The Five Themes of Geography. There are Five Themes of Geography?

The Five Themes of Geography

The Five Themes of Geography

There are Five

Themes of

Geography?

The Five Themes of Geography

Geographer – Someone who studies the earth and its various cultures.

(Above painting by Jan Vermeer entitled “Geographer”)

Location

Theme # 1 Location This is

where something is

located.

X-Marks the spot

X

Location

There are Two Types of Location.

1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location

Location

Absolute Location – A specific point of a place on the world using Latitude and Longitude lines.

Example – Where are you right now exactly?

Location

Relative Location – A general area and description of where a place is

located.

Example – What city and state are you guys currently located in?

LOCATION Challenge

Absolute Location: The

absolute location is

41 degrees North and 12 degrees

East. (41°N, 12°E)

Relative Location: The

relative location of the Coliseum is Rome, Italy. It is on the western

side of Italy.

Place

Theme # 2 Place

Describes the physical and man

made features that make an area unique.

(Paris is known for its food and

museums)

Place

Washington D.C. is the Capital City of the United States and it has many beautiful monuments.

Movement

Themes # 3 – Movement

Looks at how and why

people and other objects

move from place to place.

Movement

E-mail…think about how

this electronic signal travel across the

world in just a few seconds

Movement

Texting Insta-gram Tweets Face Book E-mail Instant

messaging IM’s

Movement

The old way Newspapers Mail Telegraph Telephone Chat rooms Coffee

Shops

Regions

Theme # 4 – Regions

Are areas that share common

characteristics.

Regions

The Great Plains A region of the

united states that is defined by it people and how they live.

Industry Agriculture

Lush farmland Working class

farmers

Human Environmental Interaction

Theme # 5 – Human

Environmental Interaction

The way that people interact

with their personal

environments.

Human Environmental Interaction

Farming…

Human Environmental Interaction

Recycling…