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1. The 5 Themes of
Geography
Objective: Students will be able to understand & apply the 5 themes
of geography to actual locations of their choice

2. 5 Themes of Geography
1.Location 2. Place
3. Human Environment
Interaction 4. Movement
5. Regions

3. 1. Location
What is the location of a place?
 Location can be described as a
places position on the globe

4.  Latitude: imaginary lines running
parallel to the Equator
 Longitude:imaginary lines running
north and south
between the poles

5. The Equator is the
imaginary line that splits the
earth into 2 equal halves, or
hemispheres between the north
and south poles
Latitude

6. North Pole 0 ̊N
("World atlas.com," 2010)
South Pole 0 ̊S

7. Longitude Prime Meridian=0 ̊
through Greenwich,
England
Longitude lines, or
meridians, run north and
south between the poles
Lines are measured east
and west of Greenwich up
to 180 ̊

8. ("Port cities london," 2004)
(Gough, 2009)

9. 2. Place
What is the character of a place?
Such as…?

10. Physical Characteristics
Mountains, Climate,
& Vegetation

11. Human Characteristics
Government Systems
Population, Language, &Culture
Economic Systems

13. 3. Human-Environment
Interaction
How do people interact with their environment?
 Have the people living in an area changed their
environment?
Cut down trees
Build Roads
Buildings

14. What are some of the
consequences of change?
Destruction of Our Natural Resources…
Forests
Oceans
("The Role of," )

15. Progress &
Innovation…
Roads
Buildings
Efficiency
(Sharp, 2008)

16. 4. Movement
How do people, goods, & ideas move from place to
place?
 Transportation
 Railroad
 Roads, Highways
 Airports

17. • Communication of ideas
– Computers
– Telephones/cell phones
 All of these things make it easier to communicate & for
both people & goods to travel from one place to another

18. Movement
People, Ideas, and
Products (P.I.P.)

19. 5. Regions
How are places similar & different from one another?
A Group of Places
1 Common Characteristic
A REGION

20. Formal Regions
-states, countries, cities
-Places with specific
boundaries
Functional Regions
-one central place and the
surrounding places affected by
it
-A metropolitan area could
consist of a large city plus its
surrounding suburbs

21. Formal Map - Political

22. 5 Themes of Geography
1.Location 2. Place
3. Human Environment
Interaction 4. Movement
5. Regions