The Five themes, and the Four
Regions of NJ
The five themes of Geography
 Location
 Place
 Region
 Movement
 Human/Environment
Interaction
Location
 Your
address
 Where you are on a map
Map Skills
 Maps
must have ….
 Title
 Legend
 Compass
 There
Rose
are many kinds of maps.
 Can you name some of them?
Longitude and Latitude
 Latitude
runs from side to side like a
ladder
 Longitude runs long ways or up and
down the globe.
 Both
help tell the exact position of
location
Hemispheres
Region
 There
 The
are four major regions in NJ
most north region is…..
 Appalachian
Ridge and Valley
Appalachian Ridge and Valley
 Has
several mountain ranges
including the Appalachian
 High Point National Park
Highlands
Many hills called
ridges
 Part of the New
England Upland
NY-PA.
 Changed by
weathering

Points of interest
 Delaware
water Gap
 Appalachian National Scenic trail
 Cities
 Dover
was big in the iron industry
 Ogdensburg also had mines
 Franklin mined zinc
 Vernon is a recreational area
Central Corridor Piedmont
 Plateau
 Includes
the part of the state that is
narrowest
 Include Passaic River Hackensack
and Raritan River
 Cities
Trenton and Princeton
 Has urban and suburban areas
Atlantic Coastal Plains
 Includes
inner and outer coastal
plains
 Lies below sea level or called a low
land
 Outer coast includes the shore which
incorporate barrier islands and
boardwalks
 Atlantic City and Cape May
The Pinelands
 AKA
Pine Barrens
 Highly Protected or conserved for its
rare trees
 Lies above largest reservoir in the
country
 Rural Area
Important People
 Woodrow
Wilson was president at
Princeton and Governor before
president
 Sarah
Vaughan (jazz singer)
What is that???
 Climate-
pattern of weather over a
long period of time.
 What
is our climate like?
resources
 Renewable
–can be renewed
 Nonrenewable
 Can
can not be renewed.
you give an example of both??
Water Cycle
The End