1. Five Themes of Geography

2. Objective
I will be able to explain how understanding the five themes will help me study geography.

3. List one job that uses geography. How do they use geography?
Geography in Action
List one job that uses geography.
How do they use geography?

4. What is geography? Geo = Earth Graphy = Study of
Geography = The study of earth and how people interact with it
The study of landscapes, peoples, places, and environments

5. Why do we have 5 themes?
Used to organize information
Helps explain places and events

6. Relative in relation to other places
Location
Absolute
Absolute is measured by longitude and latitude
Street address
Relative in relation to other places
(down the street from Wal Mart)

7. How you describe a location Physical or human characteristics
Place
How you describe a location
Physical or human characteristics
Physical: landscape, climate, water, plants, animals
Human: language, religion, culture

8. Human Environment Interaction
How we use or abuse the earth
Adapting to the earth or using it as it was intended is positive
Changing or abusing the earth is negative

9. Different areas with things in common
Regions
Different areas with things in common
Physical – how the land is similar
Human – language, religion, activities

10. How people, ideas, and products are moved around the world.
Movement
How people, ideas, and products are moved around the world.
Ideas can move and change cultures
Migration: People moving
Products being moved around the world

11. Exit Slip
How does understanding the five themes help you study geography?
Name one real world connection you made with the 5 themes.