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5 Themes of Geography 1. Location - Where people and places are on the Earth’s surface. 2. Place - The human and physical characteristics of a location. 3. Region - Area of Earth’s surface with similar characteristics. 4. Movement - How people, products, information and ideas move from place to place, and what happens as a result. 5. Human-Environment Interaction – How people adapt to the environment or modify it to suit their needs. Name ________________ Date _________ Class _______ 5 Themes of Geography mini-Project Using Austin, Texas as your selected location you will complete the following: • • Make a poster ( a regular piece of paper) to demonstrate t the Five Themes of Geography. Each theme should have at least one but no more than two pictures; you may cut these out of magazines, print them from the computer, draw them yourself or use actual photographs, and…. Along with pictures, you will write information with details about each theme in regards to the place you have choosen. The themes are listed below. Location: You must include both the absolute (longitude and latitude) and relative (bordering cities, countries, landmarks, etc., whatever is appropriate for your choice) location of your place. Place: Include physical features, landforms, capitals and major cities, climate, plant and animal life, altitude, soil, etc. Include human features such as population, housing, language, economy, customs and beliefs. Human/Environment Interaction: place. Show how the people and the environment interact in this Positive Interaction looks like recycling, conserving resources, replanting trees, planned development with safeguards for the environment and such. Negative Interaction looks like pollution, wasting resources, cutting down trees, development with no regards to the environment and so on. Movement: (people, goods, and ideas) Show major forms of transportation, major imports and exports, are there any ports (air or sea) or harbors? this place? What does communication (movement of ideas) look like in Regions: Show which region it is in, this may be a region in the state it is in, or in in the country it is in. Also, include which continent it is located in. For example, Winston-Salem is in the Piedmont region of N.C. and the Southeastern region of the United States. It is also located in the North American continent. You will be graded as follows: Location Neat, colorful and creative 5 Points ________ Pictures show an understanding of this theme 5 Points ________ Paragraph shows understanding of this theme 10Points ________ Place Neat, colorful and creative 5 Points _________ Demonstrated an understanding of this theme 5 Points _________ Paragraph shows understanding of this theme 10 Points _________ Human/Environment Interaction Neat, colorful and creative 5 Points _________ Pictures show an understanding of this theme 5 Points _________ Paragraph shows understanding of this theme 10 Points _________ Movement Neat, colorful and creative 5 Points _________ Pictures show an understanding of this theme 5 Points _________ Paragraph shows understanding of this theme 10 Points _________ Regions Neat, colorful and creative 5 Points _________ Pictures show an understanding of this theme 5 Points _________ Paragraph shows understanding of this theme 10 Points _________