5 Themes
of
Geography
Do Now
On the back of your
paper, decide which
of the 5 themes we
learned yesterday
1. 32* N, 46* W
describes each of
2. Dover is SOUTH of Wilmington
items below.
3. “Fax me the Information Please”
4. The building of a Dam
5. My house is near WaWa
6. Delaware News Journal
7. The Great Lakes
8. The Middle East
9. Hot, Tropical Climate
10.Western Hemisphere
Essential Question
What are the 5 Themes of Geography and
how can we use them to describe a place?
Today’s topic:
The 5 Themes of Geography (specifics)
Today’s Agenda
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Do Now
Essential Question
Five Themes Details – Graphic Organizer
Wrap Up
First Homework Assignment Directions
LOCATION: Where are we?
• Absolute Location
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A latitude and longitude
Street address
Exact location
Examples: Paris France is (48o N,
2o E)
• The White House is located at
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
• Relative Location
• Described by landmarks or
directions.
• Approximate location
• Examples: DE is south of PA
• What is the Relative Location of
Howard?
So Which One is Absolute
Location?
Thumbs Up for…
Howard is at 401 E. 12th Street
Thumbs Down for…
Howard is in East Wilmington near Bank of
America
Location
1. 20 N 30E
2. Next door to
the old crab
shack
3. South of
Delaware
4. 401 East 12th
street
5. 813 East
Center Lane
6. Create 4 of
your own your
own
PLACE: What’s It Like?
• Human Characteristics
• What are 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.
Which is a Characteristic of DE?
Thumbs Up for…
Speaking mostly English
Thumbs Down for…
Having a major mountain in it
Place
1. We listen to Jazz music
2. They wear kente cloth dresses
3. The Andes Mountains is along the West
coast of South America
4. She is Jewish
5. 75% of the school is African American
and Spanish
6. The Nile River supports the majority of
lives in Egypt
7. Write 4 of your own (2 from each
category)
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTION
• How do people interact with the
environment?
• We MODIFY it.
• People modify our environment by
heating and cooling buildings for
comfort.
• We ADAPT to it.
• We adapt to the environment by
wearing clothing suitable for summer
(shorts) and winter (coats), rain and
shine.
• We DEPEND on it.
• People depend on rivers for water
and transportation.
Which is a good example of people
IMPROVING the environment?
Thumbs up for…
Adding roads to places that didn’t have them
before
Thumbs down for…
Cutting down trees in the rainforest
Human Environmental Interaction
1. The air conditioner is on high
2. The streets need to be paved after this
horrible winter season
3. We wear shorts in the summer
4. The Delaware Dam is effective in
controlling the Brandywine River
5. We have to wear sun screen
6. Homes in Florida are built with cement
whereas homes in DE are built with wood
7. The land has been cleared for the
building of factories
8. Write 4 examples (2 for each)
MOVEMENTConnection to Others
• People Movement
• Trucks, Trains, Planes
• Information Movement
• Phones, computer (email), mail
• TV, Radio, Magazines
• Goods Movement
• How do goods move from place to
place?
Movement
1. Text me your address please
2. We went on vacation to Paris
3. The Nile River helped relocate the lime
stones from Southern Egypt to Northern
Egypt
4. The Amazon River allows for people to
bring their fish to market
5. The Journal news said it would rain on
Monday
6. Write 6 examples of your own (2 for each)
REGIONS- What makes a place unique?
• Formal Regions
• Regions defined by similar characteristics
(States, Cities, Rainforests).
• Functional Regions
• Defined by a function (newspaper service
area, cell phone coverage area).
• Perceptual Regions
• Defined by peoples perception/thoughts
about a place (middle east, the south,
etc.)
Region
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
The Middle East
Delaware
Bear Delaware
News Journal delivers to New Castle
County
Philadelphia Airport
The Dover Post delivers to Kent County
The Bible Belt
Metro cell phone company only covers
the north eastern coast
Write 6 examples (2 for each)
If you can’t remembering what
they are just ask MR. HELP!!!
M – Movement
R – Regions
HE – Human
Environment
interaction
L – Location
P - Place
Ticket Out The Door
It’s BACK!!! – On the back of your index
card!
1. Dover is SOUTH of Wilmington
2. “Fax me the Information Please”
3. Southern Hemisphere
4. The building Delaware Bridge
5. My house is near WaWa
6. Time Magazine
7. The Great Lakes
8. The Middle East
9. Warm Sub-tropical climate
10.90* N, 0* W
Do Now
• Turn on your computer.
• While you are waiting for it to boot up, complete 1-3
on a sheet of paper from section 5 of your binder.
1. List three human characteristics of Delaware.
2. List one physical characteristic of Delaware.
3. Identify a region that Delaware is part of and explain
why that region is formal, functional, or perceptual.
Searching for Geography
• Using magazines, newspapers, and the internet collect
at least three pictures that show each of the five themes
of geography. Remember the five themes are region,
human - environment interaction, movement, place and
location.
• Print out one page per theme with your three pictures
and then write two sentences under each picture
justifying why and how it relates to that theme. (You
can glue/tape pictures to the page too if you need to)
• Staple your pages together with a cover page (like a
book!)
• HINT:
• Total Pictures 15
• If you have a question, ASK-don't
wait until the homework is due!
• DUE DATE:___Sept. 26______
Example for Searching for Geography
• This picture shows LOCATION because it portrays an
accident Fire crews from the Laurel Fire Department
and Delaware State Police survey the wreckage from a
hit-and-run accident on U.S. 13 at Whitesville Road
north of Delmar. (Delaware News Journal)