1. THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

2. THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Place/LocationPlace/Location MovementMovement EnvironmentEnvironment InteractionInteraction RegionRegion

3. PLACE/LOCATION Where are we? Absolute LocationAbsolute Location –A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location). –Paris, France is 48 o North Latitude and 2 o East Longitude. –The Prime Minister’s house is located at 24 Sussex Drive. Relative Location –Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance, from one place to another. –Go 1 kilometre west on main street and turn left for 1 block. –Emily Carr is located beside the park on Pine Glen Rd. –Let’s meet behind the convenience store.

4. 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.

5. MOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place? –Human Movement Trucks, Trains, PlanesTrucks, Trains, Planes –Information Movement Phones, computer (email), mailPhones, computer (email), mail –Idea Movement How do fads move from place to place?How do fads move from place to place? TV, Radio, Magazines

6. ENVIRONMENT Five Environmental ThemesFive Environmental Themes –Landforms What the surface of the Earth looks like in a particular place.What the surface of the Earth looks like in a particular place. –Climate The long-term average of weather conditions at a particular place.The long-term average of weather conditions at a particular place. –Water About three-quarters of the surface is covered by water,About three-quarters of the surface is covered by water, most of it salty ocean. –Soils Most of the land area of earth is covered with a thin layer of soil material.Most of the land area of earth is covered with a thin layer of soil material. –Natural Vegetation Forests, grasslands, wetlands, and Arctic tundra are all natural vegetation.Forests, grasslands, wetlands, and Arctic tundra are all natural vegetation.

7. INTERACTION Environment InteractionEnvironment Interaction -How we interact with the environment around us. Human InteractionHuman Interaction -How we interact with each other.

8. REGIONS Human Regions - Regions that humans create themselves. Such regions could be cities, area code regions, postal code regions, etc. Physical Regions -Based on the features of the earth itself. Such regions could be the Rocky Mountains, the Interior Plains, the Canadian Shield, etc.