5 Themes

5 Themes of Geography

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The study of the Earth and the way people use it to survive More specifically, the WHERE and WHY things differ from place to place There are 5 themes to geography • • • • •

Location Place Human-Environmental Interaction Movement Regions

Location – Where is it? Everything on the Earth has an absolute and a relative location n We can describe locations two ways: n

• Relative – where something is in relation to some place else (near, next to, across from) • Absolute – an exact spot on Earth n

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Latitude – lines that run East and West around the Earth, divide the Earth into North and South (0* N/S – Equator) Longitude – lines that run North and South around the Earth, dividing it into Eastern and Western hemispheres (0*E/W – Prime Meridian)

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Google Earth n

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Google Earth can be used to find specific locations on the Earth. It uses longitude and latitude. Is that Relative or Absolute location?

Turn and Talk n

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Tell where your house (or somewhere else in Kannapolis) is located to someone sitting around you. Are you giving absolute location or relative location?

Imagine… that you can pick up this school and relocate it anywhere you choose. n

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Discuss how our school lives would be different if the school was located farther north, south, east, or west. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each site?

Place n

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What an area is like based on its natural and human-made features Physical – landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, animals, plant life Human – population, transportation, religion, languages, government Video

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How would we describe these places? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/390864316_c117e70442_m.jpg

Human Environmental Interaction n

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Environment is the surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live People influence their environment – AND are influenced by their environment Positive Interactions Negative Interactions

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The transportation of people, goods, and ideas throughout the world Migration – animals and people Imports-buy Exports-sell Past vs. Present? • How has technology affected this?

Region n

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Geographic area with common features that set it apart from other areas All regions have: • Area • Boundaries • Location • Video

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Industrial- area with manufacturing

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Educational- area with universities

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Agricultural- area with farming

Describe these regions.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,grossbild-1075713-530504,00.html

Regions of Europe

Political Map n

Show how people have divided places into countries, states, and cities for governing them

Physical Map n

Shows what the surface of the Earth looks like. • Bodies of water • Elevations

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Watch IGNITE video on kinds of maps

Thematic Map n n

Created to show a specific topic Watch IGNITE video on thematic maps

Historical map n

Maps that show what an area used to look like.

http://www.historicalatlas.ca/website/hacolp/national_perspectives/exploration/UNIT_05/U05_staticmap_desceliers_1550.htm