1. Theme 1: Location Two Types of Location Where is It? Absolute
Relative
Where is It?
Why is It There?

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3. The Five Themes of Geography
Movement
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
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6. Theme 1: Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas
Shows how places are linked to one another and the world…

7. Michigan: Movement

8. Theme 1: Movement
List three ways movement helps people. 1. 2. 3.

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10. Theme 2: Regions What Do Places Have in Common? Political Regions
Landform Regions
Agricultural Regions
Cultural Regions

11. Michigan: Regions We are part of the Midwest region.

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13. Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction
How Do People Interact With Their Environment?
People . . .
Adapt to their environment
Modify their environment
Depend on their environment

14. Human Environment Interaction
It is not just humans that effect the environment, the environment effects us too!
Examples: Weather, natural disasters, floods, snow, rain, etc.

15. Michigan: Human Environment Interaction

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17. Theme 4: Location Two Types of Location: Where is it? Absolute
Relative
Where is it?

18. Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface
Uses a grid system
Latitude and longitude
A global address

19. Michigan Absolute Location Michigan 43.6867° N Latitude,
° W Longitude
St. Clair Shores
° N Latitude
° W Longitude

20. Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe
north, south,
east, west

21. Michigan Michigan is bordered by Ohio and Indiana to the south.
Lake Huron and Lake Erie form Michigan’s east coast. Lake Michigan forms the west coast, and Lake Superior and Canada are to the north.
Michigan is one of the Midwestern States

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23. Theme 5: Place Physical Characteristics
Land Features
Mountains, plains, and plateaus
Climate
Bodies of Water

24. Michigan: Physical Characteristics
Pictured Rocks
Lake St. Clair

25. Theme 5: Place Human Characteristics
People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and Landmarks
Cities

26. Michigan: Human Characteristics

27. Question?? What is the difference between Place and Region?
Answer: Place is for only one area and Region is about many areas!!