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The Five Themes of Geography

Discover the key geography terms such as latitude, longitude, hemispheres, continents, and more. Learn about physical characteristics of places, map projections, human interaction with the environment, and the movement of people, goods, and ideas across regions.

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The Five Themes of Geography

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  1. The Five Themes of Geography Mrs. Shiner

  2. Geography Terms-Location 1. Geography 2. Latitude 3. Parallel 4. Degree 5. Longitude 6. Meridian 7. Prime Meridian 8. Tropics

  3. The 5 Themes of Geography Location is defined in two ways: • Absolute location or exact- Precise, using coordinates. For example: latitude and longitude • Relative location-The relationship of one place to other places. • Uses words like: near, beside, under, next to • Also north, south, east or west of a location

  4. Latitude • Runs east and west • Horizontal lines, called parallels • Parallel and never meet • Measures N and S hemispheres • Equator is 0 degrees latitude; circles the globe N to S

  5. Longitude • Runs north and south • Vertical lines, called meridians • Equal in length • Farthest apart at the equator and meet at the poles • Measures Eand Whemispheres • Prime Meridian is 0 degrees

  6. Geography Terms-Location 9. Globe 10. Scale 11. Distortion 12. Projection 13. Compass rose 14. Cardinal directions 15. Key 16. Grid

  7. Geography-Location • Hemisphere-one half of the earth’s surface • We have four hemispheres • North, East, West, South • 7 Continents • Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America • 5 oceans • Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern • Great Lakes • Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

  8. Geography Terms-Place 17. Landform 18. Mountain 19. Hill 20. Plateau 21. Plain 22. Tributary 23. Precipitation 24. Vegetation 25. Weather 26. Climate

  9. The 5 Themes of Geography Place is defined in two ways using: • Physical Characteristics (or features) such as • Landforms (mountain) • Bodies of Water (rivers) • Climate, soils, Natural Vegetation, animal life or • Human Characteristics (or features) • -Come from human ideas and actions that result in changes to the environment • Some examples include way of life, language, building styles, religion, types of farming, cultural traditions, how many people live there, what type of work they do, what they do for fun…

  10. Geography Terms-Place Canyon- a deep valley with steep sides Ocean- large body of salt water that surrounds the continents Island- area of land surrounded entirely by water Peninsula- a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to land Gulf- part of an ocean partly surrounded by land Delta- point at which a river originates

  11. Geography-Maps Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface Land covers 29% of the earths surface Another word for a map maker is a cartographer. Maps represent many different things including cities, countries and climate among other things.

  12. Geography-Map Projections • Mercator Map Projection • One of the most distorted map projections showing the globe as a flat rectangular map • Physical map • Shows features such as mountains, rivers, plains, lakes and other features of an area • Political map • shows country boundaries and state borders • Climate map • Shows what the weather is like season after season and atmospheric conditions • T or F Climate and weather mean the same thing.

  13. The 5 Themes of Geography Interaction between humans and their environment • Humans adapt- Humans make changes in their behavior to meet their needs • Examples: build homes out of local materials, “stir fry” food to use little fuel • Humans depend- All basic needs are met by our environment • Examples: food, water, shelter • Humans modify- Humans change their environment to meet their needs; can involve consequences of peoples actions • Examples: blast tunnels, build a dam, clear forests (deforestation)

  14. Geography Terms-Movement 27. Culture 28. Nuclear family 29. Extended family 30. Cultural diffusion 31. Multicultural 32. Population density 33. Rural area 34. Urban area

  15. The 5 Themes of Geography Movement of people, goods and ideas • Migration-defined as moving to a new location for the purpose of settlement • Examples: • forced-slavery, natural disaster • voluntary-choosing to move • movement of goods-trade goods • movement of ideas-borrow ideas Ideas and Goods are traded = Interdependence

  16. The 5 Themes of Geography • ARegion is a basic unit of geography. A region is an area that has some kind of unifying characteristic • physical characteristics-deserts • human characteristics-buildings, farms • cultural features-literacy rate, standard of living • cultural trait-using chopsticks, wearing a veil, wearing a turban • political features

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