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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