The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
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What do you guys know about the Five Themes of Geography?
The Five Themes of Geography
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The Five Themes help everyone to understand the
world we live in.
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How??
What could these Themes possibly mean…
The Five Themes of Geography
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First lest go over who a
Geographer is…
Geographer – Someone who
studies the earth and its
various cultures.
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(Painting by Jan Vermeer
entitled “Geographer”
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The Five Themes of Geography
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Geographers use the Five Themes or ideas in order
to study the world…
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Who thinks they can name the Five Themes of
Geography…
Location
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Theme # 1 – Location
Location – This is where
something is located at
specifically.
Where is North Plainfield
located??
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Location
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Where is the Grand Canyon located?
Specifically its located in state of Arizona…
Location
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Mount Rainier is Located in Washington State in The United States
Location
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There are Two Types of Location.
1) Absolute Location 2) Relative Location
Location
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Absolute Location – A specific area and great description of an area.
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Example – Where are you right now exactly?
Location
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North Plainfield Middle School, North Plainfield, NJ, 07069, Room 113
Location
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Relative Location – A general area and description of where a place is located.
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Example – What town and state are you guys currently located in?
Location
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North Plainfield…in New Jersey…kind of in the middle…on the east coast
of the United States
LOCATION Challenge
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What building is this??
Where is it located?
LOCATION Challenge
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Absolute Location: It s located on the western side of the city of Rome on the IV
Templum Pacis road.
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Relative Location: The relative location of the Coliseum is Rome, Italy.
Place
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Theme # 2 – Place
Place – Describes the physical and man made features that make an area unique.
(Paris is know for its food and museums)
Place
Place
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London…Capital City of England…Home of the Queen of England.
Place
Movement
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Themes # 3 – Movement
Movement – looks at how and why people and other objects move from place to place.
Movement
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E-mail…think about how this electronic signal travel across the world in just a few seconds
Movement
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Text messaging…
Movement
Regions
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Theme # 4 – Regions
Regions – are areas that share common characteristics.
Regions
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A desert is defined by its distinctive climate and plant life.
Regions
Regions
Human Environmental Interaction
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Theme # 5 – Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction – The way that people interact with their
personal environments.
Human Environmental Interaction
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Farming…
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
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Recycling…
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
Human Environmental Interaction
The Five Themes of Geography…
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Why do you think it is helpful to use the themes
of Geography?
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Any Ideas?