THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY (Chapter 1 / Section 2)

1. 2 THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY(Chapter 1 / Section 2)

2. THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY • Location • Place • Interaction Human-Environment Interaction • Movement • Regions

3. LOCATIONWhere are we? • Absolute Location • A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location). • Houston, Texas is located at 29o N (lat.), 95o W (long.) • The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. • Relative Location • Described by landmarks, time, direction, or distance. From one place to another. • Go 1 mile west on Main Street, turn left at the gas station, and travel one block. You are Here

4. Power Notes 1: Location 2: Absolute Location 3: latitude and longitude 3: street address 2: Relative Location 3: landmarks, time, direction, or distance

5. PLACEWhat’s it like there? Physical Characteristics Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soils, etc. • Human Characteristics • What are the primary languages, customs, and beliefs. • How many people live, work, and visit a place.

6. Power Notes 1: Place 2: Human Characteristics 3: languages, customs, beliefs 3: live, work, visit2: Physical Characteristics 3: landforms, climate, vegetation, wildlife, soils

7. INTERACTIONHow do humans interact with their environment? • We depend on it. • For example, people depend on the Mississippi River for water and transportation. • We adapt to it. • We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), for rain and sunshine. • We modify it. • People modify their surroundings by erecting shelters for comfort and roadways for convenience.

8. Power Notes 1: Interaction 2: We depend on environment 3: rivers for water, transportation 3: trees for lumber, paper 2: We modify environment 3: cities for comfort 3: roadways for convenience2: We adapt to environment 3: clothing for summer/winter 3: build shelters

9. MOVEMENTHow does stuff move from place to place? • Movement of Humans/Goods • Planes, trains, (&) automobiles, trucks, etc. • Movement of Information • Mail, telephone (voice/text), email • Movement of Ideas • Newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, internet

10. Power Notes 1: Movement 2: Movement of Humans/Goods 3: planes, trains, autos, trucks2: Movement of Information 3: mail, phone (voice/text), email2: Movement of Ideas 3: newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, internet

11. REGIONSHow are regions defined?What are their unifying characteristics? • Formal Regions • Regions designated by official boundaries, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. • Regions defined by similar characteristics, such as the Coastal Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and Chinatown. • Most are clearly indicated and publicly known. • Functional Regions • Regions defined by their connections (examples include school district boundaries and cell phone coverage area). • Vernacular Regions • These are perceived regions, such as “The South” and the “Middle East.” • They have no formal boundaries but are understood in our “mental maps” of how we see the world around us.

12. Power Notes 1: Regions 2: Formal Regions 3: official boundaries 4: cities, counties, states, countries (political maps) 3: similar characteristics 4: Coastal Plains, Rocky Mountains (physical maps) 3: clearly indicated & known

13. Power Notes • 1: Regions 2: Functional Regions 3: connections4: school district boundaries (special purpose maps) 2: Vernacular Regions 3: perceived regions 3: no formal boundaries 3: “mental maps”

14. MNEMONICFor remembering the Five Themes… Lemon Pizza In My Refrigerator

15. Your assignment • Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography. • Make sure you use every theme. • Type your biography, double space.