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1 The Five Themes of Geography

2 The Five Themes of Geography Main Idea: Geographers use the Five Themes of Geography to help them study the Earth.

3 The Five Themes of Geography Geography and You: Suppose a teacher tells you to pick a topic for a research paper how do you organize your ideas? Lets look into how a geographer uses themes to help organize ideas about the planet.

4 The Five Themes of Geography Geography is the study of the Earth and its people.

5 The Five Themes of Geography Individuals who study geography are called Geographers

6 The Five Themes of Geography Geographers use five different themes, or topics, to describe places and people. These themes are location, place, human environmental interaction, movement and region.

7 Location Theme # 1 Location Location is the position of a place on the Earth s surface. Where is North Plainfield located??.

8 Location Where is the Grand Canyon located? Specifically its located in state of Arizona

9 Location Mount Fuji is specifically located in Japan.

10 Location There are Two Types of Location. 1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location

11 Location Absolute Location Is the exact spot on Earth, where a geographical feature, such as a city or mountain, is found. Example Where are you right now exactly?

12 Location North Plainfield Middle School, North Plainfield, NJ, 07069, Room 212

13 Location Relative Location Describes where that feature is in relation to the features around it. Example What town and state are you guys currently located in?

14 Location North Plainfield in New Jersey kind of in the middle on the east coast of the United States

15 LOCATION Challenge What building is this?? Where is it located?

16 LOCATION Challenge Absolute Location: It s located on the western side of the city of Rome on the IV Templum Pacis road. Relative Location: The relative location of the Coliseum is Rome, Italy.

17 Place Theme # 2 Place Place Describes the characteristics of a location that make it unique, or different. (Paris is know for its food and museums)

18 Place

19 Place A place can be defined by physical features, such as landforms, plants, animals and weather patterns. Other characteristics of a place describe the people who live there, such as the language they speak. (What country and city are these pictures from)

20 Place London Capital City of England Home of the Queen of England.

21 Place

22 Movement Themes # 3 Movement Movement Explains how and why people, ideas and goods move from place to place.

23 Movement For example, people might leave a country that is involved in a war. Such movements can lead to great cultural change.

24 Movement think about how this electronic signal travel across the world in just a few seconds

25 Movement Text messaging

26 Movement

27 Regions Theme # 4 Regions Regions Refers to areas of the Earth s surface that have several common characteristics, such as land, natural resources, or population.

28 Regions For example, the fertile Ganges River Valley is a large area in India know for rice farming.

29 Regions A desert is defined by its distinctive climate and plant life.

30 Regions

31 Regions

32 Human Environmental Interaction Theme # 5 Human Environmental Interaction Human Environmental Interaction The way that people interact with their personal environments.

33 Human Environmental Interaction Farming

34 Human Environmental Interaction

35 Human Environmental Interaction Recycling

36 Human Environmental Interaction

37 Human Environmental Interaction

38 Human Environmental Interaction

39 Human Environmental Interaction

40 Human Environmental Interaction

41 Human Environmental Interaction

42 Human Environmental Interaction

43 Human Environmental Interaction

44 How do I study Geography?

45 The Five Themes of Geography Why do you think it is helpful to use the themes of Geography? Any Ideas?

46 The Five Themes of Geography Reading Check: In a short 4-6 sentence response answer the following question. Explain the difference between the Theme of Place and the Theme of Location.

47 The Five Themes of Geography Essential Geography Question: Human Environmental Interaction

48 The Five Themes of Geography The world is a large place and to better understand the Earth, its people, places and environments we must develop certain geography skills.

49 The Five Themes of Geography Geography skills can help us decide where to live, how to predict the weather and how to find solutions to environmental problems, such as pollution and global warming.

50 The Five Themes of Geography By understanding geography, we can better understand the complex relationships between people and the land.

51 The Five Themes of Geography In a well written two paragraph response please respond to the following question. Remember to think back to the themes of geography. Why is it important to have geography skills?

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