Five Themes ProjectArea of study ___________________________

Five Themes

Location

Place

Relationship

Movement

Region

Absolute place on a map.Relative location to where you are.

Physical- landforms, climate, vegetation, human-political systems,customs, economy.

Human interaction with the environment.Can be negative: Example pollutionCan be positive: Example recycling

As people move, goods and ideas move.Example: cell phone.

Places that have similar attributes.Iowa is located in the Midwest region

Location

1. Where is _____________ on the map? (insert a map and place your area of study on the map)

2. What is the longitude and latitude of _______________? Where is your area of study relative to where you live? (insert map give direction and approximate mileage from where you live.

3. How would you get to your area of study? What are some of the different modes of transportation you could take to get there? After you have decided on yourmodes of transportation give the approximate amount of time it would take to travel from where you live to your area of study.

Where: Madrid, Spain

40N-15WWest of Algona-4432 miles

Plane –From Des Moines to New YorkNew York to Madrid

Flight time 9 hr and 14 min

PlaceCompare the six elements of place. Explain how each element applies to where you live andhow each element applies to your area of study.

Physical Landforms

Climate

Vegetation

Customs

Political Systems (Government)

Economy

Where You Live Place Of Study

Relationship to Environment

1. What is the relationship that the people of _______________ have to their environment?Example: Iowa has an agrarian (agriculture based) economy. This means the land and soil isimportant to the economy of the state. Explain how the people of your area of study use their environment.

Movement

1. Explain the migration patterns to _________________. Where did the first people to this area come from and why did they migrate to that area?

2. Where have people from your area of study migrated to in the last century? Give examples of other countries and regions that people from this area have migrated to.

3. Give examples of imports and exports to and from your area of study.

What you purchasefrom other countries

What you sell toother countries.

Region

1. What region of the world is ________________ located in? Example: Arizona is located in the Southwest region of the United States. Insert a map to show this region of the world.

2. Explain three characteristics of this region that makes it different or unique from otherregions of the world. You may want to concentrate on food, clothing, and shelter.