5 Themes of Geography

5 Themes of Geography

Done by:

​Mr. Milos Vidosavljevic

​Geography Teacher

​SAIS - UAQ - UAE

​September 2021

​Objectives:

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,,I can"

-Identify 5 Themes of Geography

- Apply 5 Themes of Geography to my local and global community

Geographers use five different themes of ways of thinking. ​These themes are: Location, Place, Region, Movement and Human-environment interaction. These themes can help to Geographers to answer on two basic questions in Geography - Where are things located and why are they there?

​- Location

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​Geographers begin to study a place by finding where it is, or its location. There are two different locations differentiated with Geographers.

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​A) Absolute location describes a place's exact position on Earth in terms of Latitude and Longitude.

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​B) Relative location or the location of a place relative to another place.

Open Ended

Provide example of Location Theme. Mention UAE's Absolute and Relative location. 

​- Place​

​Geographers describe the place by describing Physical and Human characteristics. For example, you might talk about how many people live in a particular area and the kinds of work they do. You can mention that the place is hilly or it is flat.

Open Ended

Desribe physical and Human features of The Middle East region. 

​- Region

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​Geographers use the theme of region to group places that have something in common. A region is an area with similar physical and human characteristics.

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​Example:

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Middle East region

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​Physical characteristics: Desert area, sparse vegetation, hot and dry, low rainfall, no rivers

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​Human characteristics: Muslims, Arabic language, similar dress code, similar food.

Analyze: What region is presented on these pictures? ​

Open Ended

Can you describe a Polar region in terms of Physical and Human features? 

​- Movement

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​The theme of movement explores how people, good and ideas move from one place to another.

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Open Ended

How people, goods, and ideas are moving every day? What do you think is the fastest in traveling and why?

​- Human - environment interaction

​This theme is explaining how people are interacting with their environment. People can affect environment in a positive or in a negative way.

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River dam construction is interaction between people and environment. Having a National park is one way of positive interaction between people and environment but pollution of environment is a negative interaction.

Open Ended

Give 2 examples of positive and negative influences of people on environment. 

Multiple Choice

What do we use to find absolute location?

• latitude and longitude

• the equator and international dateline

• a GPS and an XLP

• landmarks and distances

Multiple Choice

What question does the theme of place ask?

• “What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)

• Where is it?

• How do people and the environment interact?

• What do places have in common?

Multiple Choice

A cultural region might have a common tongue.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which theme answers the question "How do ideas travel in and out of this place?"

• Human Environment Interaction

• Place

• Location

• Movement

Multiple Choice

Which theme answers the question "How have people adapted to the environment there?"

• Human Environment Interaction

• Place

• Movement

• Region

Multiple Choice

The ocean has become very polluted.

• Place

• Location

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

Multiple Choice

This picture to the right best represents the Theme of _________.

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET:

1. How many Geographic Themes are there?

2. Name 5 Themes of Geography?

3. What is the importance of the Geographic themes?