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The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography. What is Geography?. Geography is the study of the earth and everything on it!. What is a “THEME”?. …it is the topic Geography is a BIG subject! We will divide geography into 5 different THEMES/topics. What is the purpose of the 5 themes?.

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The Five Themes of Geography

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  1. The Five Themes of Geography

  2. What is Geography? Geography is the study of the earth and everything on it!

  3. What is a “THEME”? …it is the topic Geography is a BIG subject! We will divide geography into 5 different THEMES/topics

  4. What is the purpose of the 5 themes? • The 5 Themes of Geography were developed as a method for studying geography. • The themes help us categorize/organize geographic information. Geography = noun Geographic = adjective

  5. THEME 1: LOCATION Question investigated: Where is it? Two categories : • Absolute location • Relative location

  6. Absolute Location • A specific place on Earth • Coordinates: Latitude and longitude • Specific address

  7. Relative Location • Where a place is in relation to/compared to another place • Uses directional (N,E,S,W) words to describe

  8. THEME 2: PLACE Question investigated: What is it like? The 2 categories: A) Physical places B) Human places

  9. Physical Place • Physical (natural) characteristics of the environment that is distinct • Eg. climate, landforms, water features, plants, wildlife…

  10. Human (cultural) Place • Human (not natural) characteristics of a place that is distinct • Eg. activities, architecture, economy, religion, language…etc

  11. THEME3: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Question investigated: • How do humans and physical places affect/impact each other? Two Categories of interaction. . . A) Human adaptation (root word = adapt/adjust) B) Human alteration (root word = alter/change) http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg

  12. Human Adaptation • Humans adapt to their environment • Examples: adapt to climate (shelter, clothes…)

  13. Human Alteration • Humans alter their natural environment using technology

  14. THEME 4: MOVEMENT • Question investigated: How do people, goods and ideas move around? • Two categories: • Material movement (can see) • Non-material movement (cannot see)

  15. Material Movement • obvious movement using land, water, or air vehicle

  16. Non-Material Movement • less obvious movement Examples: • movement of information/ideas through wires

  17. THEME 5: REGION • Question investigated: What areas have unifying/common features?

  18. Regions Regions share at least 1 common feature. Examples of common features that define a region: • Landform regions (eg. Mountain areas, flat lands) • Political regions (eg. provinces, countries, cities) • Cultural regions (eg. Chinatown, Little India) • Language regions (eg. French neighbourhood) • Economicregions (eg. Agricultural area) • Climateregions (eg. Arctic climate, tropical climate) • Functionalregions (eg. Business/Financial district, entertainment district, cell service area, newspaper area) • Functional regions have a specific and distinct/clear purpose/function/goal

  19. Check your understanding… • Is it possible for there to be a region within another region?

  20. …remember all 5 themes! Mr. Help! • M Movement • R Region • HE Human Environment Interaction • L Location • P Place

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