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First things first…
 Geography is: a _____________ that deals with the _____________________ , distribution, and
________________________ of the diverse physical, _________________, and cultural features
of the Earth’s _________________.
OR Geography is … the study of ______________ and ________________________ on it.
 Why do we need these 5 themes anyway?!
o Created by: ________________________
o Because…._________________________________________________________________
____________________________
 The five themes are:
o 1.
o 2.
o 3.
o 4
o 5.
 Location: Where is it?
o Two types: _________________ location and ________________ location
o ___________________ location: a specific place on the Earth’s surface, using a grid
system (latitude and longitude); a global address
 Example:
o ___________________location: where a place is in relation to another place; uses
directional words to describe. Uses cardinal directions.
 Example:
 Place: what is it like there? What kind of place is it?
o ____________ characteristics: what are the main languages, customs, and beliefs? How
many people live, work, and visit a place?
 People
 Culture
 Language
 Religion
 Buildings/Landmarks
 Cities
o Physical characteristics: Things that occur ___________________ such as,
_________________, rivers, types of ___________, wildlife, and ___________________ .
 Land features
 Mountains, plains, and plateaus
 Climate
 Bodies of water
o Human Environment Interaction: How _________________ interact with their
__________________.
o People…
 __________________ to their environment.
 Ex: wearing shorts for summer weather, heavy coats in the winter time, etc.
 __________________ their environment.
 Ex: Heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
 __________________ on their environment.
 Ex: People depending on trees for firewood, rivers to transport goods.
 Movement: How are people, goods, and ideas moved from place to place?
o Three types of movement:
 1. ___________________________________
 Trucks, trains, planes
 2. ___________________________________
 Phones, computer (internet), mail
 3. ___________________________________
 How do we communicate? How do fads (trends) move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines, etc.
 Regions:
o Three types of regions:
 1. ________________________________: regions defined by governmental or
administrative boundaries (States, counties, cities.) Regions defined by similar
characteristics (Rocky Mountain region).
 __________________________________: regions defined by a function
(newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area).
 ______________________________: regions defined by peoples perception
(Middle east, the South, etc.)
 How am I ever going to remember all five of these themes?!
o No worries, Mr. Help to the rescue!
 M Movement
 R
Regions
 HE Human Environment Interaction
 L
Location
 P
Place
 Five themes –Describe your family using each of the five themes. Use complete sentences,
correct spelling and grammar. This is homework 