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THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY • • • • • Location Place Human-Environment Interaction Movement Regions LOCATION Where are we? • Absolute Location – A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location). – Pittsburg is 37o North Latitude and 95o West Longitude. – The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. • Relative Location – Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance from one place to another. – Pittsburg is in the southeast corner of KS. PLACE What is it like there, what kind of place is it? • Human • Physical Characteristics Characteristics • What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs. • How many people live in, work in, and visit a place. • Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION • How do humans and the environment affect each other? – We depend on it. • People in Southeastern KS depend on the Ozark Aquifer for their water. – We modify it. • People modify the environment by plowing the soil to be able to feed the population. We adapt to it. • We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine. MOVEMENT • How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place? – Human Movement • trucks, trains, planes – Information Movement • phones, computer (email), mail – Idea Movement • How do fads move from place to place? TV, internet, radio, magazines, etc. REGIONS • Regions have a unifying characteristics—climate, landforms, history, population, etc. • Main types: – Formal Regions—have official boundaries, like countries, states, cities, etc. – Functional Regions—defined by their connections, like a cell phone coverage area, newspaper service area – Vernacular Regions—are perceived regions, like the Middle East, the South, the Midwest Remembering the 5 themes • If you can’t remember what they are just ask MR. HELP!!! • M – Movement • R – Regions • HE – Human Environment interaction • L – Location • P - Place Your assignment • Describe & illustrate your town by using the 5 Themes of Geography(you need at least two photos/illustrations for each theme). • Use all 5 themes—see next slide for help. • Display your work neatly in a graphic organizer. • Neatness & appearance is important! • You may use an online graphic organizer or use ink for text &colored pencil for color—erase all pencil marks. Helpful Hints! • Location—What is the absolute & relative locations of where you live? • Place—What makes your town unique? (Include at least one physical and one human characteristic.) • Human-Environment Interaction—Give evidence of a way humans have interacted with the environment and a way the environment has interacted with the people in or around your town. • Movement—Give at least 2 different types of movement (include a way people move & another example of movement) in or around your town. • Region—What makes your town a region ? Think of 2 examples of physical or human [cultural] characteristics.