1. The Five Themes of Geography
Coach Kuntz
8th Grade U.s. history

2. What is Geography?
-Geography- the study of people, their environments, and their resources. -Geography deals with land and water, but it also deals with Earth’s life forms, including humans. -Geographers use FIVE themes to study and classify all parts of the earth. These five themes are…

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4. Movement -Of the five themes, movement has affected our history most.
-For thousands of years, people migrated to the Americas bringing new goods, ideas, and even disease.
-What are some examples of movement in history?
Movement- the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

5. Region
-A region is an area with certain unifying characteristics (it has certain things in common)
- Regions might have similar climates and landforms
-Regions also might have cultural similarities

6. Human/Environmental Interaction
-Whether it is cutting down forests, hunting wildlife, or growing crops, people have always affected the environment
-As a part of geography, it is important to study how people have impacted their environment

7. Location Geographers break down location into two categories:
1. Absolute location
2. Relative location

8. Location (cont.)
-An absolute location is the exact location of a place on the earth.
-Geographers pinpoint absolute location by using lines of latitude and longitude.

9. Location (cont.)
-A relative location is location in relation to another place.
-For example, relative location for the United States is south of Canada and north of Mexico.

10. Place
-A place is made up of physical characteristics and human characteristics.
-Physical characteristics include climate, animal life, and bodies of water
-Human characteristics include languages, religions, jobs, and even modes of transportation

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