1. 5 Themes of Geography Chapter 1 Objective: Identify the 5 themes of geography and their significance to the field of study.

2. Geography Study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth

3. 5 Themes-Location “Where is it?” Absolute-exact Relative-comparative

4. 5 Themes-Place “What is it like?” Physical-landforms, climate Cultural-religion, traditions

5. 5 Themes-Region “How are places similar?” DFW North Texas

6. 5 Themes- Human-Environment Interaction “How do people interact with the environment?” Depend-rivers Modify-roads Adapt-clothes

7. 5 Themes- Movement “How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place?” Technology is important factor

8. Economic – financial issues, business Social – Culture, society Political – government, leaders Nature – Environment, resources, physical geography

9. Discussion Is the theme of place more closely associated with longitude or latitude? Defend your response with evidence.

10. Discussion With your group, apply each of the five themes of geography to Colleyville, Texas.

11. Equator An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves Objective: Identify elements of maps and the globe and explain how they are useful

12. Prime meridian Imaginary line dividing the earth into eastern and western halves

13. Hemisphere Half of the earth Northern, southern, eastern, western

14. Globe 3-Dimensional representation of earth Not portable

15. Cartographer Person who makes maps Maps are 2-D, distort landmasses, and are portable

16. Topographic Map Shows natural and man-made features on the earth

17. Thematic Map Emphasizes specific information like climate or vegetation or population

18. GIS-Geographic Information System A system that uses digital map information to create a databank Can add or remove different layers to highlight certain information