Five Themes of Geography Social Studies

Aim: How the Five Themes of Geography help you understand our world Do Now: Copy Key Terms: Geography Latitude Parallel Degree Equator

More Key Terms Longitude Meridian Prime Meridian

Five Themes of Geography Reading and Questions 1.What are questions geographers ask when they study the earth? 2. How can each theme be used to know more about geography?

Important Notes Location: Absolute location is a geographic address. Absolute location is determined by latitude and longitude. These lines can pinpoint any location on Earth. Latitude runs from east to west. These lines are also called parallels. These lines never meet and divide the earth into units called degrees. The Equator is at the center of these parallels. Longitude line or Meridians run through the North and South Poles. The Prime Meridian runs through the center.

Continued Place: A location’s physical and human features. For example: A place is hot, cold, hilly, crowded, etc. Human-Environment Interaction: How people have deliberately changed the physical characteristics of their natural environment. For example: tunnels, railways. Movement: How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another. Region: A region has a unifying characteristic such as climate, land, population, or history. For example: Nile Valley region.

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Region Nile River Valley Region (Nile Unifies)

Indus Valley (Indus River)

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