THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY (Chapter 1 / Section 2) 2

THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY  Location  Place  Interaction Human-Environment Interaction  Movement  Regions

LOCATION Where are we?  Absolute Location  A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).  Houston, Texas is located at 29 o N (lat.), 95 o W (long.)  The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.  Relative Location  Described by landmarks, time, direction, or distance. From one place to another.  Go 1 mile west on Main Street, turn left at the gas station, and travel one block. You are Her e

Power Notes 1: Location 2: Absolute Location 3: latitude and longitude 3: street address 2: Relative Location 3: landmarks, time, direction, or distance

PLACE What’s it like there?  Human Characteristics  What are the primary languages, customs, and beliefs.  How many people live, work, and visit a place.  Physical Characteristics  Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soils, etc.

Power Notes 1: Place 2: Human Characteristics 3: languages, customs, beliefs 3: live, work, visit 2: Physical Characteristics 3: landforms, climate, vegetation, wildlife, soils

INTERACTION How do humans interact with their environment?  We depend on it.  For example, people depend on the Mississippi River for water and transportation.  We adapt to it.  We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), for rain and sunshine.  We modify it.  People modify their surroundings by erecting shelters for comfort by erecting shelters for comfort and roadways for convenience. and roadways for convenience.

Power Notes 1: Interaction 2: We depend on environment 3: rivers for water, transportation 3: trees for lumber, paper 2: We modify environment 3: cities for comfort 3: roadways for convenience 2: We adapt to environment 3: clothing for summer/winter 3: build shelters

 Movement of Humans/Goods  Planes, trains, (&) automobiles, trucks, etc.  Movement of Information  Mail, telephone (voice/text),  Movement of Ideas  Newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, internet MOVEMENT How does stuff move from place to place?

Power Notes 1: Movement 2: Movement of Humans/Goods 3: planes, trains, autos, trucks 2: Movement of Information 3: mail, phone (voice/text), 2: Movement of Ideas 3: newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, internet

REGIONS How are regions defined? What are their unifying characteristics?  Formal Regions  Regions designated by official boundaries, such as cities, counties, states, and countries.  Regions defined by similar characteristics, such as the Coastal Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and Chinatown.  Most are clearly indicated and publicly known.  Functional Regions  Regions defined by their connections (examples include school district boundaries and cell phone coverage area).  Vernacular Regions  These are perceived regions, such as “The South” and the “Middle East.”  They have no formal boundaries but are understood in our “mental maps” of how we see the world around us.

Power Notes 1: Regions 2: Formal Regions 3: official boundaries 4: cities, counties, states, countries (political maps) 3: similar characteristics 4: Coastal Plains, Rocky Mountains (physical maps) 3: clearly indicated & known

Power Notes 1: Regions 1: Regions 2: Functional Regions 3: connections 4: school district boundaries (special purpose maps) 2: Vernacular Regions 3: perceived regions 3: no formal boundaries 3: “mental maps”

L emon P izza I n M y R efrigerator MNEMONIC For remembering the Five Themes…

Your assignment Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography.Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography. Make sure you use every theme.Make sure you use every theme. Type your biography, double space.Type your biography, double space.