1. 7-20 Social Studies
• Finish article on how the pyramids were built
and how historians have written about it.
• Write a sentence on who Herodotus is.
• Write a paragraph on who Herodotus is and
how history should be written by comparing
Herodotus, Thucydides, Diodorus and the
Science Daily article.
• The Five Themes of Geography Notes
• NO HW

2. Use textbook maps to determine the Latitude
and Longitude for
B)Cape Hatteras page 710
C)Mexico City page 711
D)Which North America country is closest to
the Equator?
E)Which part of North America is the closest to
the Prime Meridian?

3. Approximate Answers for
Latitude and Longitude
a) 35 N 75 W
b) 20 N 100W
c) Panama
d) Greenland

4. The Five Themes of
Geography
A Framework for Studying the
World
North Carolina Geographic Alliance
PowerPoint Presentations
2007

5. What is Geography?
Geography is the study of Earth’s surface, lands,
features and people.
Why were the 5 themes of Geography created?
The five themes of geography were created by
Geographers to help them organize
information.

7. Theme 1: Location
Two Types of
• Where is It? Location
• Why is It There? •Absolute
•Relative

8. Absolute Location
• A specific place on the Earth’s surface
• Uses a grid system
• Latitude and longitude
• A global address

9. North Carolina
Absolute Location
• North Carolina
36° N Latitude
79° W longitude
• Chapel Hill
35° 55' N Latitude
79° 05' W Longitude

10. Relative Location
• Where a place is
in relation to
another place
• Uses directional
words to describe
– Cardinal and
intermediate
directions
– North, South,
East, West, NE,
NW, SE, SW

11. North Carolina
• North Carolina is bordered by
Virginia on the north, South
Carolina and Georgia on the south,
and Tennessee on the west.
• The Atlantic Ocean forms North
Carolina's east coast.
• North Carolina is one of the
Southeastern States

13. The New Yorker

14. Theme 2: Place
Physical Characteristics
• Land Features
• Mountains, plains,
and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water

15. North Carolina:
Physical
Characteristics
Photos above: Steve Pierce
http://www.wetmaap.org/Cape_Hatteras/ch_tm_2.html

16. Theme 2: Place
Human Characteristics
• People
• Culture
• Language
• Religion
• Buildings and
Landmarks
• Cities

17. North Carolina: Human
Characteristics
http://www.rivinus.com/camerastuff/charlotte_nc.htm
National Geographic Magazine
Top right:http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/unc/nonsport/school-bio/unc-oldwell2-lg.jpg

19. Theme 3: Human
Environment Interaction
How People Interact With Their
Environment
People . . .
• Adapt to Their Environment
• Modify Their Environment
• Depend on Their Environment
http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/DGT119/BAG0017.jpg

20. NC Tobacco Field

21. The Nile River in Egypt

23. North Carolina: Human
Environment Interaction
http://aam.wcu.edu/grant/images/Fontana%20Dam%20Shirley.jpg
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091002/images/mallc.jpg
http://www.ee.duke.edu/~sag8/Duke/02-03/PiKA/Fall%20Break/Fall_Break_02.htm

25. Theme 4: Movement
The Mobility of
• People
• Goods
• Ideas
How Places are
linked to one
another and the
world

26. North Carolina: Movement
http://www.marad.dot.gov/Gallery/MoreheadCity/pages/Ming%20Europe.htm
http://www.evertize.com/land/images/I-40-64%20interchange.JPG

29. Theme 5: Regions
What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions
• Landform Regions
• Agricultural Regions
• Cultural Regions

30. North Carolina: Regions
Steve Pierce
http://home.neo.rr.com/rodsphotogallery/NaturalWonders/SeaSand/Images/JockeysRidge.jpg
http://www.ncbbi.org/images/piedmont-images/piedmont-nc-heartland-golf.jpg
http://www.homestead.com/pncfa/files/piedmontmap.jpg
http://www.shorebirdworld.org/fromthefield/Images/Hatteras%20Light.JPG