The 5 Themes of The 5 Themes of GeographyGeography

Mrs. IsaacsonMrs. Isaacson

99thth Grade World History Grade World History

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►Why do you feel geography is Why do you feel geography is important to study? 4-6 sentencesimportant to study? 4-6 sentences

►TRY TO AVOID FORBIDDEN WORDS: TRY TO AVOID FORBIDDEN WORDS: YOU MAY USE I BECAUSE YOU ARE YOU MAY USE I BECAUSE YOU ARE STATING YOUR OPINIONSTATING YOUR OPINION

►Hours 1,3,4,6 Page 3 in notebooksHours 1,3,4,6 Page 3 in notebooks►Hours 2,7 Page 4 in notebooksHours 2,7 Page 4 in notebooks

Why do We study Why do We study Geography?Geography?

►To understand how:To understand how: Civilizations develop in Civilizations develop in certain areas.certain areas.

Why and how different Why and how different cultures interact.cultures interact.

How the physical world can How the physical world can cause good and bad cause good and bad relationships between relationships between cultures.cultures.

The 5 Themes of GeographyThe 5 Themes of Geography

►1. 1. Location: Where is it?Location: Where is it?►2. Place: What is it like there?2. Place: What is it like there?►3. Regions: What’s around there?3. Regions: What’s around there?►4. Movement: What moves there?4. Movement: What moves there?►5. Human-Environmental 5. Human-Environmental

Interactions: What do people do Interactions: What do people do there?there?

Location (Where is it, Where am Location (Where is it, Where am I?)I?)

►Location is measured in 2 Ways:Location is measured in 2 Ways:

►Absolute: THAT”S WHERE IT IS, NO Absolute: THAT”S WHERE IT IS, NO QUESTION! QUESTION!

►Relative: Where am I in relation to……Relative: Where am I in relation to……

Absolute LocationAbsolute Location

►Very specific, uses degrees Very specific, uses degrees throughthrough

Latitude: Equator, North Latitude: Equator, North Pole, South Pole.Pole, South Pole.

Longitude: Prime MeridianLongitude: Prime Meridian

Fun Fact: St. Louis Absolute LocationFun Fact: St. Louis Absolute Location38° 45’ N Latitude38° 45’ N Latitude

90° 23’ W Longitude90° 23’ W Longitude

Relative Location: It’s All Relative Location: It’s All Relative….Relative….

►Where a place is in Where a place is in Relation Relation to……to……

►What is nearby? What is nearby? ►What can be used as a What can be used as a

marker to show relative marker to show relative location?location?

Where is St. Louis in Relation Where is St. Louis in Relation to….to….

►The Arch??The Arch??►Illinois?Illinois?►Canada?Canada?►The The

Mississippi?Mississippi?►The World The World

Series? Series?

Theme #2: PlaceTheme #2: Place

►What is it like there?What is it like there?►What makes it stand out as a What makes it stand out as a

location in the world?location in the world?

►Every place has Every place has Human and Human and Physical Characteristics. Physical Characteristics. These These help define its place in the world. help define its place in the world.

What do you think of??What do you think of??

►What do you imagine when you think What do you imagine when you think of…..of…..

►France?France?►China?China?►Egypt?Egypt?►Florida?Florida?► Iraq?Iraq?►Las Vegas?Las Vegas?

Theme #3: RegionsTheme #3: Regions

►What is around this place?What is around this place?

►What areas make up the St. Louis What areas make up the St. Louis region?region?

Having things in common make Having things in common make several places a region. Regions several places a region. Regions can be mapped out and traced.can be mapped out and traced.

Types of RegionsTypes of Regions

►Formal regions: Figured out by Formal regions: Figured out by governments for reasons like taxes or governments for reasons like taxes or economics.economics.

►Functional regions: Perform a certain Functional regions: Perform a certain kind of job or task. Example: The kind of job or task. Example: The Farming region.Farming region.

►Vernacular: (This means everyday, Vernacular: (This means everyday, common language). This is based on common language). This is based on how people view the world, like the how people view the world, like the Middle East or Deep South.Middle East or Deep South.

Examples of Regions: Political Examples of Regions: Political RegionsRegions

Map of Economic RegionsMap of Economic Regions

Theme #4: MovementTheme #4: Movement

►This is how people, goods and This is how people, goods and culture move within and between culture move within and between regions.regions.

►Cultures become Interdependent Cultures become Interdependent (Depending on one another).(Depending on one another).

►Movement leads to the idea of Movement leads to the idea of CULTURAL DIFFUSION: The CULTURAL DIFFUSION: The spreading of ideas and influence spreading of ideas and influence from one culture to another. from one culture to another.

Theme #5: Human/ Theme #5: Human/ Environment InteractionEnvironment Interaction

Humans affect their environment Humans affect their environment and the environment affects and the environment affects humans.humans.

How does the environment affect How does the environment affect where people live? What would where people live? What would be your number 1 location? Why?be your number 1 location? Why?

Which Theme are These Song Lyrics Which Theme are These Song Lyrics CoveringCovering

► Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam,Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam,Where the deer and the antelope play,Where the deer and the antelope play,Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,And the skies are not cloudy all day.And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Home, home on the range,Home, home on the range,Where the deer and the antelope play,Where the deer and the antelope play,Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,And the skies are not cloudy all day.And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,The breezes so balmy and light,The breezes so balmy and light,That I would not exchange my home on the rangeThat I would not exchange my home on the rangeFor all the cities so bright.For all the cities so bright.

Oh, give me a land where the bright diamond sandOh, give me a land where the bright diamond sandFlows leisurely down the stream;Flows leisurely down the stream;Where the graceful white swan goes gliding alongWhere the graceful white swan goes gliding alongLike a maid in a heavenly dream.Like a maid in a heavenly dream.