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Five Themes of Geography

Five Themes of Geography. 5 Themes of Geography. “PLIRM”. Plirm is a mnemonic device that can be used to help remember the 5 Themes of Geography. Each letter of the word “ plirm ” (rhymes with “worm”) is one of the five themes: P lace L ocation I nteraction (Human-Environment) R egion

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Five Themes of Geography

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  1. Five Themes of Geography

  2. 5 Themes of Geography

  3. “PLIRM” Plirm is a mnemonic device that can be used to help remember the 5 Themes of Geography. Each letter of the word “plirm” (rhymes with “worm”) is one of the five themes: • Place • Location • Interaction (Human-Environment) • Region • Movement

  4. PLACE: Human Characteristics of a Place: People change the environment by building roads, building dams, etc. Physical Characteristics of a Place: Landforms, bodies of water, climate, plant and animal life are some of the physical features of a place.

  5. LOCATION Absolute Location: EXACT Latitude and Longitude Brasilia – the capital of Brazil 16˚S, 48˚W

  6. The latitude & longitude of James R. Geisler Middle School: 42˚31’N, 83˚30’W (absolute location)

  7. ABSOLUTE LOCATION using latitude and longitude readings

  8. LOCATION Relative Location: Gives the location of a place relative to some known landmark. We find the location of a place by telling how far and in what direction it is from somewhere else. Geisler Middle School is in Walled Lake. It is on West Pontiac Trail just east of Beck Rd. There is a McDonald’s and a CVS store on Beck Rd. There are grey apts. across from the school.

  9. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS People change (modify) their surroundings by building cities, building dams, building reservoirs, etc.

  10. Human Characteristics of a Place: People change the environment by building roads, building dams, etc.

  11. Aral Sea located in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan; once a part of the former Soviet Union.

  12. Physical Characteristics of a Place: Landforms, bodies of water, climate, plant and animal life are some of the physical features of a place.

  13. REGIONS Regions vary according to the characteristics we use to identify them: climate, economic activities (farming & manufacturing), cultural traits (language, religion, and food), and political divisions

  14. Regions vary according to the characteristics we use to identify them: climate, economic activities (farming & manufacturing), cultural traits (language, religion, and food), and political divisions

  15. DaNCE

  16. People, products, and ideas move from place to place by transportation and communication. MOVEMENT

  17. LOCATION: Relative Location and Absolute Location PLACE: Human Characteristics and Physical Characteristics HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS: Humans adapt to the environment Humansmodify the environment Humans depend on the environment MOVEMENT: People Goods Ideas REGIONS; Defined by government or administrative boundaries (these regional boundaries are not open to dispute) Physical regions (i.e. Rockies, Great Lake States, etc.) Functional boundaries (e.g. a newspaper service area, cable area, school district, etc.) “Vernacular” defined by people. For example: the South, the Middle East, the Rust Belt, the Orient, etc. SUMMARY:

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