5 Themes of Geography

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CARDIO
According to the map on page 17 of your textbook,
in which two hemispheres is your city located?
Why do you think the world needs to be divided
into hemispheres?
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THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
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MOVEMENT

• How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to
  place?
• Human Movement
• Trucks, Trains, Planes
• Information Movement
• Phones, computer (email), mail
• Idea Movement
• How do Ads move from place to place?
• TV, Radio, Magazines

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Why do people move to or from crowded cities?
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REGIONS

• How are Regions similar to and different from
  other places?
• Geographic Area displaying some type of unity
• Landforms,
• Government
• Language
• Region
• Industry
• Vegetation
• Climate

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What is our region known for?
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• How do humans and the environment affect each
  other?
• We depend on it.
• People depend on the Tennessee River for water
  and transportation.
• We modify it.
• People modify our environment by
• heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
• We adapt to it.
• We adapt to the environment by wearing
• clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
• winter (coats), rain and shine.

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LOCATIONWhere are we?

• Absolute Location
• a street address (local location).
• The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania
  Ave.

• Relative Location
• Described direction or distance. From one place
  to another.
• I LIVE NEXT TO WALMART

You are Here
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PLACE

• What is it like there, what kind of place is it?

• Human Characteristics
• What are the main languages, customs, and
  beliefs.
• How many people live, work, and visit a place.

• Physical Characteristics
• Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate,
  vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

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What kind of place is it? What do you think of
when you imagine China? Japan? Russia? Saudi
Arabia?
Write down the first three things they think of
when Florida is mentioned
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THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

• Movement
• Regions
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Location
• Place

MR. HELP
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Review

• Movement -- What are the patterns of movement of
  people, products, and information? A study of
  movement includes learning about major modes of
  transportation used by people, an area's major
  exports and imports, and ways in which people
  communicate (move ideas).

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Regions -- How can Earth be divided into regions
for study? Regions can be defined by a number of
characteristics including area, language,
political divisions, religions, and vegetation
(for example, grassland, marshland, desert, rain
forest). Human-environment interaction -- What
are the relationships among people and places?
How have people changed the environment to better
suit their needs?
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Location -- Where are things located? A location
can be specific (for example, it can be stated as
coordinates of longitude and latitude or as a
distance from another place) or general (it's in
the Northeast). Place -- What makes a place
different from other places? Differences might be
defined in terms of climate, physical features,
or the people who live there and their
traditions.
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CLOSURE
How the five Themes help you understand the world?
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Your assignment

• Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes
  of Geography.
• Make sure you use every theme.

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CLASS WORK

• Use the newspaper, magazines, to cut out an
  example of each of the five themes of geography
  (Use your notes to help you find examples.)
• Paste or tape the examples to a piece of paper,
  leave room for some writing.
• Next to each example you cut out, write what
  theme it represents and a sentence stating why it
  represents that theme.
• Ex. Location (Picture of a car accident from a
  paper) This picture shows relative location
  because it portrays an accident by the Drive-In
  Theatre on Highway 52 two miles west of
  Everywhere, USA.

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HOME LEARNING
Use the newspaper, magazines, to cut out an
example of each of the five themes of geography
(Use your notes to help you find examples.) Ex.
Location (Picture of a car accident from a
paper) This picture shows relative location
because it portrays an accident by the Drive-In
Theatre on Highway 52 two miles west of
Everywhere, USA.