The Five Themes of Geography Who in their right mind wanted us to learn about this?????

About the Five Themes It was developed by the National Council for Geographic Educators. WHY? To provide a framework for the presentation of geographic materials.

Location is Which means that it is the exact position of something on the earth Such as or

Or It can be a latitude, longitude address Such as 49 N, 2 E and that’s Paris but not in Idaho

Relative You found it!!

Place Each place has it’s own physical or human features or

Human Environment Interaction Relationship between people and environment

Movement How are people and places connected? People GoodsIdeas

Region World divided into regions Rocky Mountain Region Roads & Railroads Cotton Belt Region

Region An area with common characteristics and its surrounding area Formal Region A region that has a formal boundry Examples include states, cities, stores, neighborhoods, Functional Region A region that does not have formal boundaries Examples include culture regions, climate regions, physical feature regions

Map Skills Great Circle Compass Rose A great circle that connects any two points on the earth is always the shortest distance between the two points.

Latitude and Longitude

Latitude Parallel lines Same distance apart never touch East and West of Equator Imaginary lines Divides globe Northern & Southern Hemispheres Lines get shorter as they near the poles

Longitude Same length Run North & South Each line intersects both poles Prime Meridian = 0 Arbitrarily selected all other lines measured for this one

1.20 N, N, 100 E; 3. 0,60 W; N, 120 W; S, 140 E

Political and Physical maps Political Map Shows Countries & Capitals Physical Map Shows land forms,water, etc