1. 5 Themes of Geography

2. The 5 Themes of Geography
LOCATION: Geographers study a place by finding its location. There are two types of location:
Absolute location:
latitude and longitude or street address
Relative location:
where it is located in relation to another known place
Ex: Woodworth Middle School’s address is 4951 Ternes Street
Ex: Dearborn is west of Detroit
Woodworth Middle School is located at 49°19’N latitude and 83°11’W longitude
Woodworth Middle School is south of Ford Road

3. LOCATION
Example:
Lansing, the capital of Michigan, is located Northwest of Detroit

4. The 5 Themes of Geography
PLACE: Place refers to the physical and human characteristics of an area– it describes what it is like.
This includes:
What is the land like (land and water features)?
What the climate and vegetation is like?
What buildings or man-made structures are there?
How many people live there?
What is the culture like?
What language is spoken there?

5. PLACE EXAMPLE: The Eiffel Tower is in France.
The Rocky Mountains are in the United States.

6. The 5 Themes of Geography
REGION: Areas of the world that have common characteristics.
How it is identified:
Common climate
Physical feature
Common language
Common national government

7. REGION
EXAMPLE:
The Great Lakes Region is an example because the U.S. and Canada both border the lakes and both share in using the water and resources that the lakes provide.

8. The 5 Themes of Geography
MOVEMENT: The way people, goods, and ideas travel or spread from one place to another.
Why did these movements happen?
How do they affect the people living there?

9. MOVEMENT
EXAMPLE:
Pineapples are brought to Michigan from Hawaii. Pineapples are a fruit that is not able to be grown naturally in Michigan.

10. The 5 Themes of Geography
HUMAN-ENVIROMENT INTERACTION (H.E.I):
See how people have changed and adapted to live in their natural surroundings
How have they used their land and natural resources?
How have they changed or affected the place they live in?

11. HUMAN-ENVIROMENT INTERACTION (H.E.I):
EXAMPLE:
The Japanese diet is made mostly of seafood because it is an island and there is very little land for vegetation.

12. CONTENT OBJECTIVE I can examine the 5 themes of geography by taking notes and creating a visual for my ISN
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE I can provide written understanding of the 5 themes of geography by creating a foldable display with descriptions and visual examples

13. WORLD MAP Color and label 7 continents and 5 oceans DUE TOMORROW!!
Directions:
Color and label
7 continents and 5 oceans
DUE TOMORROW!!