Geography Who Cares?

Objectives 1.TAKE NOTES!!!! 2.Identify the 5 themes of geography 3.Answer the worksheets

Main Idea Geography is broken down into 5 major themes

I. Geography A.Study of the earth and its features. B.5 major themes of geography 1.Location 2.Place 3.Region 4.Movement 5.Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)

II. The 5 Themes 1. Location: Where something is. Ex. Charlotte is east of Gastonia Ex. Charlotte is 35°N, 80°W 2. Place: What its like there. A.Ex. There are deserts in Mexico B.Ex. In Mexico they speak

II. The 5 Themes 3. Movement: How people/places are connected Ex. The fruit you had this morning came from Florida Ex. You took a car you took to school this morning 4. Region: Places with similar features Ex. Sahara Desert is a desert region Regions that share common language

II. The 5 Themes 1.Human-Environment Interaction: how we use, adapt to, and change the world Ex. Wear light clothes in a hot place Ex. Build a dam to keep rivers from flooding

II. The 5 Themes Which theme explains how Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida are part of "The South?" A) place B) human/environment interaction C) location D) region

II. The 5 Themes Which theme relates to a farmer in Iowa shipping a truck full of grain to a cereal factory, which then sells boxes of Cheerios to grocery stores throughout the country? A) location B) human/environment interaction C) place D) movement

II. The 5 Themes Which theme relates to a person packing a beach towel, a hat, and sunscreen for a vacation to the seashore? A) human/environment interaction B) location C) place D) region.

II. The 5 Themes Which theme identifies areas that share common physical and/or cultural characteristics? A) location B) human/environment interaction C) region D) place

II. The 5 Themes Where is it? This theme tells where things are. A) location B) human/environment interaction C) movement D) place