1. The Five Themes of Geography A Foundation for Studying the World

2. Lori Put Her Ear In My Root beer

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

4. Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface2
Absolute Location
A specific place on the Earth’s surface
Uses a grid system
Latitude and longitude
A global address

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Absolute Location
The Dance

6. Texas Absolute Location Texas 33° N Latitude 97° W longitude
Haltom City
32° 86' N Latitude
97° 26' W Longitude

7. Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place4
Relative Location
Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe
Cardinal and intermediate directions

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Texas
Texas is bordered by Oklahoma on the north, Louisiana on the east, and New Mexico on the west.
The Gulf of Mexico forms much of Texas’ east coast.
Texas is one of the Southwestern States

9. Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics6
Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics
Land Features
Mountains, plains, and plateaus
Climate
Bodies of Water
What is it like there?

10. Texas: Physical Characteristics7
Texas: Physical Characteristics

11. Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics8
Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics
People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and Landmarks
Cities

12. Texas: Human Characteristics9
Texas: Human Characteristics
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13. Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction10
Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction
How People Interact With Their Environment
People . . .
Adapt to Their Environment
Modify Their Environment
Depend on Their Environment

14. Texas: Human Environment Interaction11
Texas: Human Environment Interaction h

15. Theme 4: Movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34z5DGZMf_s12
The Mobility of
People
Goods
Ideas
How Places are linked to one another and the world

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Texas: Movement

17. Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions14
Theme 5: Regions
What Places Have in Common
Political Regions
Landform Regions
Agricultural Regions
Cultural Regions

18. Texas: Regions 15 Steve Pierce