5 Themes of Geography

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5 Themes of Geography

• GEOGRAPHY 8
• Mr. Keeney II

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Location Where is It?
Where in the world a certain place is found
Absolute and Relative

• Absolute Location
• Exactly where something is found on a map
• Latitude
• Measures North and South
• Equator (0 degrees)
• Longitude
• Measures East and West
• Prime Meridian (0 degrees)

• Relative Location
• Where something is located in relationship to
  something that is more well known.
• Depends on a persons knowledge of an area
• Loyola Blakefield
• Towson
• Baltimore

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Region (larger)

• A large area that shares at least one common
  characteristic
• Physical
• Landforms
• Climate
• Cultural
• Religion
• Language
• Government

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Place (smaller)

• What an area looks like in natural and human
  terms
• Physical
• Landforms
• Soil
• Climate
• Plants
• Human
• Cultural
• Language
• Region Large
• Place Small

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Human Environmental Interaction

• How humans and the environment have changed
• How the environment has changed humans
• How humans have changed the environment to suit
  their needs
• What are some examples of Human Environmental
  Interaction that you used today?

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Movement

• The transfer of peoples, goods, and ideas from
  one place to another.
• Cultural Diffusion
• Items from one cultural are used by another
  culture
• What causes Cultural Diffusion?
• Trade
• Migration
• Conquest
• Religion

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Map Projections
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Mercator (1569)
Positive used by sailors because it preserves
linear scale near the equator and allows strait
course lines. Also preserves angles and
shapes Negative size and distance are distorted
especially towards the poles
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Interrupted and RobinsonProjections
A compromise between equal area and conformal
Interrupted projection
An equal area image. Problem?
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Map Projections

• Look at these three maps.
• How are their projections
• distorted?

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Map Projections Continued
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GPS vs. Magnetic Compass
What is the difference between a GPS and Magnetic
Compass?
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Elements of Maps
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Scale

• Small Scale
• Shows large area
• Not much detail
• Relative location between
• regions
• Large Scale
• Shows small area
• Shows a lot of detail
• Relative location within a region

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IDENTIFICATION FORMAT

• Who (use adjectives and names)
• What (the definition, or accomplishments)
• Where (be specific as possible)
• When (specific Dates)
• Why (significance AND implications)
• These Ids should be 2-3 Sentences (not just
  bullet points)