1. The Five Themes of Geography

2. 5 Themes of Geography MR. HELP
M: Movement R: Region H: Human E: Environment Interaction L: Location P: Place

3. How are people, goods, and ideas moved from one place to another?
Movement
How are people, goods, and ideas moved from one place to another?
Movement of people: How people move around
Ex: immigration, transportation – cars, planes, trains, etc.
Movement of goods: How goods and products go from one place to the other
Ex: export, import, oceans, seas, planes, boats, trains, roads, etc.
Movement of ideas: How ideas and information spreads
Ex: T.V., Internet, Magazines, FaceBook, Radio, etc.

4. Movement Movement of people Movement of goods – import/export
Movement of ideas and information
Movement of ideas
Cultural Diffusion
Migration

5. What type of Movement is Migration?
Movement of people and ideas
How does the movement of people from one place to another impact an area?
They bring different foods – pizza, egg rolls, tacos, hamburgers!
They bring new ideas – music, art, dress, etc.
The change the population

6. Regions
A region is an area that shares a common characteristic or feature…
Regions by common physical or cultural characteristics
Ex: Latin America, The Arab World, The Tropics.
Regions by shared boundaries
Ex: cities, states, countries, etc.
Regions shared services
Ex: cell phone service areas, bus service area, newspaper service area, etc.

7. Human Environment Interaction How do people interact with their environment and how does the environment is affected by people?
People . . .
Adapt to Their Environment – we change what we do to live in the environment
Wear fur coats in cold area, etc.
Modify Their Environment – we make or build things to live in the environment
Ex: build bridges, cut down trees for houses, air conditioner, heaters, igloos
Depend on Their Environment – we need things from the environment
EX: land for food, water for fish, land and water for transportation (import, export, migration), etc.

9. Human Environment Interaction
We adapt…
We adapt…
We Modify…
We adapt…
We Depend…

10. Location Where is It? Two Types of Location
1) Absolute –Uses Exact location on earth – Uses latitude and longitude – Ex: Wyoming is 48 north 62 west
2) Relative – Uses Directions, Landmarks, Distance, Time – Ex: Ashley’s house is 2 miles from the Big Chicken, east of Walmart

11. 1) Absolute Location Latitude and longitude
A specific place on the Earth’s surface
Uses a grid system
A global address

12. Georgia Absolute Location Atlanta Thomasville
33° 44' 56" N / 84° 23' 17" W
Thomasville
30° 50' 11" N / 83° 58' 44" W

13. Positioning on the Earth’s Surface
Equator
Latitude 0o
Latitude: (90oN to 90oS)
North Pole
South Pole
Prime Meridian
0o Longitude
Longitude: (180oE to 180oW)
Longitude 30o East
Eastern Hemisphere – East of the Prime Meridian
Latitude
East to West
Western Hemisphere – West of the Prime Meridian
Northern Hemisphere – Above the Equator
Southern Hemisphere – Above the Equator
Longitude
North to South

14. Find the states Latitude and Longitude

15. 2) Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place
Uses directional words to describe
Cardinal and intermediate directions, landmarks,

16. Georgia’s Relative Location
Georgia is bordered by ___________ on the south.
Georgia is bordered by Alabama on the ____________
Georgia is bordered by Tennessee on the ______________.
The _______________ forms Georgia’s east coast of Georgia
Georgia is one of the
_______________ States of the
US.

17. Georgia’s Relative Location
Georgia is bordered by Florida on the south.
Georgia is bordered by Alabama on the West
Georgia is bordered by Tennessee on the __________
The Atlantic Ocean forms Georgia’s east coast of Georgia
Georgia is one of the
Southeastern States of the
US.

18. Place What does it look like when you get there?
Physical – Things made by nature – Ex: landforms, bodies of water, animals, climate, etc.
Human Characteristics – made by the people living there – Ex: language, customs, beliefs, government, etc.

19. Physical Characteristics
Mountains, plains, & plateaus, Land Features
Climate, Bodies of Water

20. Human Characteristics
People
Culture
Language
Religion
Cities
Buildings and Landmarks

21. “Prove It!” Answer the 10 questions on the “Prove It”” worksheet
You may use your notes
Remember, “Prove It!” is an INDEPENDENT activity

22. GRAPES Geography of Me #1
***On this sheet please write the geography of your family according to the five themes.
LOCATION (Latitude and Longitude): __________________________________________________
2) PLACE (Physical Characteristics): _____________________________________________________
3) Human Environment Interaction
_________________________________________________
4) Movement _________________________________________
5) Region_____________________________________________