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The 5 Themes of Geography A Framework for
Studying the World
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Theme 1 Location

• Where is it?

• Two types of location
• Absolute
• Relative

• Why is it there?

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Absolute Location

• Uses a specific place on the earths surface

• Uses a grid system

• Latitude and Longitude

• A global address

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Nevada

• Absolute Location

• Las Vegas
• 36ºNorth, 115ºWest

• Reno
• 39ºNorth, 119ºWest

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Relative Location

• Where a place is in relationship to another place

• Uses directional words to describe
• -Cardinal and intermediate directions

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Nevada

• Relative Location

• Nevada is bordered by Idaho and Oregon to the
  north, California to the west and Utah to the
  east.

ID
OR

• Nevada is one of the Southwestern states.

UT

• Nevada is one of the Western states.

CA
AZ
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Theme 2 Place

• Physical Characteristics

• Land features

• Mountains, Plains and Plateaus

• Climate

• Bodies of Water

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Nevada Physical Characteristics
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Theme 2 Place Human Characteristics

• People
• Culture
• Language
• Religion
• Buildings and landmarks
• Cities

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Nevada Human Characteristics
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Theme 3 Human Environment Interaction

• How people interact with their environment

How people.

• adapt to their environment

• modify their environment

• depend on their environment

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Nevada Human Environment Interaction
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Theme 4 Movement

• The mobility of.

• people

• goods

• ideas

How places are linked together and to the world
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Nevada Movement
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Theme 5 Regions

• What places have in common

• Political Regions
• Landform Regions
• Agricultural Regions
• Culture Regions

The Middle East
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Nevada Regions

• Nevada is part of the Southwest
• Nevada is part of the Great Basin

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