1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. Why study the 5 themes? They are a way to categorize and analyze
The world’s people
The world’s physical features
The world’s resources
EVERY PLACE IN THE WORLD CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO EACH OF THE FIVE THEMES!!

3. I. LOCATION Tells us where a point is on the Earth’s surface
I. LOCATION Tells us where a point is on the Earth’s surface. It also tells us how far a point is from other points.
*There are two different types of location: Relative and Absolute*
A. Relative = describes locations in relationship to other locations.
Ex: “It’s about 45 minutes from here.”
“ My Aunt Batty lives 15 miles south of Chicago.”
The aliens are landing
right over there by the radishes.

4. LOCATION
B. Absolute =
It is precise, describes the location of one place using an address or latitude and longitude.
Example 1: Baghdad is located at N Latitude and 44 E Longitude.
Example 2: Street Addresses
(2400 Cozy Hill Circle)

5. How the people live, work, play, and move around.
PLACE Tells us special features an area might have using physical and human characteristics
1. Physical Geography:
Types of landforms, bodies of water, climate weather, natural vegetation, natural resources.
2. Human Geography
How the people live, work, play, and move around.

6. PLACE
Are these pictures human or physical geography and why? What are other examples of each?

7. Human Environment Interaction: How people react to and sometimes change their environment
People depend on their environment!
1. Water
2. Minerals
3. Lumber

8. H.E.I. People modify their environment!
1. They build homes, freeways, golf courses, etc.
2. Sometimes it can be destructive.

9. H.E.I. C. People adapt to their environment!
1. Clothing changes with seasons.
2. Air conditioners and misting systems make Las Vegas more tolerable.

10. Positive & Negative Human Environment Interaction:
Positive’s:
Planting a tree
Recycling
Preserving nature
Negative’s:
Smog
Cutting down trees
Being wasteful

11. MOVEMENT: describes how people, products, and ideas get from one place to another.
A. Transportation
ex: trains
trucks
airplanes

12. MOVEMENT B. What kinds of things move in and out of a place?
1. Products
2. Ideas: clothing styles, religion, food, language, political thought, newspaper stories, etc.

13. REGIONS: areas of the earth that are alike in some way or other.
1. Regions based on physical characteristics:
coastal areas,
deserts,
mountain ranges,
forests

14. REGIONS
2. Human Characteristics
ex:
Beliefs
Language

15. REGIONS B. Regions can change over time Example:
Regions can be based on cultural features: languages, religions, culture.
Example:
Neighborhoods shift from one ethnic group to another.