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The Five Themes of Geography
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Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world
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Movement: How can things move?? FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION TELEPHONES SATELLITES COMPUTERS WORD OF MOUTH
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Movement: Through movement we connect all of our world together. globalization!This is called globalization! When we are interdependent on each other for our economy, culture, politics, socialization, and technology.
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Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions Landform Regions Agricultural Regions Cultural Regions
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Region: A region describes: Areas that have something in common Regions can be:BIG orsmall
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There are two types of Regions FormalFormal FunctionalFunctional
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Region: A Formal Region is an... throughout Area in which a certain characteristic is found throughout the area Example: City, State, Country, Continent
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Region: Functional Regions Have one central place and is surrounded by the areas it affects Example: Hershey, PA
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McDonald’s Activity
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Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment People... Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment Depend on Their Environment http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg
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Location Where is It? Why is It There? Two Types of Location Absolute Relative
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Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address
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Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place Uses directional words to describe –Cardinal and intermediate directions
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Place Answers the question- What is it like there?
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Place Human Characteristics People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks Cities
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Place -What is it like there? Physical Characteristics Land Features Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water
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MR. HELP M- movement R- region H/E human environmental interaction L- location P- place
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Applying the Five Themes.... Naples, Italy........
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Latitude : 40 50' 00'' Longitude : 14 15' 00''
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Location: A I Q Movement: D L M Geographic Themes Place: E G O P Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Can you place the geographic term with the correct geographic theme!?!? Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Place: E G O P Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Human/Environmen t Interaction: B H J N Place: E G O P Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island Western US A very hot climate Planting crops longitude Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Written letters Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mts = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: C F K Location: A I Q Geographic Themes Place: Equator Building roads Southwest Asia Visiting another country On an island The Western US Planting crops Latitude/longitude coordinates Cutting down forests Your neighborhood Changing your address Handwritten letters to a friend Building new houses Areas with little rainfall Swiss chalets & high mountains = Switzerland Texas is south of Oklahoma Region: Location: Five Themes of Geography Human/Environmen t Interaction: Movement: Can you place the geographic term with the correct theme of geography!?!?
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