1. Geography 5 Themes What is a theme topic?
What, do you suppose, might the 5 theme (topics) of geography be?
Geography 5 Themes

2. 5 themes of Geography Location Where is it?
Absolute location: degrees of latitude and longitude.
Relative location: point of reference, e.g., near, far, a short drive.
5 themes of Geography

3. 5 themes of Geography 2 . Place What is it like?
Physical Characteristics:
landforms (mountains, plains, etc.)
bodies of water (oceans, lakes, bay, etc.)
ecosystems (soil, plants, animals, and climate)
Human Characteristics –
Bridges, dams, canals
roads
buildings
culture
language
All places have features that distinguish them from other places.
5 themes of Geography

4. 5 themes of Geography 3. Human/Environment Interaction
How do people interact with and change their environment?
Dams, canals, fields, tunnels, pollution,
How does the environment affect human life? (Activities, culture, food, disasters)
5 themes of Geography

5. 5 themes of Geography 4. Movement
How are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, ideas and goods?
Transportation
Communication
Trade
Patterns of movement such as migration linkages and connections
5 themes of Geography

6. 5 themes of Geography 5. Regions
What are their unifying features and how do they
form and change over time?
Regions are a basic unit for geographic study.
Geographers divide the world into regions to help them interpret events.
Regions can be defined on the basis of: physical and human characteristics.
For example: The Pacific Northwest, The Midwest, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
5 themes of Geography

7. Note-taking techniques
Bullet points
Indent with new ideas
Mark with detail
Two-column notes
Recall
Inference/prediction
Visual representations
Analysis
Note-taking techniques

8. Note-processing techniques
Mind Map
Annotated Summary
Bloom’s ______ for 5
Two-column restate
Study guide
Symbols and metaphors
Note-processing techniques

12. Mind Map

15. Mind Map

16. Mind Map Rubric

17. Mind Map Review Get your peers’ Mind Map. Find the Map’s author.
On the back:
Your name
Compliment, specific to rubric
Grade ____/20 pts
Find the Map’s author.
Meet them; give a verbal compliment.
Get back your Mind Map.
Self-reflection (how well did this note-processing strategy work?)
Mind Map Review