How do we look at the world?. The Five Themes of Geography

How do we look at the world?

How do we look at the world?

The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography

• Location

World Continent Series – Europe2007

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links– hemisphere

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links– hemisphere– prime meridian, equator,

tropics of Cancer or Capricorn

Location• Absolute – describe exactly

where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address

• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links– hemisphere– prime meridian, equator,

tropics of Cancer or Capricorn – climate (coastal, mountainous)

The Five Themes of Geography

• Location• Place

Place • Physical Characteristics

Place • Physical Characteristics– size

Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries

Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population

Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,

rivers

Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,

rivers– where people choose to live

Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,

rivers– where people choose to live– the languages people speak

Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,

rivers– where people choose to live– the languages people speak– Unique features (wildlife or

landforms)

The Five Themes of Geography

• Location• Place • Human-

Environment Interaction

World Continent Series – Europe2007

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions + or -

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

+ or -

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

+ or -

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

– harm animal habitats with pollution

+ or -

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

– harm animal habitats with pollution

– population needs for natural resources

+ or -

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

– harm animal habitats with pollution

– population needs for natural resources

+ or -• Positive Interactions

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

– harm animal habitats with pollution

– population needs for natural resources

+ or -• Positive Interactions

– conserve energy– save fuel– recycle

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

– harm animal habitats with pollution

– population needs for natural resources

+ or -• Positive Interactions

– conserve energy– save fuel– recycle

• Negative Interactions

Human-Environment Interaction

Every Day Actions

– drive on roads that were once forest lands

– build houses on farmland

– harm animal habitats with pollution

– population needs for natural resources

+ or -• Positive Interactions

– conserve energy– save fuel– recycle

• Negative Interactions– nuclear accidents

• Chernobyl plant in Ukraine

Physical Map: Shows landforms such as mountains, rivers, elevation, valleys, etc.

Political Map: Shows territorial borders, countries and their borders, and main cities.

Physical Map: Shows landforms such as mountains, rivers, elevation, valleys, etc.

Political Map: Shows territorial borders, countries and their borders, and main cities.

The Five Themes of Geography

• Location• Place • Human-

Environment Interaction

• Movement

World Continent Series – Europe2007

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents

delivering products

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents

delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch

TV , and surf the internet

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents

delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch

TV , and surf the internet• Transportation: movement involving vehicles

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents

delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch

TV , and surf the internet• Transportation: movement involving vehicles

– Highways, railways, waterways, airways

Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products

move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents

delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch

TV , and surf the internet• Transportation: movement involving vehicles

– Highways, railways, waterways, airways» automobiles, planes, boats, ships, bicycles, cars,

motorcycles, buses, trucks

The Five Themes of Geography

• Location• Place • Human-

Environment Interaction

• Movement• Regions

World Continent Series – Europe2007

Regions• Describes an area of land

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Regions• Describes an area of land

– Features that make an area unique

Regions• Describes an area of land

– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,

vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?

Regions• Describes an area of land

– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,

vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?

• What languages are spoken?

Regions• Describes an area of land

– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,

vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?

• What languages are spoken?• What ethnic groups live in the area?

Regions• Describes an area of land

– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,

vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?

• What languages are spoken?• What ethnic groups live in the area? • Ask where, how, and why people live in this

particular area.