Download Geography Unit - Oxford School District

Geography Unit
Coach Parrish
Oxford Middle School
Day 2
Geography’s Five Themes
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Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Location - Where is it?
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Absolute location – position on the globe.
Usually found by latitude and longitude.
Latitude – imaginary lines that run
parallel to the equator and measure
north and south.
Longitude – imaginary lines that run
parallel to the prime meridian and
measure east and west.
Relative Location – position of a place in
relation to another place. Example –
New Orleans is South of Memphis.
Latitude and Longitude
Place – What is it made of?
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Physical characteristics
such as climate, terrain, landforms,
etc.
Human characteristics
How many people live there, what
language do they speak?
Regions – How is it similar to
another place?
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Region - a group of places with at
least one common characteristic. It
can be either a physical or human
characteristic.
Region Map
Movement
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Movement is how people, goods, and
ideas move from place to place.
Movement Map
Human – Environment Interaction
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This theme is how people use the
environment. Think of this theme as
the way that people and things in
nature exist together.
Homework
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What types of technology do
geographers use to study the earth?
How do geographers use the five themes
of geography to study the earth?
Define geography.
Discuss the difference between latitude
and longitude.
Discuss the difference between absolute
location and relative location.