Class/#:___________
Name:___________________________
Finding the 5 Themes of Geography
in My Town
Using the 5 Themes of Geography, complete a study of your home town. You can
choose to present your information as a poster, story, essay, map or comic.
Choose ONE
Story: Write a story with you as the main character. The story should take place
around where you live. Be sure that you IDENTIFY and EXPLAIN all of the 5 Themes of
Geography that can be found around your home.
Essay: Write a 7 paragraph essay IDENTIFYING and EXPLAINING all of the 5 Themes
of Geography. The essay will included an intro and conclusion paragraph and one
paragraph for each of the 5 Themes.
Map: Make a map of where you live. Make sure to LABEL and EXPLAIN each of the 5
Themes of Geography that you can find near your home. Your map should be neat and
have color.
Comic: Make a comic that has at least 5 Panels. Each panel should show one of the 5
Themes of Geography that can be found around where you live. Make sure to add
words to help EXPLAIN your understanding of each of the themes.
Poster: Create a collage poster with pictures and maps to describe the 5Themes of
Geography around your town. Be sure to LABEL and EXPLAIN all of the 5 themes.
Class/#:___________
Name:___________________________
Be detailed in your descriptions and try to think like a geographer. Use the knowledge
from your personal experience as well as the internet and friends and family that live
in your town. Take notes on the research sheets provided and then present your work
in your own words. Include the following information and use the HEADING provided.
Location
Where is your town located?
Why do you think your town was built here? Why was this location picked?
Include the absolute AND relative location
Place
What are the PHYSICAL and HUMAN characteristics of your town?
What is the natural environment? Forest? Plains? Major Bodies of water?
What makes your town different from other towns in your state?
What are the cultural features of your town? Who lives there?
Region
What regions exist in your town? (formal, functional, and vernacular)
Human/Environment Interaction
How have people in your town DEPENDED on, ADAPTED to, and MODIFIED the
environment?
What local resources do people depend on?
Old photographs or maps of your town may help you see how the environment
has changed over time.
Movement
How is our town linked to other communities by the flow of people, ideas and
goods?
What is manufactured in your town? What is exported? Imported?
Do most people work in your town or do they commute elsewhere?
Five Themes Research Notes
Class/#:___________
Theme, Guided thoughts
Location:
Relative location-Landmarks,
direction
Absolute-latitude, longitude,
address
Place:
Physical features-climate,
landforms, weather,
vegetation, wildlife
Human features- language,
religion, food, population,
government, etc.
Region:
What does your town have in
common with the US?
Oklahoma?
Remember common physical
and human characteristics.
Human/Environment
Interaction:
How have we depended on
the environment? Adapted?
Modified/Changed?
Movement:
How do people get from
place to place? School?
Work? Goods? Ideas?
Name:___________________________
Examples in My Town