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How do we look at the world?
How do we look at the world?
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location
World Continent Series – Europe2007
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links– hemisphere
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links– hemisphere– prime meridian, equator,
tropics of Cancer or Capricorn
Location• Absolute – describe exactly
where a place is found by giving its latitude and longitude, as well as a street address
• Relative – describe the things around a place and the things that connect it to other places.– direction from other places– water as links– hemisphere– prime meridian, equator,
tropics of Cancer or Capricorn – climate (coastal, mountainous)
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location• Place
Place • Physical Characteristics
Place • Physical Characteristics– size
Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries
Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population
Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers
Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers– where people choose to live
Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers– where people choose to live– the languages people speak
Place • Physical Characteristics– size– countries– population– mountain ranges, forests,
rivers– where people choose to live– the languages people speak– Unique features (wildlife or
landforms)
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location• Place • Human-
Environment Interaction
World Continent Series – Europe2007
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions + or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
– harm animal habitats with pollution
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
– harm animal habitats with pollution
– population needs for natural resources
+ or -
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
– harm animal habitats with pollution
– population needs for natural resources
+ or -• Positive Interactions
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
– harm animal habitats with pollution
– population needs for natural resources
+ or -• Positive Interactions
– conserve energy– save fuel– recycle
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
– harm animal habitats with pollution
– population needs for natural resources
+ or -• Positive Interactions
– conserve energy– save fuel– recycle
• Negative Interactions
Human-Environment Interaction
Every Day Actions
– drive on roads that were once forest lands
– build houses on farmland
– harm animal habitats with pollution
– population needs for natural resources
+ or -• Positive Interactions
– conserve energy– save fuel– recycle
• Negative Interactions– nuclear accidents
• Chernobyl plant in Ukraine
Physical Map: Shows landforms such as mountains, rivers, elevation, valleys, etc.
Political Map: Shows territorial borders, countries and their borders, and main cities.
Physical Map: Shows landforms such as mountains, rivers, elevation, valleys, etc.
Political Map: Shows territorial borders, countries and their borders, and main cities.
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location• Place • Human-
Environment Interaction
• Movement
World Continent Series – Europe2007
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet• Transportation: movement involving vehicles
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet• Transportation: movement involving vehicles
– Highways, railways, waterways, airways
Movement• Describes how people, ideas, and products
move from place to place– People travel to work, to school, or recreation– Vehicles travel between countries and continents
delivering products– People make phone calls, text, write letters, watch
TV , and surf the internet• Transportation: movement involving vehicles
– Highways, railways, waterways, airways» automobiles, planes, boats, ships, bicycles, cars,
motorcycles, buses, trucks
The Five Themes of Geography
• Location• Place • Human-
Environment Interaction
• Movement• Regions
World Continent Series – Europe2007
Regions• Describes an area of land
–
Regions• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique
Regions• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?
Regions• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?
• What languages are spoken?
Regions• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?
• What languages are spoken?• What ethnic groups live in the area?
Regions• Describes an area of land
– Features that make an area unique• How are the mountain ranges, rivers,
vegetation, and climate unique to this particular area?
• What languages are spoken?• What ethnic groups live in the area? • Ask where, how, and why people live in this
particular area.