Post on 25-Dec-2015
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
What do you guys know about the Five Themes of Geography?
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes help everyone to understand the world we live in.
How??
What could these Themes possibly mean…
The Five Themes of Geography
First lest go over who a Geographer is…
Geographer – Someone who studies the earth
and its various cultures.
(Painting by Jan Vermeer entitled “Geographer”
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The Five Themes of Geography
Geographers use the Five Themes or ideas in order to study the world…
Who thinks they can name the Five Themes of Geography…
Location
Theme # 1 – Location
Location – This is where something is
located at specifically.
Where is North Plainfield located??
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Location
Where is the Grand Canyon located?
Specifically its located in state of Arizona…
Location
Mount Rainier is Located in Washington State in The United States
Location
There are Two Types of Location.
1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location
Location
Absolute Location – A specific area and great description of an area.
Example – Where are you right now exactly?
Location
North Plainfield Middle School, North Plainfield, NJ, 07069, Room 113
Location
Relative Location – A general area and description of where a place is located.
Example – What town and state are you guys currently located in?
Location
North Plainfield…in New Jersey…kind of in the middle…on the east coast of the United States
LOCATION Challenge
What building is this??
Where is it located?
LOCATION Challenge
Absolute Location: It s located on the western side of the city of Rome on the IV Templum Pacis road.
Relative Location: The relative location of the Coliseum is Rome, Italy.
Place
Theme # 2 – Place
Place – Describes the physical and man made features that make an area unique. (Paris is know for its food and museums)
Place
Place
London…Capital City of England…Home of the Queen of England.
Place
Movement
Themes # 3 – Movement
Movement – looks at how and why people and other objects move from place to place.
Movement
E-mail…think about how this electronic signal travel across the world in just a few seconds
Movement
Text messaging…
Movement
Regions
Theme # 4 – Regions
Regions – are areas that share common characteristics.
Regions
A desert is defined by its distinctive climate and plant life.
Regions
Regions
Human Environmental Interaction
Theme # 5 – Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction – The way that people interact with their personal environments.
Human Environmental Interaction
Farming…
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Recycling…
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
The Five Themes of Geography…
Why do you think it is helpful to use the themes of Geography?
Any Ideas?