1. THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
Mr. Brown’s
6th grade
Social Studies Class

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

3. LOCATION Where are we? Absolute Location Relative or Exact 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 or Exact 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

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

5. Place All places have characteristics that give them
meaning and character and distinguish them from other places on earth.
Macchu Picchu
Zocalo
Place

6. Place Places have both human and physical characteristics.
Physical characteristics include things that occur naturally, such as mountains, rivers, and Wildlife.
Grand Tetons
Place

7. Tulum
Human Characteristics are things that have changed due to people, such as roads and buildings.
How Did The Maya Change Their Environment Here?
Place

8. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
How do humans and the environment affect each other?
We depend on it.
People depend on the Tennessee River for water and transportation.
We modify it.
People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for comfort.
We adapt to it.
We adapt to the environment by wearing
clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and
winter (coats), rain and shine.

9. Human-Environment Interaction
Human-Environment Interaction is the relationship between people and their environment and how they work together.
The Golden Gate Bridge is an example of how we interact with our environment to help us get from one place to another.
Human-Environment
Interaction

10. Human-Environment Interaction
The Incas building terraces in the Andes Mountains is an example of how humans can interact with their environment in a positive way.
Inca Terraces
When humans interact with their environment there can be positive and negative results.
They were able to grow food even though they lived in the Mountains!
Human-Environment
Interaction

11. Human-Environment Interaction
Humans can also interact with their environment in negative ways.
Over Crowding!
Dumping Waste!
Human-Environment
Interaction

12. Human-Environment Interaction
Humans have interacted with their environment for many years.
Do you think the Inuit used. . .
The Inuit for example used what they had within their environment to build a home.
Trees ?
Rocks?
Mud and Grass?
Or . . .
Ice and Snow!
Human-Environment
Interaction

13. MOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to place?
Human Movement
Trucks, Trains, Planes
Information Movement
Phones, computer ( ), mail
Idea Movement
How do fads move from place to place?
TV, Radio, Magazines

14. Movement The patterns of movement of people, products,
and information is another theme of Geography.
Movement

15. Movement Why did they come here?
The First Americans coming across the Bering Strait around 30 thousand years ago is an example of movement. . .
They were following their food!
Movement

16. Trading goods with other groups around the world is another example of Movement.
We sell cars to many Countries around the world (Exports).
Movement

17. Movement We buy many goods from other Countries (Imports).
This is another example of movement.
Movement

18. 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, cell phone coverage area).
Vernacular Regions (Not in your book)
Regions defined by peoples perception (middle east, the south, etc.)

19. Formal Regions are those defined by governmental or administrative boundaries ( Countries, Cities,Counties, Etc.)
Russia
United States
Brazil
Australia
Can you name these Countries?
Regions

20. We study many different categories including language, political divisions, religions, and vegetation that we can group into Regions.
Here are the Vegetation Zones of Canada. One Way a Place Can Be Divided Into Regions.
Regions

21. Regions We can also divide a region into sections of Language. Native
Languages
English
French
What are some of the Languages spoken in Canada?
Regions

22. Here is one way Canada is divided. What do they call these Regions?
Provinces
And
Territories!
Regions

23. 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

24. Your assignment
Describe you and your family using the 5 Themes of Geography.
Make sure you use every theme.