Post on 19-Jan-2016
The Five Themes of Geography
1. Movement2. Region3. Human Environment interaction4. Location5. Place
MR. HeLP
MovementHow and why do people, goods and ideas move from place to place?
Migration, commuting to work and school and
traveling on vacation are human movement.
MovementHow and why do people, goods and ideas move from place to place?
Trade , importing and exporting of products, food
and raw materials are movement of goods
MovementHow and why do people, goods and ideas move from place to place?
Cell phones, internet, newspaper, books, television,
fax and radio are how ideas are “moved” or
communicated around the world.
REGIONis a group of places that share a common physical or human
characteristic or feature.Common Physical Features
The Great Lakes Region is a large area in the U.S. that
shares common physical features.
REGIONis a group of places that share a common physical or human
characteristic or feature.Common Human Features
Chinatown in NYC is unified by a common human feature. It is culture!
Human Environment Interactionfocuses on the relationship between people and their environment.
Indonesia Rice Fields Logging in the Amazon
How do people affect the environment AND how the environment affects people.
LOCATIONWhere is it located?
Absolute Location:Is the exact spot on Earth.
Relative Location:Is the position of a place in relation
to other places.
PlaceDescribes a location’s place by physical and human features.
What does this place look like?
Physical featuresinclude climate,
vegetation, landforms, bodies of water and
wildlife.
PlaceDescribes a location’s place by physical and human features.
What does this place look like?
Human featuresinclude language, religion,
culture and customs, politics and government, skin tone, facial features, music, food, architecture and landmarks.