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Chapter 2, Lesson 1
The Five Themes of Geography
Pgs. 35 - 40
The Five Themes
• Location
• Region
• Movement
• Place
• HEI
The Five Themes - Rap
LOCATION
• Absolute Location – exact spot
where place can be found
• Latitude – The Equator, breaks
north and south
• Longitude – PM, breaks east
and west
• Relative Location – about where
a place is
PLACE
• Place – distinct features, physical
geography, climate
• Change is constantly occurring
• Sometimes change is man made
• Sometimes change comes from
Mother Nature
REGION
• Region – physical and human
characteristics are similar
• Natural Regions – 10 in the world
• Unique combination of plant and
animal life + climate
• What is a culture region? Sound
familiar?
MOVEMENT
• Movement – people, goods, and ideas
• Migrate – to move from one place to
another
• PULL - Standard of living,
employment, education, freedom,
peace, safety
• PUSH – natural barriers,
transportation, mother nature
HEI
• HEI – Humans interacted
with their own environment
• Examples… farming, man
made dams, mushroom farms
• Pollution
• Housing Developments
The Human Footprint