The The 5 Themes5 Themes

of Geography of Geography

Mrs. HortonMrs. Horton

Bell WorkBell Work

If you were trying to describe If you were trying to describe Morehead/Rowan Co. to an exchange Morehead/Rowan Co. to an exchange student, what would you tell them?student, what would you tell them?

LOCATIONLOCATION PLACEPLACE MOVEMENTMOVEMENT REGIONREGION HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT

INTERACTIONINTERACTION

LOCATIONLOCATION

Where is it?Where is it? Absolute vs. Relative LocationAbsolute vs. Relative Location Absolute Location-Absolute Location- The The

precise or exact point where precise or exact point where a place is located on Earth.a place is located on Earth.

Ex: Morehead: 38.19N, 83.46WEx: Morehead: 38.19N, 83.46W

LOCATIONLOCATION

Relative Location-Relative Location- Where a Where a place is located in relation to place is located in relation to another place.another place.

Ex: Dairy Queen is down the Ex: Dairy Queen is down the hill from the high school.hill from the high school.

Ex: Mrs. Horton’s room is in Ex: Mrs. Horton’s room is in the front hall by the blue the front hall by the blue lockers.lockers.

PLACEPLACE

What is it like there?What is it like there?

Includes both physical AND Includes both physical AND human features of a place.human features of a place.

Ex: landscapes, climate, Ex: landscapes, climate, people, culture, and language.people, culture, and language.

Human-Environment Human-Environment InteractionInteraction

How do people relate to their How do people relate to their physical environment?physical environment?

1.1. People depend on the environmentPeople depend on the environment

2.2. People adapt to the environmentPeople adapt to the environment

3.3. The impact of people on the The impact of people on the environmentenvironment

Human-Environment Human-Environment InteractionInteraction

Dependence: farming, logging, Dependence: farming, logging, miningmining

Adaptation: housing, clothingAdaptation: housing, clothing Impact: environmental problems: Impact: environmental problems:

pollution, global warming, pollution, global warming, depleting natural resourcesdepleting natural resources

RegionRegion

How is a place similar to and How is a place similar to and different from other places?different from other places?

Region-Region-an area of the Earth’s an area of the Earth’s surface with similar surface with similar characteristics.characteristics.

May be physical, political, May be physical, political, economic or cultural featureseconomic or cultural features

RegionRegion

The Bible BeltThe Bible Belt

Middle EastMiddle East

MovementMovement

How are people and places How are people and places connected?connected?

Reasons why people moveReasons why people move Movement of goods, Movement of goods,

information, and ideasinformation, and ideas

Movement-Spread of Movement-Spread of BuddhismBuddhism

Movement-Spread of Black Movement-Spread of Black DeathDeath