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Explore the Five Themes of Geography: A Comprehensive Overview

Understand the five themes of geography - Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment Interaction. Learn how geographers study the Earth's features and the people on it. Discover physical and human characteristics that make each place unique. Explore how people and the environment interact, affecting climate, resources, and more. Delve into movement patterns of people, goods, and ideas across the globe. Enhance your knowledge through examples and current environmental issues. Dive into the depths of geographic exploration!

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Explore the Five Themes of Geography: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. 5 Themes of Geography 6th Grade Social Studies

  2. Geography • Geography is the study of the earth and the people on it • Because this is a large topic, geographers give us 5 Themes to start.

  3. What are the five themes? • Tools geographer’s use to study features on earth. • Location • Place • Region • Movement • Human Environment Interaction

  4. 1. Location • Location is where things are located on the earth. • 2 Types: • ABSOLUTE:exact location on earth. • Measured with latitude and longitude • Doesn’t change. • JMS: 42N, 71W • Tokyo, Japan: 35N, 139E • Cape Town, South Africa: 34S,18E

  5. Relative Location • RELATIVE:location compared to other places • Changes dependent upon where you’re comparing it to • Rome is near the Mediterranean Sea. • The United States is North of Mexico. • Walpole is Southwest of Boston

  6. 2. Place • Place: what a location is like • What human and physical characteristics make it different from all others? A) Physical characteristics B) Human characteristics

  7. Physical Characteristics • The way a location looks • Landforms, bodies of water, etc. specific to THAT place. • Created by nature. • Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Seas. Climate, Vegetation • Examples: • The Andes Mountains of South America. • The Amazon River flows through Brazil. • The Pampas are located in Argentina.

  8. Human Characteristics • What the people are like • All the ways to describe a person or people, including their way of life, values and beliefs specific to THAT place. • Man-made or invented. • Language, Buildings, Religious Practices, Celebrations, traditions • Examples: • Portuguese is the official language of Brazil. • Many Mexicans are Catholic. • Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico.

  9. 3. Region • The world can be divided into different regions based on similarities. • This makes it easier to study and understand physical and human characteristics over large areas.

  10. Physical Characteristics • Landforms, bodies of water and climate that cover a large area. • For example: • Mountain ranges • Coastal communities • “Tornado Alley” • The Northeast

  11. Human Characteristics • The ways of life, values and beliefs of the people living in an area. • Examples: • Religion – Islamic regions • Economics – Poor neighborhoods • Language - Southern Accents • Race – The Asian population

  12. 4. Movement • How people, goods, and ideas move from place to place. • People and places are linked together, especially in today’s world! (Globalization)

  13. 4. Movement - examples • Movement of People: • Planes, Trains, Automobiles • Movement of ideas (communication) • The internet (Facebook, twitter, vine, pinterest and SO much more) • Phones (iMessage, text, facetime, etc.) • TV • Education • Movement of goods • Cargo ships, Freight trains, UPS

  14. 5. Human Environment Interaction • People and the environment are closely connected: • People can adapt to the environment • People can modify (or change) the environment

  15. Adapt • People make changes to their way of life in order to be comfortable, successful, healthy, safe or happy. • For example, people: • Wear different clothing depending on the weather • Eat different foods depending on what is available • Build shelters that protect them from weather conditions • Wear bug spray

  16. Modify • People change the environment around them in order to be comfortable, successful, healthy, safe or happy. • For example, people: • Build damns • Build wind farms • Mine or dig for fuel • Spray insecticide

  17. Human Environment Interaction • Current Environmental Issues: • Climate Change (global warming) • Energy Resources • Water Conservation • Deforestation

  18. Review: What are the five themes? 1) Location -Where things are located on Earth, both in absolute and relative terms 2) Place - Physical and human characteristics that make a place distinct from others 3) Region - What common physical and human characteristics link a place to other parts of the world 4) Movement - How the movement of people, goods, and ideas affect a place 5) Human Environment Interaction - How the lands affects the people and how the people affect the land

  19. Group Project • What does geography look like? • Create a passport book • Groups of 3-5 • Follow the rubric on the handout • Due by the end of class Friday, August 23

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