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GQ: How does where you live influence how you live?

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

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Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

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The Five Themes of Geography

A Framework for Studying the World

GQ: How does where you live influence how you live?

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

The Five Themes of Geography

A Framework for Studying the World

GQ: How does where you live influence how you live?

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Theme 1: Location

• Where is It?• Why is It There?

Two Types of Location

•Absolute

•Relative

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Absolute Location

• A specific place on the Earth’s surface• Uses a grid system• Latitude and longitude• A global address

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

TexasAbsolute Location

• Texas25 ° N Latitude 10 ° W longitude

• Austin 30º 16' N Latitude 97º 44' W Longitude

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Relative Location

• Where a place is in relation to another place

• Uses directional words to describe– Cardinal and

intermediate directions

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Texas Texas is positioned in both the northern and western

hemispheres. Located in the southern Gulf-Coast region of the United States of America - a part of North America - it's bordered by the U.S. States of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, it's bordered by the Rio Grande River that forms the state's entire border with the country of Mexico, a border 1,951 miles - 3,141 km in length.

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Theme 2: PlacePhysical Characteristics• Land Features• Mountains, plains,

and plateaus• Climate• Bodies of Water

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Texas: Physical Characteristics

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

• People• Culture• Language• Religion• Buildings and

Landmarks• Cities

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Theme 2: PlaceHuman Characteristics

Texas : Human/Place Characteristics

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Theme 3: Human Environment InteractionHow People Interact With Their

Environment

People . . .• Adapt to Their Environment• Modify Their Environment• Depend on Their Environment

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Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Texas: Human Environment Interaction

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Theme 4: Movement

The Mobility of• People• Goods• Ideas

How Places are linked to one another and the world

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Texas: MovementObj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and

their impact on lives of people.

Theme 5: Regions

What Places Have in Common

• Political Regions• Landform Regions• Agricultural Regions• Cultural Regions

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Texas : Regions

Obj: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography and their impact on lives of people.

Ticket Out

• Brainstorm and create a circle map about Texas (5min)

Circle - Place.

Star- Region

Underline – human - environment interaction

Box – physical characteristics

Lines Behind – movement

Underline your 5 Themes of Geog Place: Purple

Human Environment: Blue

Regions: Yellow

Movement: Green

Location: Red

*These colors do not match the example to the left.

*Use your notes or RSG to help you identify the themes.

*Illustrate the back of your postcard representing the place you chose.

GQ: How does where you live influence how you live?