themes of Geography
Location Movement Region Place Human/ Environment Interaction
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Location: There are two types of LOCATION!!
Absolute- is found by using latitude and Longitude. Relative- Relating it to nearby features
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Movement: How are people linked together?
Movement describes how… How people in one area contact people in other areas
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PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSONAL STUFF
Movement: What can move?? GOODS PEOPLE AND THEIR PERSONAL STUFF MONEY IDEAS
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FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION
Movement: How can things move?? WORD OF MOUTH COMPUTERS FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION SATELLITES TELEPHONES
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Movement: Through movement we connect all of our world together.
This is called globalization! When we are interdependent on each other for our economy, culture, politics, socialization, and technology.
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Region: What does it have in common?
A region describes: Areas that have something in common Regions can be: BIG or small
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There are three types of Regions
Formal Functional Perceptual
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A Formal Region is an. . . Region:
Area in which a certain characteristic is found throughout the area Example: City, State, Country, Continent
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Have one central place and is surrounded by the areas it affects
Region: Functional Regions Have one central place and is surrounded by the areas it affects Example: Hershey, PA
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Example: The Rust Belt, The South
Region: Perceptual Regions is defined by people’s feelings and attitudes about an area. Example: The Rust Belt, The South
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Place: What is it like?
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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) Physical Features include the landforms and bodies of water found on the earth
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HEI: How do we interact with our environment?
Human/Environment Interaction explains how people use and change their environment. Changes to the environment can be Good, Bad, or Both!
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Five Themes of Geography
Can you place the geographic term with the correct theme of geography!?!? Location: Place: 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 Five Themes of Geography Region: Movement: Movement: D L M Region: C F K Region: C F K Region: C F K Region: C F K Region: C F K Human/Environment Interaction: Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island The Western US Planting crops Latitude/longitude coordinates 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 Handwritten letters to a friend Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mountains = 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 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
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