The Five Themes of Geography

Location- “How do I get there?”

• Absolute Location- exact place on Earth (Coordinate or address)

• Relative Location- Where something is located in relation to something else

“Sugar Land is southwest of Houston.” 15 East St Chicago, IL

Place

• “What is it like there?”• Physical Place- characteristics such as,

mountains, rivers, soil type…• Human Place- characteristic derived from

humans changing the environment

Human- Environment Interaction

•“How do people relate to the land?”•Humans adapt, modify and depend

Think-Pair-Share

• How do people…• Modify the environment to meet their needs?

• Adapt to the environment?

• Rely on the environment?

Movement• “How people, goods, services, and ideas move

into and out of a place?”• Interdependence- we rely on each other for

everything

How is this picture an example of movement?

Region

• “Geographers invent regions to determine how places are connected to one another”• Three Types are

• Formal• Functional• Perceptual

Five Themes of Geography Notes

1. LocationAbsolute Location- exact place on Earth

Relative Location- A place in relation to another place

2. Place- describes the physical and human characteristics

3. HEI- explains how humans and the environment adapt, modify and depend on each other

4. Movement- How people, goods, services, and ideas move into and out of a place?• Interdependence- we rely on each other for everything

5. Region- How the world is divided

Regions of the earth

share common physical and human geographic characteristics.

Think about…..

Why do they have the names that they do?

World Regions

East Asia

South Asia

SW Asia

SE Asia

Oceania

Africa

South America

Central America

North America

Europe

Why is this region called the rust belt?

Regions make the study of geography more manageable

• The world is also divided into regions based on certain human characteristics-such as the way people are governed or the kind of language they speak.

• The world is often divided into regions or areas, based on certain physical features- land-type or plant and animal life.

One place can be part of several different regions.

Texas, US, and World regions

Formal Regions

•Formal regions are based on some common feature such as climate, cultural factors, economics, or landforms.

The Corn Belt

Where Islam dominates

A countries development is an example of formal regions.

Red=DevelopingPurple= Developed

Analyze the map above. What conclusion can be made regarding the development of the world?

Functional Region• A region organized around a set of interactions and

connections between places.

Houston metropolitan area

CFISD attendance area

Perceptual

• What is someone's perception?

• What are people’s perceptions of Texas?

Perceptual regions exist in people’s minds.

Formal, Perceptual, or Functional?

Formal, Perceptual, or Functional?

Formal, Perceptual, or Functional?

Formal, Perceptual, or Functional?

Three Types of Regions

1. Formal- based on some common feature such as climate, cultural factors, economics, or landforms.

2. Functional- organized around a set of interactions and connections between places.

3. Perceptual exist in people’s minds.

Let’s review the 5 Themes of Geography

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg

Think-Pair-Share which theme is being described?

1. The Great Plains used to be a wide open area with no settlements. Today towns and cities dot the Great Plains.

2. Areas that receive very little rainfall are called deserts.

3. Texas is south of Oklahoma

4. Goods are shipped in large tractor-trailer trucks across interstate highways.

5. The country of Guam is at 13 degrees North, 145 degrees East.

6. The Corn Belt of the United States extends across the Midwest states.

7. I use my cell phone to communicate information.

8. I left two trash bags full of plastic and newspaper next to the curb this morning. Come on, who has time to recycle?

9. Brazil is comprised mainly of rainforest. After all, it is the home to the largest rainforest on Earth.

10. I live at 1005 Heights Blvd. Houston, Texas 77008

TICKET OUT THE DOOR

How is Cypress Ranch an example of a perceptual region? A functional Region? A formal Region? Be sure to explain completely.