Objective: Students will be able to understand &
apply the 5 themes of geography to actual
locations of their choice
What is the location of a place?
 Location can be described as a
places position on the globe
 Latitude:
imaginary lines running
parallel to the Equator
 Longitude:
imaginary lines
running north and south
between the poles
The Equator is the
imaginary line that splits the
earth into 2 equal halves, or
hemispheres between the
north and south poles
North Pole 0 ̊N
("World atlas.com," 2010)
South Pole 0 ̊S
Prime Meridian=0 ̊
through Greenwich,
England
Longitude lines, or
meridians, run north
and south between the
poles
Lines are measured east
and west of Greenwich
up to 180 ̊
("Port cities london," 2004)
(Gough, 2009)
What is the character of a place?
Such
as…?
Mountains,
Climate, &
Vegetation
Government Systems
Population, Language, &Culture
Economic Systems
How do people interact with their environment?
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Have the people living in an area changed
their environment?
Cut down trees
Buildings
Build Roads
Destruction of Our Natural Resources…
Forests
Oceans
("The Role of," )
Progress & Innovation…
Roads
Buildings
Efficiency
("Daily haha," 2007)
(Turner, 2007)
(Sharp, 2008)
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How do people, goods, & ideas move from
place to place?
Transportation
◦ Railroad
◦ Roads, Highways
◦ Airports
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Communication of ideas
– Computers
– Telephones/cell phones
All of these things make it easier to communicate &
for both people & goods to travel from one place to
another
How are places similar & different from one
another?
A Group of Places
1 Common Characteristic
A REGION
Formal Regions
-states, countries, cities
-Places with specific
boundaries
Functional Regions
-one central place and the
surrounding places affected
by it
-A metropolitan area could
consist of a large city plus
its surrounding suburbs
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http://www.nhj.k12.in.us/teachers/js
kobel/fivethemes/index.htm
http://geographyworldonline.com/qui
z.html
http://quizlet.com/343360/fivethemes-of-geography-flash-cards/
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