THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

1. THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

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

3. LOCATION Where are we? • Absolute Location • A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location). • Yuma, Arizona is 30o North Latitude and 114o 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. • Go 1 mile West on Main Street and turn left for 1 block. You are Here

4. Location • “Where is Gary A. Knox Elementary School?” • absolute location • 2926 South 21st Drive Yuma, Arizona 85364 • relative location • Crossroads of South Avenue B and West 32nd Street

5. PLACE What is it like there? What kind of place is it? Physical Characteristics Landforms (mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc. • Human Characteristics • What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs? • How many people live, work, and visit a place?

6. Place identifies natural and human features that make a place different from other places.

7. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How do humans and the environment affect each other? • We depend on it. • People depend on the Colorado River for water, energy, and transportation. • We modify it. • People modify our environment by heating and cooling buildings for comfort. • We adapt to it. • We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats).

8. Human Environment Interaction focuses on the relationship between people and the environment

9. Kasilof River, Alaska • Human-Environment Interaction focuses on the relationship between people and the environment

11. Mountains near the village of Sapa, Vietnam

12. MOVEMENT How are people, goods, and ideas moved from place to place? • Human Movement • Trucks, Trains, Planes, and ships • Information Movement • Phones, computer (email), mail • Idea Movement • How do fads move from place to place? • TV, Radio, Magazines

13. Movement answers the question “How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place? • The need to travel from place to place in order to move humans, exchange goods, information, and ideas. • Movement allows civilizations to expand their knowledge for future generations.

14. REGIONS How are Regions similar too and different from other places? • Formal Regions • Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities) • Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown) • Functional Regions • Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, cell phone coverage area)

15. Regions are areas that share at least one common feature

16. Remembering the 5 Themes of Geography • If you can’t remember just ask MR.HELP!!! • M–Movement • R– Regions • HE– Human Environment Interaction • L– Location • P- Place

17. Your assignment • Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography. 2. Make sure you use every theme. Region • Similar physical conditions • Common cultural traits Location • Absolute • Relative Five Themes Of Geography Place • Physical features • Human features Human Environment Interaction • People adapt • People change Movement • Travel from place to place • Exchange of goods and ideas