Geography Themes Education Presentation PDF

THE FIVE THEMES Geographers use these themes to understand and explain their geographical studies. The five themes of geography are 1 2 3 4 5 Human- Location Place Region Moveme...

THE FIVE THEMES Geographers use these themes to understand and explain their geographical studies. The five themes of geography are 1 2 3 4 5 Human- Location Place Region Movement Environment Interaction LOCATION Location is the physical position of people and places on Earth’s surface. There are two tyes of location: absolute and relative. Absolute location is an exact location determined by latitude and longitude. Relative location is the location of a place based on its relationship to another place. TURN Picture your favorite place. Where is it physically located? and How would you describe the location in relation to TALK another place? PLACE Place is a location’s distance and unique physical and human characteristics. Physical features include landforms, bodies of water, climate, and vegetation. Human characters include man-made structures, ideas, cultures, languages, traditions, and governments. Location and place together help geographers make thoughtful and research-based observations TURN Think about where you live. Describe the physical and and human characteristics you see there. How do TALK these characteristics make this place unique? REGION A region is a group of places that share physical characteristics, human characteristics or both. For example, regions may be grouped based on climate or wildlife. In other areas, regions are grouped by languages, governments, cultures and traditions. Earth has ten natural regions with their own unique wildlife, vegetation and climate. Geographers use regions to compare and contrast places and better understand them. TURN Think about where you live. How many regions and can you identify? Does where your live belong to TALK any bigger regions? MOVEMENT Movement is the mobility of people, goods, ideas, animals, vegetation and physical features between places. Geographers study how and why these things move. They also study the result of these movements. Movement also focuses on human migration, trade and communication. TURN What examples of movement do you see in your and area? How does this movement impact your TALK area? HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Human-environment interaction is the relationship and interaction between humans and the environment. Humans adapt to, modify and rely on their environment for resources like food, water and shelter. Examples of this theme include agriculture, construction, pollution and recycling. Environments can influence human behavior and culture. TURN How do you depend on your environment? In what and ways do you adapt to your environment? TALK LET’S REVIEW Geographers study location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction to better understand the Earth. These themes help geographers answer these questions: Where is it? Why is it there? What are the effects of it being there?