The Five Themes of GeographyFill out the heading on your Fill out the heading on your

Cornell Notes.Cornell Notes.

Objective:Objective: identify key ideas and identify key ideas and examples of the 5 themes of examples of the 5 themes of

geography.geography.

Essential QuestionEssential Question: Why study : Why study geography?geography?

Why Study Geography?

• It affects where people live.

• It affects how people live.

• It affects the outcome of major events.

The 5 Themes of Geography

1. Location2. Movement3. Region4. Place5. Human/ Environment Interaction

LocationWhere is it??Where is it??

Location:

• There are two types of LOCATION!!

• AbsoluteAbsolute- uses #’s to show - uses #’s to show locationlocation

• RelativeRelative- describes the - describes the location of a place in location of a place in

relation to another placerelation to another place

Absolute Location:

• Absolute Location is found by using…

• Two specific line types

• LatitudeLatitude

• LongitudeLongitude

Absolute Location: • Latitude Lines -also known as parallels

Latitude lines are drawn from: East to WestEast to West

Latitude lines measure: North to SouthNorth to South

• The Major Line of LATITUDE is the:• EquatorEquator

• It splits the Earth into:It splits the Earth into:

• the Northern and the Northern and

Southern HemispheresSouthern Hemispheres

Absolute Location:

Define Hemisphere:

• Half of a globe Half of a globe

(in our case the Earth)(in our case the Earth)

• Longitude Lines -also known asMeridians

Longitude lines are drawn from: North to SouthNorth to South

Longitude lines measure: East to WestEast to West

Absolute Location:

• The Major Line of LONGITUDE is the:• Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

• It splits the Earth into:It splits the Earth into:

• the Eastern and the Eastern and

Western HemispheresWestern Hemispheres

Absolute Location:

Relative Location:

• This is where an area is described This is where an area is described depending on where another area is!depending on where another area is!

• For example: The Galleria Mall is across For example: The Galleria Mall is across the street from the WP Public Library.the street from the WP Public Library.

Movement• How did they get there?How did they get there?

Movement:

• Movement describes how…Movement describes how…

• People, products and ideas move by People, products and ideas move by transportation and communicationtransportation and communication..

Movement:

• What can move??

IDEASIDEAS

MONEYMONEY

PEOPLE AND PEOPLE AND PRODUCTSPRODUCTS

GOODSGOODS

Movement:

• How can things move??

FORMS OF FORMS OF TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION

TELEPHONESTELEPHONES

SATELLITESSATELLITES

COMPUTERSCOMPUTERS

WORD OF WORD OF MOUTHMOUTH

Region• How is this place like other places?How is this place like other places?

• How is it different?How is it different?

Region:

• Areas/regions are chunks of land that have something in common.

• Areas can be described by their human & physical features.

• Regions can be:

BIGBIGor

smallsmall

Region:

• A region can be described by its A region can be described by its physical features. physical features.

• For example: In the Sahara Desert For example: In the Sahara Desert regionregion in Northern Africa, many in Northern Africa, many people value water.people value water.

Region:

•A region can also be described by its human features.

•For example: Most people in the Middle East region

speak Arabic.

Place What is it like there?What is it like there?

Place:

• You can describe a place by its physical features (made by nature) and human features (made by humans).

What place What place (state) is this?(state) is this?

Place: Where is this “place”?

Can you pick out Can you pick out the human the human features?features?

Can you pick out Can you pick out the physical the physical

features?features?

• How do we interact with our environment?How do we interact with our environment?

• Who lives there and what do they do?Who lives there and what do they do?

Human/Environment Interaction:

HEI:

Human/Environment Interaction explains how people use and change their environment.

What humans do to nature and what nature can do to humans.

Does the environment affect where we Does the environment affect where we do these activities?do these activities?

Remembering the Five ThemesUse the termUse the term

MR. HELPMR. HELPM = Movement M = Movement R = Region R = Region HE = Human Environment HE = Human Environment (Interaction) L = Location (Interaction) L = Location P = Place P = Place

Get up and dance!• Here’s a catchy tune to help you remember the 5

Themes of Geography!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg

Location:AIQ

Movement:DLM

GeographicThemes

Place:EGOP

Human/Environment Interaction:

BHJN

Can you place the geographic term with

the correct geographic theme!?!?

EquatorBuilding roadsSouthwest AsiaVisiting another countryOn an island Western USA very hot climatePlanting cropslongitude

Cutting down forestsYour neighborhoodChanging your addressWritten lettersBuilding new housesAreas with little rainfallSwiss chalets & high mts = SwitzerlandTexas is south of Oklahoma

Region:

CFK

Location:AIQ

GeographicThemes

Human/Environment Interaction:

BHJN

EquatorBuilding roadsSouthwest AsiaVisiting another countryOn an island Western USA very hot climatePlanting cropslongitude

Cutting down forestsYour neighborhoodChanging your addressWritten lettersBuilding new housesAreas with little rainfallSwiss chalets & high mts = SwitzerlandTexas is south of Oklahoma

Region:

CFK

Location:AIQ

GeographicThemes

Human/Environment Interaction:

BHJN

EquatorBuilding roadsSouthwest AsiaVisiting another countryOn an island Western USA very hot climatePlanting cropslongitude

Cutting down forestsYour neighborhoodChanging your addressWritten lettersBuilding new housesAreas with little rainfallSwiss chalets & high mts = SwitzerlandTexas is south of Oklahoma

Region:

CFK

Location:AIQ

GeographicThemes

Human/Environment Interaction:

BHJN

Place:EGOP

EquatorBuilding roadsSouthwest AsiaVisiting another countryOn an island Western USA very hot climatePlanting cropslongitude

Cutting down forestsYour neighborhoodChanging your addressWritten lettersBuilding new housesAreas with little rainfallSwiss chalets & high mts = SwitzerlandTexas is south of Oklahoma

Region:

CFK

Location:AIQ

GeographicThemes

Human/Environment Interaction:

BHJN

Place:EGOP

EquatorBuilding roadsSouthwest AsiaVisiting another countryOn an island Western USA very hot climatePlanting cropslongitude

Cutting down forestsYour neighborhoodChanging your addressWritten lettersBuilding new housesAreas with little rainfallSwiss chalets & high mts = SwitzerlandTexas is south of Oklahoma

Region:

CFK

Location:AIQ

GeographicThemes

Place:

EquatorBuilding roadsSouthwest AsiaVisiting another countryOn an islandThe Western USPlanting cropsLatitude/longitude coordinates

Cutting down forests

Your neighborhood

Sending a letter to a friend

Areas with little rainfall

Swiss chalets (log cabin) & high

mountains = Switzerland

Texas is south of Oklahoma

Region:

Location:

Five Themes of Geography

Human/Environment Interaction:

Movement:

Can you place the phrase/term with the

correct theme of geography?