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Geography Themes and
Location
Lesson Vocab
Name “Themes of Geography” on vocab template
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Absolute Location
Relative Location
Latitude
Longitude
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Compass Rose
There Are Five Major Themes of
Geography
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Location
Place
Human Environment Interaction
Movement
Regions
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
• Chapel Hill
35° 55' N Latitude
79° 05' W Longitude
OK…but how does this all work?
Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or
south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth into the
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Latitude
North Pole
90
80
Lines of
latitude are
numbered
from 0° at the
equator to
90° N.L. at
the North
Pole.
70
60
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50
40
30
20
10
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
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90
South Pole
Lines of
latitude are
numbered
from 0° at
the equator
to 90° S.L.
at the South
Pole.
Longitude
Lines of longitude begin
at the Prime Meridian.
60° W is the
60° line of
longitude west
of the Prime
W
Meridian.
60° E is the
60° line of
longitude
east of the
E Prime
Meridian.
The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither
east or west
By combining latitude and longitude,
any location can be pinpointed
A location’s coordinates
(____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)
Application
N
W
E
S
North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is north
of the Equator. North America is in the Western Hemisphere
because it is west of the Prime Meridian.
Every city in the world has an absolute
location based on latitude and longitude.
Relative Location
• Where a place is
in relation to
another place
• Uses directional
words to describe
– Cardinal and
intermediate
directions
Relative Location Terms
Cardinal Directions- The basic North, South, East, and
West
Intermediate DirectionsNortheast and Northwest
Southeast and Southwest
Compass Rose- a full compass addressing the cardinal
and the intermediate directions
The Compass Rose
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
• Mountains, plains,
and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water
North Carolina:
Physical
Characteristics
Photos above: Steve Pierce
http://www.wetmaap.org/Cape_Hatteras/ch_tm_2.html
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