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Geography and the 5 Themes: Exploring the Earth's Surface

Discover the importance of geography and the 5 themes that help us understand our world. Learn about maps, globes, location, place, movement, regions, and human-environment interaction. Explore how these themes apply to your school and environment.

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Geography and the 5 Themes: Exploring the Earth's Surface

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  1. GEOGRAPHY In your spirals, find the next clean page. Write “Geography” at the top of the page. Number your paper 1-2 and answer the following questions. Be prepared to share your responses. • What is 1 way that a map is better than a globe? • What is 1 way that a globe is better than a map? • Why study geography?

  2. 5 Themes of Geography GEOGRAPHY—the study of the earth’s surface Used as a way to organize what Geographers study • Movement • Region • Human-Environment Interaction • Location • Place 5 Themes Song

  3. 5 Themes of Geography • Location-where something is • Where is it on a map? Uses direction words (cardinal and intermediate directions) to describe the location) • N, S, E, and W. NW, NE, SW, and SE.

  4. 5 Themes of Geography Location • Absolute location-a specific description of where something is located. • Only 1 thing can be there • Examples: address, latitude/longitude, GPS coordinates • Relative location-a general description of where something is in relation to something else • Multiple things could possibly be there • Ex: next to McDonald’s, on Main St., corner of 61st & Mingo This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  5. 5 Themes of Geography • Place-refers to the features that define an area and make a place unique • Landforms • bodies of water • climate/weather • animal and plant life • natural resources • Ethnic groups, language, religion • Food, music, art, customs, holidays • Ex. At 29,029 feet, Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. • Ex. The Grand Canyon is the deepest, most awe inspiring canyon in the United States.

  6. 5 Themes of Geography • Regions-areas that share at least one common characteristic • Political-based on actual boundaries set by the government • Border lines separating states or countries • government • Physical-based on physical features • Mountain region, plains regions, rainforest • Cultural-based on culture traits • Language, religion, race, holidays, etc. • What can you see or do when you visit? • Selling/trading, jobs • Mostly English is spoken here

  7. 5 Themes of Geography • Movement-looks at why and how people, things, and ideas move • Modes of Transportation (bikes, cars, airplanes, etc.) • Goods (imports and exports) • Sending of information (phone, text, TV, radio, postal service, internet) • Ex. Many American Indians traveled from the southeast United States to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears • Ex. Many Nike shoes are made in Chinese factories & shipped to other countries • Ex. Playing Xbox Live with a kid from Switzerland

  8. 5 Themes of Geography • Human-Environment Interaction-looks at how and why people interact with their environment • How do people adapt, change, or depend on the environment? • Clothing and housing • Natural disasters/events • Reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, irrigation, • Pollution, deforestation, recycling

  9. Map of where French is spoken

  10. Having trouble remembering the 5 Themes of Geography… …Just ask MR. HELP! M—Movement R—Region HE—Human-Environment Interaction L—Location P--Place

  11. Do you use the 5 Themes of Geography in… Can you sing along? 5 Themes Song 5 Themes of Geography--Fortnite

  12. Are the 5 Themes of Geography in our school? • Apply each of the 5 themes to Walker. • Add an example of each to your notes. • Movement • How do we get to school or move throughout the school? • Regions • How is our school broken up? • Human-Environment Interaction • How do we adapt to the environment inside and outside of the school? • Location • 1 absolute & 1 relative example • What is the address? What is the school near? What is our classroom near? • Place • Describe the school, our classroom, the culture or our school

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