1. The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World North Carolina Geographic Alliance PowerPoint Presentations 2007

2. Theme 1: Location Where is It? Why is It There? Two Types of Location Absolute Relative

3. Absolute Location A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address

4. North Carolina Absolute Location North Carolina 36° N Latitude 79° W longitude Chapel Hill 35° 55' N Latitude 79° 05' W Longitude

5. Relative Location Where a place is in relation to another place Uses directional words to describe – Cardinal and intermediate directions

6. North Carolina North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on the north, South Carolina and Georgia on the south, and Tennessee on the west. The Atlantic Ocean forms North Carolina's east coast. North Carolina is one of the Southeastern States

7. Five fundamental themes of geography 1) Location: the meaning of relative and absolute position on the earth's surface Sample terms: Latitude and longitude, site and situation, direction, distance, scale Skills: Map reading, identification Questions: Where is ____? Where is ____ relative to where I am?

8. Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics Land Features Mountains, plains, and plateaus Climate Bodies of Water

9. North Carolina: Physical Characteristics http://www.wetmaap.org/Cape_Hatteras/ch_tm_2.html Photos above: Steve Pierce

10. Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks Cities

11. North Carolina: Human Characteristics National Geographic Magazine http://www.rivinus.com/camerastuff/charlotte_nc.htm Top right:http:// graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/nonsport/school-bio/unc-oldwell2-lg.jpg

12. 2) Place: the distinctive and distinguishing physical and human characteristics of locales Sample terms: Physical and cultural landscapes, sense of place Skills: Description, compare and contrast Questions: What does ____ look like? Why? How is it different from ____? Five fundamental themes of geography

13. Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment People... Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment Depend on Their Environment http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg

14. North Carolina: Human Environment Interaction http://aam.wcu.edu/grant/images/Fontana%20Dam%20Shirley.jpg http://www.ee.duke.edu/~sag8/Duke/02-03/PiKA/Fall%20Break/Fall_Break_02.htm http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091002/images/mallc.jpg

15. 3) Relationships within places: the development and consequences of human- environment relationships Sample terms: Ecosystems, natural resources, environmental pollution Skills: Evaluation, analysis Questions: What human-environment relationships are occurring? How do they affect the place and its inhabitants? Five fundamental themes of geography

16. Theme 4: Movement The Mobility of People Goods Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world

17. North Carolina: Movement http://www.marad.dot.gov/Gallery/MoreheadCity/pages/Ming%20Europe.htm http://www.evertize.com/land/images/I-40-64%20interchange.JPG

18. 4) Movement: patterns and change in human spatial interaction on the earth Sample terms: Migration, diffusion, globalization Skills: Explanation, prediction Questions: How has this spatial pattern developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved? Five fundamental themes of geography

19. Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common Political Regions Landform Regions Agricultural Regions Cultural Regions

20. North Carolina: Regions http://home.neo.rr.com/rodsphotogallery/NaturalWonders/SeaSand/Images/JockeysRidge.jpg http://www.shorebirdworld.org/fromthefield/Images/Hatteras%20Light.JPG http://www.homestead.com/pncfa/files/piedmontmap.jpg http://www.ncbbi.org/images/piedmont-images/piedmont-nc-heartland-golf.jpg Steve Pierce

21. 5) Regions: how they form and change Sample terms: Formal vs. functional regions Skills: Synthesis, application Questions: How has this spatial pattern developed? Will it continue to change? What does it mean for the places involved? Five fundamental themes of geography