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The Five Themes of Geography
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There are Five Themes of Geography?
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The Five Themes of Geography Geographer – Someone who studies the earth and its various cultures. (Above painting by Jan Vermeer entitled “Geographer”)
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Location Theme # 1 Location This is where something is located. X - Marks the spot X
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Location There are Two Types of Location. 1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location
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Location Absolute Location – A specific point of a place on the world using Latitude and Longitude lines. Example – Where are you right now exactly?
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Location Relative Location – A general area and description of where a place is located. Example – What city and state are you guys currently located in?
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LOCATION Challenge Absolute Location: The absolute location is 41 degrees North and 12 degrees East. (41°N, 12°E) Relative Location: The relative location of the Coliseum is Rome, Italy. It is on the western side of Italy.
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Place Theme # 2 Place Describes the physical and man made features that make an area unique. (Paris is known for its food and museums)
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Place Washington D.C. is the Capital City of the United States and it has many beautiful monuments.
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Movement Themes # 3 – Movement Looks at how and why people and other objects move from place to place.
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Movement E-mail…think about how this electronic signal travel across the world in just a few seconds
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Movement Texting Insta-gram Tweets Face Book E-mail Instant messaging IM’s
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Movement The old way Newspapers Mail Telegraph Telephone Chat rooms Coffee Shops
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Regions Theme # 4 – Regions Are areas that share common characteristics.
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Regions The Great Plains A region of the united states that is defined by it people and how they live. Industry Agriculture Lush farmland Working class farmers
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Human Environmental Interaction Theme # 5 – Human Environmental Interaction The way that people interact with their personal environments.
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Human Environmental Interaction Farming…
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Human Environmental Interaction Recycling…
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