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The Five Themes of Geography

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The Five Themes of Geography

There are Five

Themes of

Geography?

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The Five Themes of Geography

Geographer – Someone who studies the earth and its various cultures.

(Above painting by Jan Vermeer entitled “Geographer”)

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Location

Theme # 1 Location This is

where something is

located.

X-Marks the spot

X

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Location

There are Two Types of Location.

1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location

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Location

Absolute Location – A specific point of a place on the world using Latitude and Longitude lines.

Example – Where are you right now exactly?

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Location

Relative Location – A general area and description of where a place is

located.

Example – What city and state are you guys currently located in?

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LOCATION Challenge

Absolute Location: The

absolute location is

41 degrees North and 12 degrees

East. (41°N, 12°E)

Relative Location: The

relative location of the Coliseum is Rome, Italy. It is on the western

side of Italy.

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Place

Theme # 2 Place

Describes the physical and man

made features that make an area unique.

(Paris is known for its food and

museums)

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Place

Washington D.C. is the Capital City of the United States and it has many beautiful monuments.

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Movement

Themes # 3 – Movement

Looks at how and why

people and other objects

move from place to place.

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Movement

E-mail…think about how

this electronic signal travel across the

world in just a few seconds

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Movement

Texting Insta-gram Tweets Face Book E-mail Instant

messaging IM’s

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Regions

Theme # 4 – Regions

Are areas that share common

characteristics.

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Human Environmental Interaction

Theme # 5 – Human

Environmental Interaction

The way that people interact

with their personal

environments.

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Human Environmental Interaction

Farming…

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Human Environmental Interaction

Recycling…