1. five Themes of Geography

2. Images of 5 themes of Geography

3. Location
The place where any person or object can be found Exaction Location: Latitude and longitude Relative Location…one place to another Tell me the location of your house….. Tell me the location of the church…..

4. Place….
A specific location…different from all other locations Physical features: formed by nature Human features: created by humans Describe to me the United States as a place, include both physical and human features

5. Human-Environment Interactions
People and their environment interact or affect each other People and their activities may change the environment The environment impacts the life of the people…people will have to adapt to an environment List three ways people can change an environment List three ways people would have to adapt to living in a desert

6. Movement
The exchange of ideas and products Describe your movement during the school day List 5 products and trace their movement from one place to another Example: Corn grown in Missouri may be sent to Ethiopia to feed hungry children

7. Regions
Areas of Earth with main features that make them different from other areas CULTURE OF A REGION…… People Religion Housing Recreation Sports Clothing Traditions Holidays Food Language….. Physical features of a region Human features Describe the region known as the Great Plains region, include both physical and human features

8. Five Themes of Geography: A Rap

9. Exact Location
Exact Location: a position defined by latitude and longitude reading Equator: imaginary line that divides the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres….Equator is 0 degrees Northern Hemisphere: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa Southern Hemisphere: South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica Latitude Lines…imaginary lines NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR…measured in degrees north or south of the equator Prime Meridian---imaginary line that divides the world into Easter and Western Hemispheres…Prime Meridian is 0 degrees Eastern Hemisphere: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica Western Hemisphere: North America, South America, Antarctica Longitude: imaginary lines drawn EAST or WEST of the Prime Meridian..measures in degrees east and west of the prime meridian

10. Relative Location
Relative Location: the location relationship of one place to another Example: Relative location of North American to South America: North America is north of South America Another example: Relative location of Europe to Asia: Europe is west of Asia