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5 Themes of Geography

5 Themes of Geography. WHERE AM I ?. 1. Location. Location : where something is. There are two types of location :. Absolute Location. A. Absolute location – the EXACT spot where a place can be found . Example s: 1901 Creekside Dr . 38 degrees south, 145 degrees west.

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5 Themes of Geography

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  1. 5 Themes of Geography

  2. WHERE AM I ?

  3. 1. Location • Location: where something is

  4. There are two types of location:

  5. Absolute Location • A. Absolute location – the EXACT spot where a place can be found. • Examples: • 1901 Creekside Dr. • 38 degrees south, 145 degrees west.

  6. Relative Location • B. Relative location: the location of one spot compared to another. • Examples: • Crownover MS is close to Hawk Elementary. • Texas is south of Oklahoma.

  7. 2. Place • What a location is like. • Natural: Its climate, landforms, plant and animal life. • Human: cities and towns, governments, cultural traditions.

  8. Place • Example: • Denton, Texas has a temperate climate, with grasslands and wildlife. It has a human population of about 120,000.

  9. 3. Region • Places are grouped into regions. A region has places that all have something in common. • Example: • Countries that speak French • Rocky Mountains

  10. French speaking regions

  11. 4. Movement • People, goods, and ideas can move from one place to another.

  12. How does Movement Affect Me? • Look at a tag in your neighbor’s shirt. Where are all these products made? Where are they sold?

  13. Movement • Migrate – to move from one area to settle in another

  14. Migration

  15. 5. Human-Environment Interaction • Humans depend on, adapt to, and change the world around them. • It can be helpful or harmful.

  16. Human-Environment Interaction

  17. Web sites • http://www.carinsurancecover.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/car-gps.jpg • http://bahava.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/298649052_2b17d5bec9.jpg • http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Places/New_York/Times-Square-New-York-City-1-85V8P452LQ-1280x1024.jpg • http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2645432653_39f147d053.jpg • http://thestuffthatmakesmemakestuff.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/desert2.jpg • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://room42.wikispaces.com/file/view/rainforest-2.jpg/30579225/rainforest-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://room42.wikispaces.com/Rainforest%2BClimate&usg=__I4svlWegvsdZeIggyVMo6LFfOr4=&h=450&w=450&sz=41&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Ok1u4bseKSXHlM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drainforest%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_zone • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=vegetation+region+of+texas&hl=en&safe=strict&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbnid=I8e8nUn0o2t0xM:&imgrefurl=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_texas/index.html%253Fp%253Dprint&docid=ULPuLXyQJvHl_M&w=1512&h=1175&ei=RpZKTqKbGtO4tgf8oPiiCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=271&vpy=82&dur=1906&hovh=198&hovw=255&tx=148&ty=97&page=1&tbnh=123&tbnw=162&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=992&bih=540 • http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/UN-Somalia-drought-is-worst-humanitarian-crisis-1459814.php • http://www.plu.edu/~hoodbs/deforestation/home.html • http://windturbinezone.com/wind-technology/wind-farms

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