5 Themes of Geography.notebook
October 07, 2013
Do Now:
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What language is most spoken? Why?
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What language is least spoken?
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Why is China represented twice?
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Geography is the study of Earth
Where are things
located?
Why are they
there?
Why are cultures
different?
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The Five Themes of Geography
Pg. 5
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I. Location
II. Place
III. Movement
IV. Region
V. Human Environment­
Interaction
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I. Location
A. Absolute Location
­exact address
­measured using latitude and longitude
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B. Relative Location:
­Approximately where you are
Ex: "nearby", "close to", "around the corner from"
"down the street from"
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II.Place:
Description of a specific location
A.Physical characteristics (naturemade):
--mountains, lakes, jungles
B. Human characteristics (human-made):
--bridges, buildings, statues
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3. Movement
A. How people,
ideas
one place to another.
and goods get from
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IV. Regions
A. A large area with common characteristics
B. Examples:
­­ desert regions
­­artic regions
­­hot and cold climates
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V.Human-Environment Interaction
A. How people affect their environment
-pollution
-recycling
-deforestation
-drilling for oil
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Exit Ticket:
What is the difference between `
region and place?
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B. How the environment affects people
-clothing (seasons)
- food we eat
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Try to guess the word. Each word is 1 of the 5 themes of geography. Use clues to give you a hint or buy a letter.
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