Geography
5 Themes of Geography
Agenda
• Understand the 5 Themes of Geography
• Identify the 5 themes of geography in
questions, graphics and text.
• Create questions for the 5 themes of
geography.
• Kids Place: GeoNet
“All children are born with an innate curiosity
about the world around them. They love to
explore and find out – to question and
learn. We don’t usually refer to children as
geographers, but in fact that is what they are –
young geographers. They do exactly what
geographers do. They look at the world and
ask questions about who does what, where
and why. They are curious about why the
world looks as it does and how that affects
their lives. That is the work of geographers.”
“The word geography, which comes from the
Greek words which mean “to write about
the Earth,” should convey a sense of the
excitement and adventure of discovery.”
• Wyss’ Pieces: Geography 101
• Scan of R26 without descriptions for each
and intro paragraph
• On which continent is
the United States
located?
• What is a glacier?
• What do we call a
trading center
where goods are
loaded onto and
taken off ships?
• Why is the coastal
plain a good place
for farming?
• What are stones
from quarries used
for?
• From which continent
did most immigrants
arrive during the
1800’s and early
1900’s?
• How did trains help
soldiers during the
civil war?
• How is the climate of
a coastal region
different from the
climate of an inland
region?
• What is a municipal
government?
You Try It!
• After each question, record the theme.
• Let’s look in the Teacher Edition. How do
the text and graphics support each theme
of geography?
You Try It!
• Let’s look in the Teacher Edition. How do
the text and graphics support each theme
of geography?
• Record pictures and/or text for each
theme.
• Write one question based on a picture or
text to address each theme