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5 Themes of Geography. What is geography?. The study of humans interacting with their environment. Physical Environment Built Environment Social Environment. 5 different categories or themes Location Place Movement Human Environment Interaction Region. Location. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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5 Themes of Geography
What is geography?The study of humans interacting
with their environmentPhysical EnvironmentBuilt EnvironmentSocial Environment
5 different categories or themesLocationPlaceMovementHuman Environment InteractionRegion
LocationEverything on earth
has a locationAbsolute location:
Specific! Defined by latitude and longitude◦ Logan is located at 41
degrees North Latitude and 111 degrees West Longitude
Relative Location: described by landmarks, directions, distance from one place or another◦ “I live next to the
hospital”
Let’s Practice!Turn to your neighbor and explain
absolute location. Give an example
Turn to a different neighbor and explain relative location. Give an example
PlaceEvery Place on
earth has characteristics that make it different from another place
Physical Place: Mountains, rivers, lakes, soil, animals
Human Place: ideas, clothing religion, food habits, buildings
Let’s Practice!Think about places you have
visited or lived before. How did that place look different from where you live now?
Describe that “place” to a neighbor. Tell them if you are talking about physical place or human place
Human Environment Interaction
Humans and the environment effect each other
People change the environmentPeople adapt to the environmentPeople depend on the
environment
Let’s Practice!Think about your summer
vacation. What are at least 2 ways that you interacted with your environment.
Share your thoughts with a neighbor
MovementPeople, goods, and ideas moveMovement shapes our worldMovement allows for interaction
between people
Let’s Practice!How did you use movement
today?How might the movement of
ideas change a city or country?Share your thoughts with your
neighbor
RegionAn area that displays similarities
◦Most areas are LARGEPhysical similarities or human similarities
◦Government, language, desert, frozen tundraFormal Regions
◦Defined by boundaries or measurable similarities
◦United States, Amazon River BasinFunctional Regions
◦Area that has a function◦Shopping region, Farming region
Region
Let’s Practice!Look at the 1st picture.
What similarity makes this a region?
Look at the 2nd picture. Is this an example of a formal region or a functional region? Explain your answer.
Look at the 3rd picture. Is this an example of a formal region or a functional region? Explain your answer.