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Five Themes of Geography Why is it important to know where we are? How we interact with each other and the planet? How we move about? (2 Sentences)

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1 Five Themes of Geography Why is it important to know where we are? How we interact with each other and the planet? How we move about? (2 Sentences)

2 Five themes of Geography Location Regions Movement Place Interaction

3 Location Continent, Country Exact location as Your address 700Sunset Terrace, Amarillo,TX 79017 712 East Yampa Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [COS] 38*52’43”N 104*48’54”W Colo Sprgs,CO Lat Lon Longitutde- Long up and down Latitude- Flatitude

4 Region Area that shares a common feature Countries, States, Cities- political regions Climate and Topography- Rocky Mtns.

5 Place Things that make an area unique Landforms, climate, plants, animals. People, language, and culture Each has it’s own signature

6 Movement How do people, goods and ideas move. Ideas move from location to location

7 Interaction Focuses on relationship between people and environment People moving to an area bring changes to make life easier

8 Activity Create Poster or Card About the 5 themes of Geography


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