Download Geo and the 5 Themes

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T/F Tests are always announced at least two days in advance.
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The 5 Themes of Geography
• What are the 5 themes of geography and what is
each theme about?
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Location
Region
Place
Movement
Human Environmental Interaction
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJeR4k7wkNU&
feature=related
The Five Themes of
Geography
A Framework for Studying the
World
North Carolina Geographic Alliance
PowerPoint Presentations
2007
What is Geography?
• The study of the distribution and interaction of
physical and human features on earth
• Tools that geographers use: maps, photographs,
graphic organizers, models, GIS and GPS
• The 5 Themes of Geography—Location, Place,
Region, Movement, and Human-Environmental
Interaction help geographers study and describe
the use of space
Theme 1: Location
• Where is It?
• Why is It There?
Two Types of
Location
•Absolute
•Relative
Absolute Location
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A specific place on the Earth’s surface
Uses a grid system
Latitude and longitude
A global address
North Carolina
Absolute Location
• North Carolina
36° N Latitude
79° W longitude
• Erwin
35°19′22″N
78°40′19″W
Relative Location
• Where a place is
in relation to
another place
• Uses directional
words to describe
– Cardinal and
intermediate
directions
North Carolina
• North Carolina is
bordered by Virginia
on the north, South
Carolina and Georgia
on the south, and
Tennessee on the
west.
• The Atlantic Ocean
forms North Carolina's
east coast.
• North Carolina is one
of the Southeastern
States
Theme 2: Place
Physical Characteristics:
• Land Features like:
– Mountains, plains,
valleys, and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water
North Carolina:
Physical
Characteristics
Photos above: Steve Pierce
http://www.wetmaap.org/Cape_Hatteras/ch_tm_2.html
North Carolina: Physical Characteristics
Theme 2: Place
Human Characteristics
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People
Culture
Language
Religion
Buildings and
Landmarks
• Cities
North Carolina: Human
Characteristics
http://www.rivinus.com/camerastuff/charlotte_nc.htm
National Geographic Magazine
Top right:http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/nonsport/school-bio/unc-oldwell2-lg.jpg
Theme 3: 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
North Carolina: Human
Environment Interaction
http://aam.wcu.edu/grant/images/Fontana%20Dam%20Shirley.jpg
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091002/images/mallc.jpg
http://www.ee.duke.edu/~sag8/Duke/02-03/PiKA/Fall%20Break/Fall_Break_02.htm
Theme 4: Movement
The Mobility of
• People
• Goods
• Ideas
How Places are
linked to one
another and the
world
North Carolina: Movement
http://www.marad.dot.gov/Gallery/MoreheadCity/pages/Ming%20Europe.htm
http://www.evertize.com/land/images/I-40-64%20interchange.JPG
Theme 5: Regions
What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions
• Landform Regions
• Agricultural Regions
• Cultural Regions
North Carolina: Regions
Steve Pierce
http://home.neo.rr.com/rodsphotogallery/NaturalWonders/SeaSand/Images/JockeysRidge.jpg
http://www.ncbbi.org/images/piedmont-images/piedmont-nc-heartland-golf.jpg
http://www.homestead.com/pncfa/files/piedmontmap.jpg
http://www.shorebirdworld.org/fromthefield/Images/Hatteras%20Light.JPG
NC Regions Up-Close
Region 1: Northwest
Region 2: Southwest
Region 3: North Central
Region 4: South Central
Region 5: Southeast
Region 6: Mid-Atlantic
Region 7: Northeast
Activity
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Groups will be formed
and each group will
create a poster
illustrating, defining
and describing each
of the five themes of
geography:
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Location
Place
Region
Human Environmental
Interaction
Movement
REQUIREMENTS for EACH
SECTION
•Title
•Definition & explanation of term
•Min. of 2 examples
•Min. of 2 pictures/illustrations