the five themes of geography region movement human-environmental interaction location place
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The FIVE Themes of Geography
Region
Movement
Human-Environmental
Interaction
Location
Place
LocationAbsolute Location
-a specific location
-global location (latitude/longitude
)
-local location (street address)
Paris, France
48° N Latitude 2° E
Longitude
123 Fake St. Anytown, IL
LocationRelative Location
-a very general location
-described by landmarks, time,
direction, or distance
-may associate one place with another
“ just past the Taco Bell on the right”
“ I live right
around the corner”
Place- a description of what the
place is like, NOT where it’s located
PlacePhysical Characteristics
- things that occur naturally, such as
mountains, rivers, type of soil, wildlife, climate, etc.
PlaceHuman Characteristics
-things that have changed due to people, such as roads and
buildings
- how people live and their traditions, such as clothing and
food
Human-Environmental Interaction
- the relationship between people and their
environment and how they affect each other
1. How Humans ADAPT to the environment
2. How Humans MODIFY the environment
3. How Humans DEPEND on the environment
Human-Environmental Interaction
ADAPT to Environment
-how people have been changed by
environment
- wearing clothing suitable for cold, hot,
rainy, etc.
Human-Environmental Interaction
MODIFY the Environment
-how environment has been changed by
people to suit themselves
- watering your lawn or heating and cooling
buildings
Human-Environmental Interaction
DEPEND on Environment
-how people need the environment to live
- needing rivers for water and
transportation or cutting down a tree
for firewood
Movement
…of People Migrate, Immigrate, Emigrate
…of Goods Imports & Exports
…of Ideas Communication, Transportation
Movement … of PeopleMigrate
-moving from one area in country/state
to another area in same country/state
- moving seasonally from one area to
another
Immigrate
- to enter and settle in a
country or area to which one is
not a native
Emigrate
- to leave one country or area
to settle in another
Region- areas that can be
grouped together by set of things special
to that region
1. Formal Regions
2. Functional Regions
3. Vernacular Regions
RegionFormal Regions
- areas defined by government boundaries, physical characteristics
and are strictly maintained
- countries or continents
RegionFunctional Regions
- areas defined by a function or that serve a particular purpose
- school district or newspaper delivery area
RegionVernacular Regions
- areas that are loosely defined and grouped together in general terms
- The South, Midwest, Middle East
The FIVE Themes of Geography
1.Location – Absolute & Relative
2.Place – Physical & Human Characteristics
3.Human-Environmental Interaction – Adapt, Modify, Depend
4.Movement – People, Goods, Ideas
5. Region – Formal, Functional, Vernacular