The Five Themes of Geography

Warm Up Question• Where are you right

now? What are some landmarks that might help someone who doesn’t know where Tamanend is find this location?

A Quick Review……….• What are the lines on the globe that run

east to west, but measure north to south (how far something is from the equator)

• What are the lines on the globe that run from the north pole to the south pole, but measure how far a location is from the Prime Meridian?

• When writing latitude and longitude, which comes first?

• REMEMBER “A” BEFORE “O.”

V. The Other Location

• A. What question is answered by the first theme of geography?

• B. Where is it?• C. the answer can be in

absolute terms (25*N 78*W)• D. Or relative terms

How many of you have relatives?

Another typical Blair family reunion!

VI. Relative Location

• A. Where an area is in RELATION to other places.

• B. EX #1• C. Where is Tamanend Middle

School?• D. East of Bristol Road

– 1. North of Philadelphia– 2. South of Doylestown

Where the heck am I ??

VII. Experimenting with Relative Location

• A. Try these two activities to help understand relative location further.

• B. Where is Mr. Blair’s desk in relation to something else in room #36?

• C. Where are you seating in relation to something or someone else in room #36?

Mr. Blair has more style and smaller ears.

You sunk my geography battleship!• Let’s practice our understanding of the First

Theme of Geography – Location.• On your battleship grid draw 5 “ships”

– Your “ships” should be drawn with dots, do not fill in the whole box.

• 2 dot long ship• 3 dot long ship (x2)• 4 dot ship• 5 dot ship• Raise your hand if you have any questions!

You sunk my geography battleship!• Hide your sheet from your partner and

GOOD LUCK