THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

What is Geography? Geography is the study of the earth and the way people live on it and use it.

MR. HELP M- Movement R-Region H/E- Human –Environment Interaction L- Location P- Place

1.Movement Another theme of geography is the movement of people, goods, and ideas around the world.

A Region is an area with common features that set it apart from other areas. 2.Regions

3.Human-Environment Interaction The environment is the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live. People influence their environment, and are influenced by their environment.

What are the FIVE themes of geography? 4. LOCATION- Everything on the earth has an absolute location or exact position.

2. Description of Place- Place explains what an area is like by comparing its natural features and human-made features to those in other areas.

Five fundamental themes of geography 1) Location: the meaning of relative and absolute position on the earth's surface Sample terms: Latitude and longitude, site and situation, direction, distance, scale Questions: Where is ____? Where is ____ relative to where I am?

2) Place: the distinctive and distinguishing physical and human characteristics of locales Sample terms: Physical and cultural landscapes, sense of place Questions: What does ____ look like? Why? How is it different from ____? Five fundamental themes of geography

3) Relationships within places: the development and consequences of human-environment relationships Sample terms: Ecosystems, natural resources, environmental pollution Questions: What human-environment relationships are occurring? How do they affect the place and its inhabitants? Five fundamental themes of geography

4) Movement: patterns and change in human spatial interaction on the earth Sample terms: Migration, diffusion, globalization Questions: How has this spatial pattern developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved? Five fundamental themes of geography

5) Regions: how they form and change Sample terms: Formal vs. functional regions Questions: How has this spatial pattern developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved? Five fundamental themes of geography

Answer these questions 1.What is geography? 2. Choose one of the five themes of geography and tell how it has affected your life.

Use the five themes of geography and answer the following questions 1. If you described the means of transportation available to and from school, what theme would you be using? 2. Why might two places be identified as part of the same region? 3. What sports are examples of human- environment interaction? 4. Which theme would you be using if you wrote a letter describing your town?