1. What you should know so far:
What is the difference between human and physical geography? What are some examples of each?
What are the 5 spheres? What do they consist of?
How does a naturally occurring event (volcano, earthquake, tsunami) impact each of the 5 spheres?
How do actions by humans impact each of the 5 spheres? (logging, ocean pollution, greenhouse gas emission, etc.)

2. THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

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

4. LOCATION Where are we? Absolute Location Relative Location
A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).
Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude.
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 and turn left for 1 block.
You are Here

5. What is it like there, what kind of place is it?
Human Characteristics
What are the main languages, customs, and beliefs.
What is the ethnic make up?
How many people live, work, and visit a place.
Physical Characteristics
Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.
What is the physical size?

6. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
How do humans and the environment affect each other?
We depend on it.
How do humans use the environment in a positive way?
We modify it.
How have we altered the environment to
benefit us in a certain way?
* What impact do these modifications have?
We adapt to it.
We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.

7. MOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Infrastructure to support movement
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail

8. REGIONS How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
Formal Regions
Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).
Functional Regions
Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, school catchment area “sd43”, skytrain route—’evergreen line’).
Vernacular Regions
Regions defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south, etc.)
Toronto: “The 6”, Port Coquitlam: Pocompton,

9. REGIONS Government: What type of government is in place?
History: What is the history of your place?
Economy: What type of economic system is in place?

10. Remembering the 5 themes
If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
R – Regions
HE – Human Environment interaction
L – Location
P - Place

11. Coquitlam: (1) LOCATION Where are we?
Absolute Location
49 degrees North,
122 degrees West
Relative Location
20 minutes East of Vancouver
Borders Port Moody to the West
10 minutes North of New West Minister
West of the Coquitlam River, South of Coquitlam Lake

12. What is it like there, what kind of place is it?
Coquitlam: (2) PLACE
What is it like there, what kind of place is it?
Human Characteristics
Multicultural.
41% of people are foreign born. 61% identify as being a visible minority (21% Chinese)
58% say English is first language
Many ethnicities, languages, religions
Population is 140,000
Physical Characteristics
Coquitlam River
Coast Mountain range (Westwood plateau, Burke Mountain, Coquitlam Mountain)
Climate: Temperate rainforest
152.5 square km; 6 times larger than Port Moody

13. Coquitlam: (3) HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
How do humans and the environment affect each other?
We depend on it.
We use Coquitlam River for energy production and drinking water.
We modify it.
We dammed Coquitlam River to produce
Hydro power. We built dykes along the river.
We build trails and recreation areas.
We adapt to it.
Schools have undercover areas. We have snow plows to clear roads. We have umbrellas and rain gear for wet weather.

14. Coquitlam: MOVEMENT
How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Cars, Skytrain,
Westcoast Express, Busses, Bikes, walking
Highways, bike lanes, train tracks, trails
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail
Social media, media

15. Coquitlam: (5) REGIONS
How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
Formal Regions
Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)
British Columbia, Canada, British Commonwealth
Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown)
Lower Mainland, Tri Cities, Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Coast Mountain region, Greater Vancouver
Functional Regions
Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area, school catchment)
SD43, Evergreen Line, Tri Cities Newspaper, Coquitlam Now
Vernacular Regions
Regions defined by peoples perception (middle east, “The Six”, PoCompton etc.)
The C.O.Q, West Coast, Hollywood North

16. Coquitlam: (5) Regions Government?
Municipal government (Mayor, councilors)
Provincial (MLA)
Federal (MP) Prime Minister, Constitutional monarchy
History?
First inhabitants were the Kwikwetlem of the Central Coast Salish
Incorporated as a municipality in 1891
Initially used for lumber and as gravel mine (lafarge lake); later developed into a city.
Economics?
Capitalist economic system
Industries: Mining, Wood, Wholesaling, Warehousing, and transportation

18. Instructions: Must choose a CITY (not a country)
Must be outside of North America
Must be a place that you have not visited or lived in before.