Five Themes of

Geography

By

Richard Heath

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Essential Question?

How do the five themes of geography apply to everyday learning?

What are the five themes of geography?

THE FIVE THEMES

Location Place Human/Environmental

Interactions Movement Region

Theme 1Location

“Where are we?”Absolute latitude and longitudeRelative landmarks, distances from one to

another

Theme 2 Place

What kind of place is it? Human and physical characteristics

Theme 3 Human/Environmental Interactions

How do humans and the environment affect each other? Humans adapt to environment Humans modify environment Humans depend on environment

Theme 4Movement

Movement of people, goods and ideasHow and why do these things move?

Theme 5Regions

A region is an area that shares common landforms, government or language

See a Student Sample

Take a look at this great example

Name the state… and record some cool info! State bird, population, region, statehood

Take a geo quiz on your own! http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

Fun Facts

What is the longest river whose drainage basin is located entirely in one country (in other words, the longest river only located in one country)?

Amazon Yangtze Mississippi Yenisey

What is the longest river in the United States? Yukon Missouri Ohio Mississippi

Comprehension Questions &

Cool FactsWhat themes do these pictures represent?Click on a picture to check out a cool link to find more info about the

world we enjoy! Write your own list of cool facts.

Take a View

Click on the the following pictures to watch a video.

Name the theme or themes of geography that applies to each video.