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The 5 Themes of Geography. Geography. Geography. A science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth’s surface Source-Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Geography.
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Geography • A science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth’s surface • Source-Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
Geography • The study of the Earth and everything on it • Plain English
BRAINSTORM • If geography is the study of the earth and everything on it… • What kinds of things do geographers study?
The 5 Themes of Geography • Movement • Human-Environment Interaction • Region • Location • Place
My Hand Really Loves Pizza • Movement • Human-Environment Interaction • Region • Location • Place
Movement • The way people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place
Human-Environment Interaction • The way humans and the environment affect each other
Human-Environment Interaction • How people depend on their environment? • How people adaptto their environment? • How people change their environment?
Region • Areas of the world that have common physical, human, and cultural characteristics
Location • The specific location of a place
Place • A place is defined by it’s physical and cultural characteristics
PRACTICE: Discuss the 5 themes in this Picture Movement Human-Environment Interaction Region Location Place
PRACTICE: Discuss the 5 themes in this Picture Movement Human-Environment Interaction Region Location Place
PRACTICE: Discuss the 5 themes in this Picture Movement Human-Environment Interaction Region Location Place
PRACTICE: Discuss the 5 themes in this Picture Movement Human-Environment Interaction Region Location Place