The 5 Themes of Geography

Geography is a the canvas that history is painted onGeography Warm Up

The Five Themes of Geography

• Location

• Place

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Regions

LOCATIONWhere are we?

• Absolute Location• A latitude and

longitude (global location) or a street address (local location).

• Relative Location• Described by

landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another.

PLACEWhat is it like there, what kind of

place is it?• Human

Characteristics• What are the main

languages, customs, and beliefs.

• How many people live, work, and visit a place.

• Physical Characteristics• Landforms

(mountains, rivers, etc.), climate, vegitation, wildlife, soil, etc.

Characteristics

Physical

• Created by nature.• Mountains• Rivers, Lakes, Seas• Climate• Vegetation

Cultural

• Man-made or invented.• Language• Unique buildings• Religious Practices• Celebrations/

traditions/holidays

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• We depend on it.• Ex. River

• We modify it.• Heating and cooling buildings for comfort.

• We adapt to it. • Seasonal Clothes

• What are some positive and negative HEI?

MOVEMENT = Globalization

• Human Movement• Trucks, Trains, Planes

• Information Movement• Phones, computer (email), mail

• Idea Movement• How do fads move from place to place?

TV, Radio, Magazines

Regions

Formal

• Determined by the distribution of a uniform characteristic (physical or cultural)• Location• Climate• Religion

Functional

• Serves a purpose that affects places around it. • Distributes

goods/people• Serves specific

purpose

Perceptual Region

• Groups of areas that provoke a certain stereotype or feeling.

• Examples:• The Bronx• The “ghetto” • China town

Remembering the 5 themes

• If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!•M – Movement• R – Regions•HE – Human Environment interaction• L – Location• P - Place

Where was this picture taken? Proof?

Which of the 5 themes do you think is most important