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The Five Themes of Geography

Join us in exploring the concept of regions in geography, defined by unique characteristics that help geographers divide and study the world. Discover formal, functional, and perceptual regions, and how they shape our understanding of our diverse planet.

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The Five Themes of Geography

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  1. The Five Themes of Geography 1

  2. The Five Themes of Geography Day 3: Regions 2

  3. Place: Review • Let’s play a quick review game to see if you understand the Theme of Place! I’ll say a place and you write down first three characteristics that come to mind. • Forest • Beach • Dayton, NJ 3

  4. Regions • Region - an area on the Earth that is defined by certain similar characteristics. • These similar characteristics may be physical, human, or cultural. 4

  5. How do Regions help geographers? Regions help divide the world to make it easier to study. 5

  6. How do Regions help geographers? • Regions help us to learn about the differences and similarities that help our world function as a unit. 6

  7. Types of Regions • Region - a group of places with at least one common physical or human characteristic, and may be determined by people’s opinion, influenced by one’s culture and experiences. • You can think of regions as having both human (Middlesex County) and physical (Great Plains) characteristics 7

  8. Types of Regions • Formal regions - areas in which a certain characteristic is found throughout them. • Example: States, countries, cities 8

  9. Types of Regions • Functional regions - consist of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it. • Example: Amazon drainage basin, Greater Pittsburgh Area 9

  10. Types of Regions • Perceptual regions- defined by people’s attitudes and feelings about areas. They don’t have defined boundaries • Example: The West, the Middle East, the South 10

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