The Five Themes of The Five Themes of GeographyGeography

Cy-Woods HS

World Geography

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Movement

How people, goods, and ideas move.

People and goods move on roadways.

Movement

What are some otherways that people,goods, and ideasmove?

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Movement – how people, goods, and ideas move

Technology has continuallyimproved our abilityto communicate ideas across the globe.

Why do people move?

• Push factors:

• Push people away.

• Wars, famine, lack of jobs, climate, etc.

• Pull factors:

• Pull people towards.

• Opportunities, jobs, climate, etc.

RegionAn area with unifying characteristics (somethingin common).

What would you call the region we live in?

1. 2. 3. 4.

West, South, Southwest, Cypress, Northwest Houston, etc.

Region – an area with unifying characteristics

A formal region hasdefined boundaries, such as New York City or Texas.

Region – an area with unifying characteristics

A functional region has aparticular area that someentity serves.

Region – an area with unifying characteristics

A perceptual region is anarea that we are all familiar with, but there are notdistinctive boundaries.

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Human-Environment Interaction

How do peopleadapt to, change,or modify theirenvironment.

How do we, in Houston, adaptto our environment?

Human-Environment InteractionHow do we modify and changeour environment?

Houston ship channel andsmog in Chicago.

Human-Environment Interaction

What are 2 ways we MODIFY ourenvironment in Houston?

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What are 2 ways we ADAPT TO our environment in Houston?

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2.

H-E I, we have a problem.

• Sometimes, problems arise out of this human-environment interaction.

LocationLocation answers, “where is it?”

Location

Absolute location can be latitude andlongitude.

Absolute location can be a street address.

Location

Relative location answers thequestion “where is it,” in relation toanother location you may befamiliar with.

Where would you findDallas, TX?

Where would you find the movie theater?

PlaceWhat is it like there?

Think about physical features, landscape, environment,culture, human imprint.

What is unique about these locations?

Place

What are some ways that landscape,climate, and environment make Houston unique?

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What are some ways that culturemakes Houston unique?

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The Five Themes of The Five Themes of GeographyGeography

The Five Themes of Geography can be used to explain and identify virtually every space on the planet.