5 Themes of Geography

5 Themes of Geography

by Mr. Meier

​Mr. HELP

• ​Movement

• ​Region

• ​Human-Environment Interaction

• ​Location

• ​Place

​Location

• ​Absolute Location

  • ​The EXACT point of something on earth

  • ​Found using latitude and longitude (GPS coordinates)

    • ​Dickinson is found at 46 degrees N, 102 degrees W

  • ​OR

  • ​A street address

    • ​The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave

• ​Relative Location

  • ​Found using landmarks, time or distance to describe where something is.

  • ​EX:

    • ​The library is one block east of the post office

    • ​My friend lives at the end of the street in the red house by the school

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of absolute location?

• DMS is found at 2675 21st Street West

• I live right next to McDonalds

• Our new school is almost out of town

• North Dakota is located west of Minnesota

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of relative location

• Dickinson is located at 46 degrees North, 102 degrees West

• I live at 45 2nd street North

• Once you pass the museum, take a left and keep going until you find the red house with the tree. That's where I live. 

• My directions say I need to move another 2 degrees to find the treasure

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​Human-Environment Interaction

• ​How do humans the environment affect each other?

  • ​The environment affects humans both positively and negatively

  • ​Humans affect the environment both positively and negatively

• ​People depend on the environment

• ​People modify the environment

• ​People adapt to the environment

​Adaption

• ​When humans make changes to themselves so that they are able to live more comfortably in the environment

  • ​Clothing

    • ​warm clothes in winter

  • ​Housing

    • ​Elevated homes to prevent flooding

  • ​Food

    • ​Readily available produce in grocery stores

Open Ended

What are other ways humans ADAPT to the environment? Think about temperatures, extremes, limited space, natural disasters. List at least 3 examples.

​Modification

• ​Modification is when humans drastically change the environment

• ​Examples:

  • ​Dams- blocking a river and creating a large reservoir, often used to create hydroelectric power.

  • ​Irrigation- an artificial method of bringing water to crops in places where there is not enough rainfall

  • ​Coal mining- using fossil fuels for energy

  • ​Oil extraction- using fossil fuels for energy

  • ​Deforestation- cutting down large portions of forests for materials without replanting the trees

​Dams

​Blocking a river and creating a large reservoir, often used to create hydroelectric power.

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​Irrigation

An artificial method of bringing water to crops in places where there is not enough rainfall

​Coal mining and Oil extraction

​Coal mining- using fossil fuels for energy

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​Oil extraction- using fossil fuels for energy

​Deforestation

Cutting down large portions of forests for materials without replanting the trees

Open Ended

Explain two ways in which people modify the environment to better suit their needs?

​Movement

• ​How are people, goods, and ideas moved from place to place around the world?

​Movement of People and Goods

• ​Vehicles

• ​Trains

• ​Airplanes

• ​Others

​Movement of Information

• ​Phones

• ​Computers

• ​Mail

​Movement of ideas (fads)

• ​TV

• ​Youtube

• ​Social Media

• ​Magazines

Multiple Choice

What does movement mean in terms of the themes of geography?

• How fast is something traveling?

• How are people, goods, and ideas moved from place to place around the world?

• The Earth is in constant motion

​Regions

​How are regions similar to and different from other places?

​Formal Regions

1. ​Regions defined by governments or administrations

   1. ​States, cities, countries

2. ​Regions defined by similar characteristics

   1. ​Rocky Mountain region, Great Plains, etc.

​Functional Regions

• ​Regions defined by a function

  • ​Newspaper delivery service area, cell phone coverage, city transit map

​Perceptual Regions

• ​Regions defined by people's perceptions

  • ​Home

  • ​The South

  • ​etc.

Open Ended

What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

Open Ended

What is the acronym to help you remember the 5 Themes?