Geographical Themes
THE FIVE THEMES OF THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
•LocationLocation•PlacePlace•Human-Environment InteractionHuman-Environment Interaction•MovementMovement•RegionsRegions
Theme 1: Location
Location: the meaning of relative and absolute position on the earth's surface
Sample terms: Latitude and longitude, site and situation, direction, distance, scale
Location
• Where is It?• Why is It There?
Two Types of Location
•Absolute
•Relative
Absolute Location
• A specific place on the Earth’s surface• Uses a grid system• Latitude and longitude• A global address
Absolute Location
• Examples:– Rome is located at 41 N, 12 E– Argentina is located in the southern
hemisphere– Ecuador is located in Tropic of
Cancer.– LNE is located in Lincoln, NE.
Relative Location
• Where a place is in relation to another place
• Uses directional words to describe– Cardinal and
intermediate directions
Relative Location
• Examples: – Rome is located near the
Mediterranean Sea.– Argentina is near Brazil.– Ecuador is south of Mexico.– Lincoln is 50 miles from Omaha.
Theme 2: Place
Place: the distinctive and distinguishing physical and human characteristics of locales
Sample terms: Physical and cultural landscapes, sense of place
PlacePhysical Characteristics• Land Features• Mountains, plains,
and plateaus• Climate• Bodies of Water
PlaceHuman Characteristics
• People• Culture• Language• Religion• Buildings and
Landmarks• Cities
Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction
Relationships within places: the development and consequences of human-environment relationships
Sample terms: Ecosystems, natural resources, environmental pollution
Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction
How People Interact With Their Environment
People . . .• Adapt to Their Environment• Modify Their Environment• Depend on Their Environment
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Theme 4: Movement
Movement: patterns and change in human spatial interaction on the earth
Sample terms: Migration, diffusion, globalization
Theme 4: Movement
The Mobility of• People• Goods• Ideas
How Places are linked to one another and the world
Regions: how they form and change
Sample terms: Formal vs. functional regions
Theme 5: Regions
What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions• Landform Regions• Agricultural Regions• Cultural Regions
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•MM – Movement – Movement•RR – Regions – Regions•HEHE – Human Environment – Human Environment
interactioninteraction•LL – Location – Location•PP - Place - Place