The 5 Themes of Geography
LOCATION: Geographers study a place by finding its
location. There are two types of location:
Absolute location: latitude
and longitude or street
address
Relative location: where it
is located in relationship
to another known place
Ex. Woodworth Middle
School’s address is 4951
Ternes street.
Dearborn is west of
Detroit.
Woodworth Middle
Woodworth Middle School is
School is south of Ford
located at 49°19’N latitude
Rd.
and 83°11’W longitude
Location
EXAMPLE 1:
Lansing, the capital of MI is located
Northwest of Detroit.
The 5 Themes of Geography
PLACE: Place refers to the physical and human
characteristics of an area. what an area is like?
This includes:
1. what is the land like (land and water features)
2. what the climate and vegetation is like
3. what buildings or man-made structures are there
4. the amount of people that live there
5. what is the culture like
6. what language is spoken there.
PLACE
EXAMPLE 1:
Eiffel Tower is in France.
Rocky Mountains are in the United States.
The 5 Themes of Geography
REGION: Areas of the world that have common
characteristics.
Can be identified:
1. common climate
2. physical feature
3. common language
4. common national government
REGION
EXAMPLE 1:
Great Lakes Region, because the states
and Canada that border the lakes all
share in using the water and resources
that the lakes provide.
The 5 Themes of Geography
MOVEMENT: The way people, goods, and
ideas travel or spread from one place to
another.
Why these movements happened ?
How they affect or affected the people living
there?
MOVEMENT
EXAMPLE 1:
Pineapples are brought to Michigan from
Hawaii. Pineapples are a fruit that is not
able to be grown naturally in Michigan.
The 5 Themes of Geography
HUMAN-ENVIROMENT INTERACTION (H.E.I):
See how people have changed and adapted to
live in their natural surroundings
How they have used their land and natural
resources?
How they have changed or affected the place
they live?
HUMAN-ENVIROMENT INTERACTION
(H.E.I):
EXAMPLE 1:
The Japanese diet is made mostly of
seafood because its an island and have
very little land for vegetation.
EXIT CARD
EXIT TICKET
NAME:
EVEN
CORE:
#:
1. The weather in the Congo is always hot because it is near the equator.
REGION
PLACE
HEI
2. The river near my house has become very polluted.
HEI
MOVEMENT
REGION
3. My new bicycle was sent to my house in a truck.
PLACE
MOVEMENT
LOCATION
4. South Korea is considered part of the Asian Continent.
PLACE
REGION
HEI
5. India is south of Nepal.
LOCATION
MOVEMENT
REGION
EXIT TICKET
NAME:
1. This island is 64°W 16°N.
LOCATION
ODD
#:
CORE:
PLACE
HEI
2. In Hawaii, it is customary for visitors to receive a flower
necklace called “lei” when they arrive on the island.
HEI
MOVEMENT
PLACE
3. I phoned my friend on my cell phone to tell her about exciting news.
PLACE
REGION
MOVEMENT
4. Chili is considered part of the South American Continent.
LOCATION
PLACE
REGION
5.
China is North of Nepal.
LOCATION
MOVEMENT
REGION