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Five Themes of Geography

Five Themes of Geography. Location, location, location. Where in the world is it? How do we find a place? To find the absolute location of a place we use longitude and lattitude . What else do we need to know about Location?. How else do we know where something is?

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Five Themes of Geography

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  1. Five Themes of Geography

  2. Location, location, location Where in the world is it? How do we find a place? To find the absolute location of a place we use longitude andlattitude.

  3. What else do we need to know about Location? • How else do we know where something is? • “It’s right next door to me.” • “Bowling Green is south of Louisville and north of Nashville.” It is also important to know relative location.In other words, how is that place is related to other places. There are many ways places are connected land, water, even technology

  4. Place Every Place has characteristics that distinguish them from other places. Places have two main types of characteristics. 1.Physical characteristics -landforms -climate -plant and animal life 2.Human characteristics -architecture -land use and ownership - communication networks

  5. Human/ Environment Interaction • This theme has to do with the effects of humans interacting with their environment. • Examples • Building a dam. • Building a dumpsite • Building an igloo • Growing a certain type of crop • or building canals

  6. Movement • People travel and transport things that they need, and communicate with other places. • People move from place to place. • What ways do they travel? • People need information and resources from other places so they import it or travel to get it. • Are we interdependent on other places in the world? If so, how?

  7. Region • Geographers organize places into groups based on their common characteristics. -Physical characteristics • Regions based on Climate • Grassland, desert, rainforest, mountain, or polar regions • South, northern, western, or eastern regions • Human Characteristics • Ethnic regions • Commercial regions • Recreational regions

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