Ancient MesopotamiaAncient Mesopotamia

HJM 6HJM 6thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies

The 5 Themes of GeographyThe 5 Themes of Geography

• We will be looking at the 5 Themes of Geography for our project. Remember, the 5 themes are:– 1. Location– 2. Place.– 3. Movement– 4. Region– 5. Human-Environment Interaction

LocationLocation

• Absoluate Location: 33ºN, 44ºE

• Relative Locations:– Mesopotamia was approximately 300 miles

long and 150 miles wide. – It was located between the Tigris and

Euphrates Rivers. – Mesopotamia is located in current day Iraq.

PlacePlace

• Place includes many details about a civilization.• Place includes Physical Features:

– Climate– Landscape– Bodies of Water

• Place includes Human Features:– Language– Culture– Religion– Buildings and Cities

RegionRegion

• Regions are areas that share common characteristics.

• The region of Mesopotamia:– Southwestern Asia– Region is known as “The Fertile Crescent”– This region had two landscapes:

• the Northern Zone was mountainous. • The Southern area was mainly desert, except

along the banks of these two rivers.

Movement Movement

• Over centuries, Mesopotamian civilizations developed through movement, mingling, and settlement in rich river valleys and plains.

• Movement consisted of boats, wagons, and horses.

• Mesopotamians used the rivers for trade.

Human-Environmental InteractionHuman-Environmental Interaction

• Human-Environment Interaction

• -Altered

• -Adapted

• -Modified

Human-Environment InteractionHuman-Environment Interaction

Irrigated Fields

Built Ziggurats

Built the Tower of Babel