The Five Themes of Geography
By Vegas McCain
Let’s Review!
• What are the SEVEN CONTINENTS??
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Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
Antarctica
North America
South America
• What are the FOUR OCEANS??
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Why Study Geography in a
class about World History?
• It affects where people live
• It affects how people live
• It affects the outcome of major events
The 5 Themes of Geography
1. Location
2. Movement
3. Region
4. Place
5. Human/ Environment Interaction
Theme # 1: Location
Where is it??
Location:
• There are two types of LOCATION!!
• Absolute
• Relative
Absolute Location:
• Absolute Location is found by
using…
• Two specific line types
• Latitude
• Longitude
Absolute Location:
• Latitude Lines
AKA (Parallels)
Latitude lines are drawn from:
East to West
Latitude lines measure:
North to South
Absolute Location:
• The Major Line of LATITUDE is the:
• Equator
• It splits the Earth into:
• the Northern and
Southern Hemispheres
Define Hemisphere:
• Half of a globe
(in our case the Earth)
Absolute Location:
• Other important lines of LATITUDE:
• 22 1/3 * North = Tropic of Cancer
• 22 1/3 * South = Tropic of Capricorn
• They are important because:
They get the most direct
sunlight making these areas
the hottest places on Earth
Absolute Location:
• Other important lines:
• 66 1/2 * North = Arctic Circle
• 66 1/2 * South = Antarctic Circle
They are important because:
These areas get the least amount
of sunlight. Part of the year
there is no sunlight and the
other part of the year there
is no darkness.
Absolute Location:
• Longitude Lines
AKA (Meridians)
Latitude lines are drawn from:
North to South
Latitude lines measure:
East to West
Absolute Location:
• The Major Line of LONGITUDE is the:
• Prime Meridian
• It splits the Earth into:
• the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres
Absolute Location:
• Can you find an
ABSOLUTE LOCATION???
Using
Latitude & Longitude
Try the worksheet!
Absolute Location:
30*N
15*W
45*S
45*E
30*S
60*W
15*N
30*E
30*N
60*W
45*N
45*E
60*S
60*W
60*N
30*W
30*S
15*E
60*S
75*E
Absolute Location:
World Latitude & Longitude
Activity
Cartographer
• A person who is trained to place the
round world on a flat piece of paper.
• AKA: Mapmaker
Relative Location:
• Where an area is depending on where
another area is!
Figure out where Miss Rice’s desk is in
relation to something else in the room!
Theme # 2: Movement
• How are people linked together?
Movement:
• Movement describes how…
• How people in one area contact
people in other areas
Movement:
• What can move??
Movement:
• How can things move??
Movement:
• Through movement we connect all of
our world together.
• This is called globalization!
• When we are interdependent on each
other for our economy, culture,
politics, socialization, and
technology.
Theme # 3: Region
• What does it have in common?
Region:
• A region describes:
• Areas that have something in
common
• Regions can be:
BIG
or
small
Region:
• There are two types of Regions
• Formal
• Functional
Region:
• Formal Regions is an. . .
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Area in which a certain characteristic is
found throughout the area
• Example: City, State, Country, Continent
Region:
• Functional Regions
• Have one central place and is
surrounded by the areas it affects
• Example: Hershey, PA
Theme # 4: Place
What is it like?
Place:
Place:
What is it like?
Place:
Place:
Each PLACE on Earth has it own:
DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS
Two types:
Human
Or
Physical
(something that makes it different than any other place in
the world)
Place:
• Physical Features:
• The Earth is covered in 30 % land
• All landforms are described by their elevation
• Elevation is the height above sea level
• There are 4 main types of landforms they are:
1.Mountains
2.Hills
3.Plateaus
4.Plains
Place:
• Physical Features:
• Another physical feature is also an areas
climate.
– What affects climate?
• There are 3 major climate regions.
• Tropical
• Temperate (Mid-Latitude)
• Polar
Place:
All climate regions are affected by:
1. Sun
2. Water
3. Wind
Tropical:
• Everything between the Tropic of
Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
Tropical:
• Most direct sunlight
• Temperature changes little throughout
the season the lowest temperature is
65 degrees F (hot year round)
• It is very humid (lots of moisture in
the air)
Temperate (Mid-Latitude):
• Between the Tropics and the Arctic
Circle and the Antarctic Circle
Temperate (Mid-latitude):
• Moderate temperature with distinct
seasons
• Cold in the winter
• Warm in the summer
• WHERE WE LIVE!!
Temperate:
Polar:
• Everything North of the Arctic Circle
& Everything South of the Antarctic
Circle
Polar:
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No sunlight during part of the year
No darkness during part of the year
Very cold
Few people live here
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• What is the difference between
Location & Place?
What is the difference between
Location & Place?
Location: 5* S , 68 * W
What is the difference between
Location & Place?
Place: Describe
Human/Environment Interaction:
• How do we interact with our environment?
HEI:
• What is an environment?
–Natural Surroundings
• Human/Environment Interaction
explains:
–How people use and change their
environment
HEI:
• The environment influences how:
• We live
• Examples:
Does the environment affect where we do these
activities?
HEI:
• When ever people come in contact
with something they:
• Change it!
• Examples are:
Good
» Bad
» Both
»
HEI = Global Warming
HEI = Global Warming
• What is Global Warming
• It is caused by humans
• Too much Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
is in the air
• Which in turn makes the Earth’s
temperature rise
HEI = Global Warming
1979
2005
What is happening because of global warming?
HEI: Global Warming
• If you want to see the
polar ice caps, go
before 2040
• Simulations of global warming
patterns indicate that the polar
ice caps have a high chance of
melting entirely by 2040.
www.hippyshopper.com/2006/12/if_you_want_to.html
HEI: Global Warming
• The temperature is melting the
polar ice caps !
• Results:
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Makes the oceans level rise
Floods areas near the ocean
Precipitation increased in some areas
Precipitation decreased in some areas
(desert like)
HEI: Global Warming
• What can we do to help??
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