Download 5 Themes of Geography

Chapter 1 – Section 1
Geography
The study of the earth’s
surface and the
processes that shape it.
Physical Geography: The study of
the natural “physical” environment.
Cultural “Human” Geography: The
study of human characteristics and
cultures around the world
Five Themes
of Geography
1. Location: Where is the place?
2. Place: What is the place like?
4. Region: How is a place similar/different to other places?
5. Human Interaction: How have people changed a place?
3. Movement: How do people, goods, & ideas move in a place?
LOCATION
1. Absolute Location – Where a place is located on
the earth
2. Relative Location – Where a place is located in
relation to another place
Grid System
A system that uses lines of latitude
and longitude to locate places.
Absolute Location is determined by using
lines of latitude and longitude to form a grid.
latitude – parallels of latitude measure
distance north or south from the
equator
Equator – an imaginary line that circles
the earth at its widest point - 0°
longitude – meridians measure
distance east or west from the Prime
Meridian.
Prime Meridian – line of longitude that
runs through Greenwich, England - 0°
Hemisphere - ½ of the earth’s surface
The relative
location of
Lyford is
about 15
miles north
of Harlingen
Place
What is a place like?
This includes physical features and cultural
characteristics
culture – Every part of the
way people live.
Regions
Formal Regions – Defined by a limited
number of related characteristics.
Example: Europe, Africa
Functional Regions – Based on a set of
interactions or connections between places.
Example: A city and its suburbs
Perceptual Regions – A region that people
perceive. May not be the same to everyone.
Example: The Midwest
Culture Regions
Areas connected by similar cultural
characteristics and patterns.
Human–Environment
Interaction
The relationship between people
and their environment
Movement
How people, goods, and
ideas move from one
location to another.