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The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography. Geography. Geography – the study of the Earth’s physical and cultural features It means writing about or describing the earth. Geography's Five Themes. Location Place Regions Movement Human-Environment Interaction. Questions we will answer….

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The Five Themes of Geography

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  1. The Five Themes of Geography

  2. Geography • Geography – the study of the Earth’s physical and cultural features • It means writing about or describing the earth.

  3. Geography's Five Themes • Location • Place • Regions • Movement • Human-Environment Interaction

  4. Questions we will answer… • What is the location of a place? • What is the character of a place? • How are places similar to and different from other places?

  5. Questions we will answer… • How do people, goods, and ideas move between places? • How do people interact with the natural environment of a place?

  6. The Five Themes of Geography Day 1: Place

  7. Place • All places have characteristics that set them apart from other places. • Geographers describe places by both their physical and humancharacteristics

  8. Place • Physical Features – landforms, ecosystems, climate, animal life, other geographic features

  9. Human Characteristics • languages, art, customs, economy, government, architecture, religion, and so on…

  10. So…Place is the personality of Geography

  11. Place…Check for Understanding • What are the physical and human characteristics of Riverdale Grade School? How is RGS different from other schools?

  12. Place • You will now describe Portland, Oregon. You can describe the unique physical features, the buildings, the weather, traditions, people, or so on. When you are finished, your paper should tell people unfamiliar with your community what it is like to live there.

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