5 Themes of GeographyChapter 1

Objective: Identify the 5 themes of geography and their significance to the field of study.

Geography

• Study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth

5 Themes-Location

• “Where is it?”

• Absolute-exact• Relative-comparative

5 Themes-Place

• “What is it like?”

• Physical-landforms, climate• Cultural-religion, traditions

5 Themes-Region

• “How are places similar?”

• DFW• North Texas

5 Themes- Human-Environment Interaction

• “How do people interact with the environment?”

• Depend-rivers

• Modify-roads

• Adapt-clothes

5 Themes- Movement

• “How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place?”

• Technology is important factor

• Economic – financial issues, business

• Social – Culture, society

• Political – government, leaders

• Nature – Environment, resources, physical geography

Discussion

• Is the theme of place more closely associated with longitude or latitude? Defend your response with evidence.

Discussion

• With your group, apply each of the five themes of geography to Colleyville, Texas.

Equator

• An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves

Objective: Identify elements of maps and the globe and explain how they are useful

Prime meridian

• Imaginary line dividing the earth into eastern and western halves

Hemisphere

• Half of the earth

• Northern, southern, eastern, western

Globe

• 3-Dimensional representation of earth

• Not portable

Cartographer

• Person who makes maps

• Maps are 2-D, distort landmasses, and are portable

Topographic Map

• Shows natural and man-made features on the earth

Thematic Map

• Emphasizes specific information like climate or vegetation or population

GIS-Geographic Information System

• A system that uses digital map information to create a databank

• Can add or remove

different layers to

highlight certain

information