5 Themes of Geography
Warmup
 WHY ARE MAPS IMPORTANT?
 What are some different types of
maps?
Geography
 Geo- Greek word for Earth
 Graphe- Greek word that means “to talk
about”
 Put together- “to talk about the Earth”
 (The study of the Earth)
Location
 Tells us where something is located
 Answers the question- Where is it?
Location
•“Where is it?”
1. Absolute location
Longitude (Vertical)
-Latitude (Horizontal)
Meridians
Parallels
Prime Meridian- runs
Equator,
through
Greenwich, England
Tropic of Capricorn,
Tropic of Cancer
The Tropics mark the area
of the earth’s surface that
receives the most heat
from the sun.
Equator
Prime
Meridian
Lines of
Longitude
Lines of Latitude
Use the map
and write
absolute
location.
Remember
latitude first
and then
longitude.
1. What is the approximate latitude and longitude for Brunswick,
GA?
2. What are the approximate coordinates for Miami, Florida?
3. Name the state whose southern border is latitude 35 degrees N.
4. Is the location 35 degrees N latitude, 75 degrees W longitude in
the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean?
5. The location 26 degrees N, 105 degrees W is in what country?
2 Types of Location
 Absolute- the exact place where something
is located (we get this by using longitude
and latitude or can use the address)
 Ex.- 34 N/ 128 W or 1234 Lanier Blvd.
 Relative- where a place is in relation to
something else
 Ex.- McDonalds is next to Popeyes
Place
 “What is it like there?”
•Physical features
Land, water, plants, animals
•Human features
–Activities – hunting,
farming, shopping
–Culture – religion, language
Place
 Physical features and human features that
make a location special or unique
the climate
physical features- mountains, beach
human features- cities, man-made
structures (Summer Waves, Statue of
Liberty)
Home on the Range
 http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/h020.html
 http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-songlyrics/Home_on_the_Range.htm
 How does the song capture a sense of place
for the prairie?
 Do you know what state adopted it as the
state song?
Human-Environment Interaction
 How people have changed the land and how the
land has changed people
 What have people done to the place where they
live (cut down trees, built cities)
 Has the land made people want to live there. (is
there farmland)
 Has the land made it hard for people to survive. (is
there enough water, is the climate too harsh)
Human/Environment Interaction
 “What is the relationship between
people and their environment?”
 Attraction for people
– Lake, river, ocean, soil, warmth
 How people adapt and change
– Hot weather – light clothing
 Problems created for environment
– Pollution
Movement
 How and why people and their stuff get from
one place to another
 Why do people move around? (jobs, family)
 How do people move around? (car, plane,
bus, boat)
Movement
 “How are people and places connected?”
 Reasons for movement
– better land, religious freedom
 How they move
– cars, subway, buses
 Interdependent
 Not just people--ideas and goods, too
Look at the tag in each article of
clothing:
 Where was your clothing made?
 What part of the world is that country
located in.
 How is that place different than the US?
 How do you think your clothing made it to
your possession (transportation)?
Region
 What does a certain place have that makes it
different from another place?
 What kind of things are found in one area?
 Ex.- urban regions have lots of people
mountainous regions have lots of mountains
*Regions help us understand the differences
between places.
Region
 Based on similar physical or human
characteristics
 2 types of regions
– Uniform region – has a uniform characteristic
(farming, cattle)
– Functional region – Area with central point
(Chicago, Atlanta metro area)
Lots of People Have Moved
Round
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Location
Place
Human – Environment Interaction
Movement
Region