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STAIR Project
Designed by Samuel Sicilia
5 Themes of Geography
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What is Geography?Introduction
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What is Geography? (Main)Geography is the
study of the Earth, our home planet.
People who study Geography are called Geographers.
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What is Geography? (Main)Geographers try to
answer two basic questions:Where are things
located?Why are they there?
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What is Geography? (Main)To answer these questions,
geographers look at the earth from many points of view.
The 5 most important ways geographers look at the earth
are called the 5 themes of geography.
The 5 themes include: Location Place Region Movement Human/Environment
Interaction
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People who study geography are called
Geologists
Anthropologists
Archaeologists
Geographers
Cartographers
1. Introduction Check for Understanding
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1. INCORRECT ANSWER
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1. CORRECT!
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Geographers study geography
What two basic questions do geographers try to answer? (Pick of one of the two)
How does math affect our understanding of the earth?
Where are things located?
Where does language come from?
Why are things located where they are?
Where can buried treasure be found?
2. Introduction Check for Understanding
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2. CORRECT!
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The two main questions geographers try to answer are:1. Where are
things located
2. Why are they located there
LocationTheme # 1
Theme 1: Location (Main)Location describes
where something isThere are two major
ways to describe location:Relative LocationAbsolute Location
Relative LocationLocation in relation to
other placesCardinal Directions
NorthSouthEast West
Intermediate DirectionsNorthwestSouthwestNortheastSoutheast
Compass Rose
Absolute LocationExact location on Earth
using grid system of imaginary lines
LatitudeAlso called parallels Lines run east and westMeasured in degrees north
and south of the equatorLongitude
Also called meridiansLines run north and southMeasured in degrees east
and west of the prime meridian
Absolute LocationLongitude 80° East
Latitude 20° North
The exact position of a place is called its
Geography
Absolute location
Relative location
Map
Current location
3. Location Check for Understanding
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3. INCORRECT ANSWER
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Let’s go over location again
3. CORRECT!
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The exact location of a place is its absolute location
One way to describe relative location is to use
Cardinal directions
Absolute location
Latitude and longitude
Maps
Thermostats
4. Location Check for Understanding
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4. INCORRECT ANSWER
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Let’s go over location again
4. CORRECT!
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Cardinal directions are used to describe relative location
Theme 1: Location (Alternate)
PlaceGeography Theme # 2
Theme 2: Place (Main)
Theme 2: Place (Main)
RegionGeography Theme # 3
Region (Main)
Region (Main)
MovementGeography Theme # 4
Movement
Movement
Human/Environment InteractionGeography Theme # 5
Human/Environment Interaction
Human/Environment Interaction
Reviewing the 5 ThemesSummary
Reviewing the 5 ThemesSummary
