The Five Themes of Geography

Location

Position of something on the earth’s surface:1. Absolute Location:

The latitude and longitude of an area.

Example: San Francisco is 37° N. lat and 122°W. long.

2. Relative Location:Where something is in relation to something else. Examples: Maps in the dirt

Written or verbal directions (Map quest)

Region

What places in close proximity (close by) each other have in common. They must be by each other!

California and Florida are both warm and sunny, but they are not in the same region!

Can share climate, natural resources, job markets, language, and others.

Human-Environment Interaction

How human beings change the environment in which they live in.

People are dependant on the environment (air, water, fish, and animals.)

We cannot help but change where we live. This area would be a woodland if we weren’t here,

does it look like that? What would Las Vegas look like if people weren’t

there? Buildings, pollution, agriculture in dry areas.

Before

After

Place

The physical and human features of an area. (The recipe to make up an area)

Types of physical features: Animals Plants Soil Climate

Types of human features: Population Cultures of the population Ethnicity Language Religion

Natural resources of the area

What details for place can you give here?

-Fish-Warm

-Caucasian people

Movement One place can influence another through the movement of people, materials, and ideas.

Explores changed the world when they came to the United States. How?Imports/exports bring over new cultures, food, and ideas.

Chinatown

Exports

Quiz: Get out a sheet of paper!

These are all examples of what?

How do I get to the the post office from here?

The elementary school is next to the Administration Building.

Traverse City sits on the Bay.

Where are the scissors?

What theme does this best represent?

Which geography theme is represented here?

Which theme is best represented by the given statistics?

Population: 1,469

Median Family Income: $37,875 State Average: $53,457

2003-04 Graduation Rate: 89.90%State Average: 90.70%

2006 Population by Sex

Male 50.9% Female 49.1%

Races in Kingsley:

White, not Hispanic 96.2%

Hispanic 1.8%

American Indian 1.5%

Two or more races .9%

Other races .7%

Which theme does this represent?

Oil spills

Clear cutting

Name two states in that are regional to Michigan and list something they have in common.

Poster

1. Define Theme 2. Picture of that Theme in History