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5 THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
AN INTERACTIVE
LEARNING MODULE
WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
The study of both physical
geography (including climate,
landscapes, and oceans) and
human geography (including
culture, communities and
transportation).
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IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Geography is the study of
the earth and everything
on it.
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5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY:
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WHERE DID THE 5 THEMES
COME FROM?
The 5 Themes of Geography originated by
the National Geographic Society to fulfill
a need for geographers (people who study
the earth and everything on it) to
categorize everything they learn.
These 5 themes are easy to remember. Just
say the word “PRILM”.
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WHAT IS “PRILM”?
PRILM is a mnemonic device that can be used
to help remember what the 5 Themes of
Geography are. Simply put, take the first
letter of each Theme to create the word
PRILM. They are:
 Place
 Region
 Interaction (Human-Environment)
 Location
 Movement
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PLACE
What is it like?
How does the landscape affect us?
 Human/Cultural  Physical
Characteristics
Characteristics

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languages, customs, and
beliefs, bridges, roads,
buildings
How many people live,
work, and visit a place?
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Landforms (mountains,
rivers, etc.),
Bodies of water (oceans,
lakes, bay, etc)
Ecosystems (vegetation,
wildlife, soil, climate) etc.
Place
Cultural Characteristics
Physical Characteristics
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Name the Place
REGIONS

How are Regions similar to and different
from other places?
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Formal Regions
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Functional Regions
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Regions defined by governmental or administrative
boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell
phone coverage area).
Perceptual Regions

Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt,
Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
 How
do humans and the environment
affect each other?
 We depend on it.
 People depend on the St. Lawrence River for water
and transportation.
 We modify/change it.
 People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
 We adapt to it.
 We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
 More
examples:
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LOCATION
Where are we?

Absolute Location

Is given in degrees
of latitude and
longitude (global
location) or a street
address (local
location).


o
Paris France is 48
North Latitude
and 2o East
Longitude.
The White House
is located at 1600
Pennsylvania Ave.
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Relative Location

Described by
landmarks, time,
direction or distance.
From one place to
another.

Go 1 mile west on
main street and turn
left for 1 block.
MOVEMENT
 How
are people, goods, ideas moved
from place to place?
 Human

Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
 Information

Phones, computer (email), mail
 Idea

Movement
Movement
How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines
Remembering the 5 themes
If
you can’t remembering what
they are just ask MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
 R – Regions
 HE – Human Environment interaction
 L – Location
 P - Place
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Quiz About
The Five Themes of
Geography
Click the bell to the left of the correct answer.
Applause will sound if the answer is correct.
A gong will sound if the answer is incorrect.
A key to the quiz follows the last slide.
You may continue answering each question until
the correct answer is found.
Click on the orange arrow key to progress through the quiz.
Question 1
Which of the following is NOT a
geography theme?
A. movement
B. human-environmental
interaction
C. region
D. history
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Question 2
Which of the following is an example
of Human-Environmental Interaction?
A. getting the mail
B. Watching TV
C. playing Gameboy
D. Rainforest
Clearing
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Question 3
Which of the following theme involves
common characteristics of an area?
A. Place
B. Region
C. Location
D. Human and
Environment
Interaction
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Question 4
Building a dam to assist with irrigation
is an example of?
A. Region
B. Place
C. Movement
D. Human and
Environment
Interaction
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Question 5
What is the name of a person who studies the
earth and everything on it?
A. Photographer
B. Cartographer
C. Geographer
D. Mapographer
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Question 6
Our tennis shoes come from Taiwan, our VCRs
from Japan, and our sweaters from China – sent
to us primarily by ship across the Pacific.
A. Location
B. Movement
C. Human and
Environment
Interaction
D. Place
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Question 7
California Spanish missions were deliberately
placed one day’s travel from another?
A. Location
B. Movement
C. Place
D. Region
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Question 8
Due to climatic change accompanied by
overgrazing, much of the world’s grassland is
turning to desert. Which theme is illustrated?
A. Place
C. Movement
B. Human and
Environment
Interaction
D. Region
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Question 9
Washington, D.C. was built on a site selected by
its central position according to population, near
the falls of the Potomac River, and with hills to
provide monument sites.
A. Region
B. Location
C. Movement
D. Place
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Question 10
Reno is known as the biggest little city in the
world. It seems both rural and urban, a city
moving forward but looking backward. Name the
theme!
A. Location
B. Region
C. Human and
Environment
Interaction
D. Place
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Putting It All Together
Mykonos Town on the Greek island of Mykonos.
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Putting It All Together
YOUR TASK:
Use the map to write a detailed description of the
relative location of the island in pairs. Include place
names and direction.
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