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FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
BY: EGZONA BEKTESOSKI
WHAT ARE THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY?
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LOCATION
PLACE
MOVEMENT
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• REGIONS
GEOGRAPHY
• GEOGRAPHY IS THE STUDY OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE
AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE IT, THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR
ENVIRONMENTS, AND PEOPLE AND PLACE
CONNECTIONS.
• THE GEOGRAPHY OF A REGION NOT ONLY INCLUDES
ITS PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
CLIMATE BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SETTLED
THERE AND THEIR DISTINCTIVE WAY OF LIFE.
• LIKE HISTORIANS, GEOGRAPHERS USE THEMES TO
HELP ORGANIZE THEIR STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY INTO
PURPOSEFUL PATTERNS.
PICTURE OF THE FIVE THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
LOCATION
• A PLACE’S POSITION ON THE EARTH’S
SURFACE.
• LOCATION CAN BE EITHER ABSOLUTE OR
RELATIVE.
• ABSOLUTE LOCATION IS ONE PARTICULAR
SPOT OF GROUND.
• RELATIVE LOCATION IS COMPARED
TO SOME OTHER PLACE
EXAMPLES OF LOCATION
• THE SOUTHEAST, BY VIRTUE OF ITS LOCATION ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PARTS OF
NORTH AMERICA SETTLED BY EUROPEANS.
• LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ONE OF THE MOST
DENSELY POPULATED URBAN AREAS IN THE UNITED
STATES, IS LOCATED ATOP A NETWORK OF ACTIVE
FAULT LINES. ITS SOUTHWEST LOCATION IS A MIXED
BLESSING FOR LOS ANGELES- THE CITY ENJOYS A
MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE, BUT IT LIVES WITH THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT EARTHQUAKES CAN STRIKE AT ANY
TIME.
PLACE
• A PLACE’S PHYSICAL AND HUMAN
CHARACTERISTICS TELL WHAT IS SPECIAL
ABOUT IT AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
FROM ALL OTHERS. LANDFORMS, CLIMATE,
AND CULTURE COMBINE TO MAKE UP THE
PARTICULAR FLAVOR OF A PARTICULAR PLACE.
EXAMPLES OF PLACE
• SETTLEMENT OF THE GREAT PLAINS COINCIDED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINES FOR PLOWING, PLANTING,
AND HARVESTING ON A GRAND SCALE; THE COMBINATION
MADE THE MIDWEST A SUPPLIER OF MEAT AND GRAIN TO
THE WORLD.
• RIVERS HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON AMERICAN
HISTORY AND LIFE. THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI
AND OHIO RIVERS SOUTH OF CAIRO, ILLINOIS IN THE HEART
OF THE MIDWEST, IMPARTS A SPECIAL QUALITY TO LAND
THAT IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE FOUND IN THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST. WATER IS OF PARAMOUNT
IMPORTANCE TO BOTH PLACES- IN THE MIDWEST FOR ITS
ABUNDANCE, IN THE SOUTHWEST FOR ITS LACK.
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• THE THEME OF HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERACTION DESCRIBES HOW PEOPLE USE,
AFFECT, AND ARE AFFECTED BY THEIR
SURROUNDINGS. THROUGH SUCH
INTERACTION, PEOPLE CHANGE THE
ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
EXAMPLES OF
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• WARM CLIMATE, ABUNDANT RAINFULL, AND RICH
SOIL COMBINED TO MAKE LARGE PARTS OF THE
SOUTHEAST IDEALLY SUITED FOR THE CULTIVATION OF
COTTON. THE USE OF SLAVE LABOR FOR THIS
INDUSTRY SET THE STAGE FOR A CONFRONTATION
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH THAT BECAME THIS
NATION’S BLOODIEST WAR.
• FISHING BOATS PLY THE COASTAL WATER OF THE
NORTHEAST IN SEARCH OF SUCH DELICACIES AS
LOBSTER. THE NUTRIENT-RICH WATERS OF THE
ATLANTIC DREW PEOPLE OT THE SEAS. YET CENTURIES
OF FISHING HAVE REDUCED THE OCEAN’S BOUNTY.
MOVEMENT
• PEOPLE INTERACTING ACROSS THE GLOBE
EXEMPLIFIES INTERDEPENDENCE, THE NEED
HUMANS HAVE TO UTILIZE SKILLS AND
RESOURCES FROM AROUND THE EARTH.
• INTERDEPENDENCE IS MUTUAL DEPENDENCE ON
THINGS.
• PEOPLE TRAVEL, COMMUNICATE, AND TRADE
GOODS, IDEAS, AND INFORMATION, WHICH IS
ALSO KNOWN AS CULTURAL DIFFUSION.
EXAMPLES OF MOVEMENT
• SOUTHWESTERNERS WHO LIVE ALONG THE BORDER
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO CAN
EXPERIENCE DRAMATIC CHANGES IN CULTURE AND
LIFESTYLE BY SIMPLY WALKING A FEW FEET FROM ONE
COUNTRY TO ANOTHER. THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
BETWEEN COUNTRIES HAS POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND
ECONOMIC IMPLICATION.
• LEWIS AND CLARK, GUIDED BY TE SHOSHONE WOMAN
SACAJAWEA, WERE THE VANGUARD FOR WAVE AFTER
WAVE OF AMERICANS SEEKING LAND AND ADVENTURE
IN THE WEST.
REGIONS
• REGIONS IS THE ULTIMATE THEME OF
GEOGRAPHY. REGIONS, HOW AREAS FORM
AND CHANGE, DISPLAY UNITY THROUGH
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, SOME PHYSICAL,
AND SOME HUMAN.
EXAMPLES OF REGIONS
• THE NORTHEAST, LIKE OTHER COASTAL REGIONS
AROUND THE WORLD, USED ITS NATURAL
ADVANTAGES TO BECOME A CENTER OF FISHING,
SHIPPING, AND TRADE. YANKEE CLIPPER SHIPS WERE
THE FASTEST MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE WORLD; IN
1854 THE FLYING CLOUD SET A RECORD OF 89 DAYS, 8
HOURS, BETWEEN BOSTON AND SAN FRANCISCO.
• NEW ENGLAND IS KNOWN NOT ONLY FOR ITS
BRILLIANT FOLIAGE BUT ALSO FOR ITS CHARMING
COUNTRYSIDE OF SMALL VILLAGES INHABITED BY
DESCENDANTS OF EARLY SETTLERS WHOS MOTTO
WAS, “USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO.”
HICKSVILLE
• LOCATION:
RELATIVE LOCATION: LEVITTOWN
ABSOLUTE LOCATION: LATITUDE: 40.76⁰ N
LONGITUDE: 73.52⁰W
• HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION:
> CARS- POLLUTION, TREES- ARE CUT DOWN
• REGIONS: ENGLISH, NORTH AMERICA
• PLACE: HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDLY’S,
STARBUCKS, AND TROPICAL SMOOTHIE.
• MOVEMENT: TELEPHONE, EMAIL, TEXT, PHONES,
INTERNET.
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
IT SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS
YOU CAN TAKE OUT PLACE BECAUSE WE
HAVE RELATIVE AND LOCATION
IT CAN CONNECT PEOPLE AND PLACES
YOU CAN TAKE OUT MOVEMENT BECAUSE
YOU HAVE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
ORGANIZES THE GEOGRAPHY INTO SPECIFIC
PURPOSEFUL PATTERNS
YOU CAN TAKE OUT HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN USE
COMMON SENSE ON HOW TO INTERACT
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE SHOULD
KNOW WHETHER THEY ACT POSITIVELY OR
NEGATIVELY
WORK CITED PAGE
• AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CRASH COURSE, BY:
DR. CHRISTIAN SAWYER
• AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY BARRONS
• HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, MALINOWSKI/ KAPLAN
• CITY-DATA.COM
• HISTORY OF A FREE NATION BY HENRY W.
BRAGDON, SAMUEL P. MCCUTCHEN, DONALD
A. RITCHIE