The 5 Themes
The 5 Themes allow us to _______________________________________________ about our world
Place
_________________ – ______________________ and human characteristics of an ________________
Physical: ___________________________, ____________________________ of the land
______________________: how many people, what do the people do
How to use Place
What do you see?
____________________ __________________________
Vegetation/___________________ life
Describe:
The people
Clothing, _________________________, ways of life
The climate
Location
__________________________
– specific or _______________________ positioning on the earth
______________________ – 1107 South 7 th Street
General – by ___________________________ Avenue in south ________________________
Absolute or Relative
_________________________________________ – place’s _________________ position on the earth
47°N, 101°W
_________________________ location – explains where a place is by describing places near it about 200 miles west of Fargo
___________ of Mandan
Applying Absolute and Relative Location
Describe where you live using both Absolute and Relative location
Absolute:______________________________________________
Relative:_______________________________________________
How to use Location
Where is it?
________________________ or close
Using directions
Can you give its _________________________ or relative location?
Human-Environment Interaction
Human-Environment Interaction – how _____________ affect the environment and how the
___________________________ affects people’s __________________________
Affecting Each Other
This theme deals with the _______________________________ between people and where they live
How do people ______________________ there?
What are the _______________________________ of people’s actions on the environment?
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How to use Human-Environment Interaction
Effects of humans:
How are people _____________________________ the land?
What have people ___________________________ on the land?
Effects of the _________________________________:
How has the ______________________ or __________________________ affected life here?
Movement
_____________________________ – the way people, ideas, and __________ travel from place to place
Movement of People
__________________________ – total number of ______________________ in a given area
Populations _______________________ as people ______________________ from place to place
Different means of ___________________________ allow people to ________________
Movement of People – The World’s Population
The planet’s ________________________ has been growing ______________________________
1960 – ____ billion
_______ – 6 billion
Now – over _____ billion
2050 – 10 billion?
Movement of People – Population Clock
Today’s approximate population:___________________________________
*Approximate population on ________(Date):________________________
Movement of People – Migration & Immigration
____________________________ – moving from one place to another
Migrants – ______________________ who do this
____________________________ – moving from one ________________________ to another
______________________ – people who do this
Movement of People – Why People Migrate
“___________-____________” theory
– describes why people ______________; people migrate because things in their lives “push” them to leave, and certain things in a new place “pull” them
Movement of People – “Push-Pull” Theory at Work
PUSH
__________________________
PULL
___________________________
__________________________ ___________________________
What other “Push-Pull” factors can you think of?
_____________________________________________________________________
Movement of Ideas
As people move, they bring their own _________________ and culture to their new _______________
________________________ – language, religious beliefs, values, customs, and other ways of life shared by a _______________ of people
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Movement of Goods
People must _________________ goods that they do not have in their ________________ environment
_________________
Import
– to sell to another place
– to ____________ from another place
How to use Movement
People:
Where and ___________ are _______________ moving?
_____________ are they getting there?
Ideas:
Goods:
How is ____________________________ represented here?
What do the people ____________ to _________________________ or export here?
Region
__________________________ – areas of the world that have _____________________ characteristics
Region – what’s in common?
Places can be ______________________ together in ___________________ ways
_____________________ or Climate
Language
_____________________
_______________________ – having to do with _____________________
_______________________ – having to do with the ________________________________
Region – More than ___________ way to _________________________________
North Dakota could be classified as part of the ________________________ U.S. region geographically
Or it could be _____________________ with ____________ states based upon population, culture, etc.
How to use Region
What types of _____________________________ does this place ________________ with other areas?
Is this place urban or ___________________?
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