THE 5 THEMES OF THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHYJacobs2010

THE FIVE THEMES OF THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHYMovementRegionsHuman-Environment interaction

LocationPlace

Remembering the 5 Remembering the 5 themesthemes

If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR.

HELP!!!M – MovementR – RegionsHE – Human Environment interaction

L – LocationP - Place

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT How are people, goods, ideas moved from place to

place?◦ Human Movement

historically: boats, animals, caravans Trucks, Trains, Planes

◦ Information Movement Historically: trade routes, animals, printing press, word of mouth Phones, computer (email), mail

◦ Idea Movement Historically printing press, hand written, trade

routes (ex. Turks influence Renaissance) How do fads and ideas move from place to place?

TV, Radio, Magazines, Migration, internet

REGIONSREGIONS

How are Regions similar to and different from other places?◦ Formal Regions

Regions defined by governmental or administrative boundaries (States, Countries, Cities)

Regions defined by similar characteristics (Corn Belt, Rocky Mountain region, Chinatown).

◦ Functional Regions Regions defined by a function (newspaper service area,

cell phone coverage area).

◦ Perceptual (vernacular) Regions Regions defined by peoples perception and what they

choose to call regions (Middle East, the south, etc.)

Formal RegionsFormal Regions

Functional RegionFunctional Region

Perceptual Regions - Perceptual Regions - BaseballBaseball

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONINTERACTIONHow do humans and the environment affect each other?◦We depend on it.

We depend on water from the mountains to water our lawns and to drink.

◦We modify it. People modify our environment by

heating and cooling buildings for comfort.

◦We adapt to it. We adapt to the environment by wearing

clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats).

LOCATIONLOCATIONWhere are we?Where are we?

Absolute Location◦ A latitude and

longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).

Paris France is 48o

North Latitude and 2o East Longitude.

Coronado High School1590 W. FillmoreColorado Springs, CO 80904

Relative Location◦ Described by

landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another.

Go 1 mile west on main street and turn left for 1 block.

“Coronado is on top of Fillmore Hill”

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PLACE: What is it like there, what kind of place is it?

Human Characteristics

main languages, customs, and religions/belief systems

land use, architecture, and jobs

forms of transportation and communication

Physical Characteristics

landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.)

climate wildlife plant life

5 Themes Autobiography5 Themes Autobiography Movement:

◦ Where is your family from?

◦ How does your get from one place to the next? Regions:

◦ What regions do you live in here in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA?

Human-Environment Interaction

◦ How do you or your family depend on, modify, or adapt to the environment in which you live?

Location:

◦ Where do you live? Address? Coordinates? Place:

◦ What is your family like? Religion? Culture? Occupation? What kind of building do you live in?

◦ What is it like where you live? What is the terrain like? Climate? Wildlife? Plant life?

Your assignmentYour assignmentDescribe you and your family using the 5

Themes of Geography.Make sure you use every theme.Type your autobiography, double space.