THE 5
THEMES OF
GEOGRAPHY
Bell Work
•Where have you traveled to?
•What types of people did you see?
•List any environmental features you saw.
THE FIVE THEMES
OF GEOGRAPHY
•Location
•Place
•Human-Environment Interaction
•Movement
•Regions
LOCATION
Where are we?
•Absolute Location
• A latitude &
longitude (global
location) or a
street address
(local location).
• Paris France
is 48o North
Latitude and
2o East
Longitude.
•Relative Location
• Described by
landmarks, time,
direction or
distance from 1
place to another.
• Go 1 mile
west on main
street and
turn left for 1
block.
LOCATION
Where are we?
•Describe a location where you have been in
absolute location.
•Tell me a location you have been in relative
location terms.
PLACE
What is it like there, what kind of place is it?
•Human
Characteristics
• The main
languages, customs,
and beliefs.
• How many people
live, work, and visit
a place.
•Physical
Characteristics
• Landforms
(mountains, rivers,
etc.), climate,
vegetation, wildlife,
soil, etc.
PLACE
What is it like there, what kind of place is it?
•I want you to draw a place you have been.
•Use the human characteristics & the physical
characteristics
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• How do humans and the environment affect each
other?
• We depend on it.
• People depend on the Tennessee River for water &
transportation.
• We modify it.
• Modify environment by heating/cooling buildings
• We adapt to it.
• Wearing clothing suitable for summer & winter
• rain and shine.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
•Name 1 example of each example of
Human-Environment Interaction
• We depend on it
• We modify it
• We adapt to it
Bell Work
Describe these photos based on the 5 Themes of Geography.
MOVEMENT
•How are people, goods, ideas moved from place
to place?
• Human Movement
• Cars, Trains, & Planes
• Information Movement
• Phones, computer (email), mail, & social media
• Idea Movement
• How do fads move from place to place?
• TV, Radio, & Magazines
MOVEMENT BELL WORK
•Name an example of how you have moved
somewhere
•Which type of information movement do you use
most often?
•Where are you most likely going to see an idea
movement
REGIONS
How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
• Formal Regions-defined by gov’t or administrative
boundaries
• States, Countries, & Cities
• Regions defined by similar characteristics
• Corn Belt , Rocky Mountain region, & Chinatown
• Functional Regions- Regions defined by a function
• Newspaper service area or cellphone coverage area
• Vernacular Regions
• Regions defined by peoples perception
• Middle east or the South
Remembering the 5 Themes
•If you can’t remember what they
are just ask MR. HELP!!!
•M – Movement
•R – Regions
•HE – Human Environment interaction
•L – Location
•P - Place
Homework
•I want you to write me a short story.
• Written 1 page
• You are going to be going on a trip with your
family to anywhere.
• Describe your trip with details!!
• Please include each theme of Geography in your story!
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Movement
Regions
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
5 Themes of Geography
•Now that your story has been started or
completed, you are going to pass it to the
person next to you!
•You have 3 minutes to read through and
add to your neighbor’s story!
REGIONS
How are Regions similar to and different from other places?
• Draw 1 formal region that you have visited
• List 1 region defined by similar characteristics
you have been to
• Come up with your own example of a functional
region
• Describe an example of a vernacular region