Question of the Day 9/10
Think about a country you know something about.
Write down at least 5 characteristics of that place.
• Do NOT write the country’s name on your paper, just the
characteristics.
– Think about climate, physical features, culture, landmarks, etc.
– Dry, desert, Islam, Great Pyramids, Nile River. (Egypt)
– Don’t use the U.S. or Egypt.
The Five Themes of
Geography
Cy-Woods HS
World Geography
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Movement
How people, goods,
and ideas move.
People and goods move on roadways.
Movement
1 laptop per child
What are
some other
ways that
people,
goods, and
ideas
move?
Movement – how people, goods,
and ideas move
Technology has
continually
improved our ability
to communicate ideas
across the globe.
Why do people move?
• Push factors:
• Pull factors:
• Push people away.
• Pull people towards.
• Wars, famine, lack of
jobs, climate, etc.
• Opportunities, jobs,
climate, etc.
Region
An area with unifying
characteristics (something
in common).
What would you call the region we live in?
1.
2.
3.
4.
West, South, Southwest, Cypress, Northwest Houston, etc.
Region – an area with unifying
characteristics
A formal region has
defined boundaries,
such as New York
City or Texas.
Region – an area with unifying
characteristics
A functional
region has a
particular area
that some
entity serves.
Region – an area with unifying
characteristics
A perceptual region is an
area that we are all familiar
with, but there are not
distinctive boundaries.
Gang territories
Human-Environment Interaction
How do people
adapt to, change,
or modify their
environment.
How do we, in
Houston, adapt
to our
environment?
Human-Environment Interaction
How do we modify and change
our environment?
Houston ship channel and
smog in Chicago.
Human-Environment Interaction
What are 2 ways we MODIFY our
environment in Houston?
1.
2.
What are 2 ways we ADAPT TO
our environment in Houston?
1.
2.
H-E I, we have a problem.
• Sometimes, problems
arise out of this
human-environment
interaction.
Location
Location answers, “where is it?”
Location
Absolute location can be latitude and
longitude.
Absolute location can be a
street address.
Location
Relative location answers the
question “where is it,” in relation to
another location you may be
familiar with.
Where would you find
Dallas, TX?
Where would you find
the movie theater?
Place
What is it like there?
Think about physical features,
landscape, environment,
culture, human imprint.
What is unique about
these locations?
Place
What are some ways that landscape,
climate, and environment
make Houston unique?
1.
2.
What are some ways that culture
makes Houston unique?
3.
1.
2.
3.
The Five Themes of
Geography
The Five Themes of Geography
can be used to explain and
identify virtually every space on
the planet.
Regions
• Draw your own examples of the three
different types of regions.