2. The Five Themes of Geography Textbook Pages 15 and Page 18

3. 5 Themes of Geography Mr. Help M-----Movement R-----Region HE-----Human Environmental Interaction L-----Location P-----Place

4. Location Where is it?

5. Location Where something is

6. Location Absolute Location —the exact position of a spot on the earth Relative Location--- the position of a spot in relation to another spot on the earth

7. Location Absolute Location The latitude and longitude of a spot The address of a spot Exact location Relative Location- The location of a spot in relation to another Near, by, next to, north of, etc.

8. Place What’s it like?

9. Place What’s it like? Physical Characteristics Human Characteristics

10. Place What’s it like? Makes the location UNIQUE

11. PLACE

12. Place--What’s It Like? Physical Characteristics: landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, plant life and animal life (FYI)

13. Place--What’s It Like? Human Characteristics: how many people live somewhere, how close together they live, social traits, cultural traditions and political institutions (FYI)

14. Human Environmental Interaction Way of Life

15. Human and Environmental Interaction * Humans interact with their environment * The environment interacts with and affects people

16. Human Environmental Interaction Way of Life Positive and negative interactions

17. Human & Environmental Interaction

18. Human Environmental Interaction  How people interact with the environment and how the environment interacts with people Depend Adapt Modify

19. Human Environmental Interaction (FYI) People DEPEND on the environment People ADAPT to the environment People MODIFY their environment

20. Human and Environmental Interaction * Humans interact with their environment (FYI) * Depend---(Basic needs, recreational activities) * Adapt---(Clothing, housing, way people use land) * Modify---(People change the environment--heat, air conditioning, farming, mining, irrigation)

21. Movement Moving people, goods and ideas Transportation and Communication

22. MOVEMENT

23. Movement means change. How and why people and things move and how they are connected

24. Region Group areas by unifying characteristics or like characteristics Areas that show common characteristics Makes the study of geography more MANAGEABLE.

25. REGION

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27. Globes Advantage: Represent true land shape, distances, and directions

28. Globes and Maps Advantage: Globes are the MOST accurate way to show the round earth.

29. Disadvantages of Globes Too big, awkward to carry around Cannot show the whole world at one time

30. Disadvantages of Globes Difficult to carry Cannot show detailed information

31. THEREFORE, Geographers use maps!!!!!

32. Map--- A drawing of the earth shown on a flat surface.

33. Maps: Disadvantages Every map has DISTORTIONS. Distorts, or change, the accuracy of shapes and distances.

34. Maps Every map has DISTORTIONS. Shape Size Direction Distance

35. No map is completely accurate BUT all maps can be useful for certain purposes.

36. Map Advantages Show small areas in great detail Transport easily

37. Map Advantages Display different types of information, such as population densities or natural resources or climate, etc.