5 Themes of Geography

Poll

What Zone are you in this morning?

• Green

  (Calm, Focused, Ready to Learn)

• Yellow

  (Frustrated, Worried, Annoyed)

• Red

  (Angry, Mad, Out of Control)

• Blue

  (Sad, Tired, Bored)

What Are the 5 Themes of Geography?

​Location

-Provides a way of locating places​-

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Absolute Location: The EXACT point where a place is located.​

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Relative Location: Where a place is in relation to other places.

Multiple Choice

The Great Wall is located near Beijing in northern China. 

Is this an example of Absolute or Relative location?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Place​

Includes the characteristics of a location that make it unique.

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Physical Characteristics: Made up of the natural environment.

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​Cultural Characteristics: Come from human ideas and actions. (Culture)

Multiple Select

Which is an example of PLACE?

​Human-Environment Interaction

• Humans depend on the environment.

• ​Humans modify the environment.

• ​Humans adapt to the environment.

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Open Ended

What is a way that you have affected the environment?

​Movement

How people, ideas, and animals move from one place to another. ​

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Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Movement?

• Transferring to a new city for a new job. 

• Getting daily exercise.

• Growing a field of corn.

• Buying an air conditioner for your house. 

​Region

​A group of places that have common characteristics.

Multiple Choice

Which region of the United States is mostly farmland?

• West

• South West

• Mid-West

• Mid-Atlantic

Poll

How confident do you feel about identifying the 5 Themes of Geography?

• Great!

• So-So

• Confused