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THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHYTHE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
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Use -> MR. HELP Movement
Human- Environment Interaction
Regions
Location
Place
For Your Country - find one example of each
So what are these 5 Themes of Geography ?
Movement, Human - Environment Interactions,
Regions,
Locations and Place ?
Movement Humans move and interact with each other through travel, communication, trade
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RegionsAn area that displays some criteria in common. The criteria can be physical, political, culturalor a combination. (Example - The Northeast Region, Syracuse Region)
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Human- Environment Interaction• Humans adapt to their environment (ex. clothes)• Humans modify their environment (bridges, dams)• Humans depend on their environment.
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Location(2 types)
1) Absolute location - latitude and longitude, or a street address
2) Relative location - described by landmarks, time, distance, direction (more general)
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Place • elements that make an area unique • Can be physical elements or human elements example - rural (country) or urban (city) , Syracuse,New York, California, Hawaii. OR Rocky Mountains,Mississippi Delta, Adirondack
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Example 1 Example 2
UrbanRural
How do you describe place- have many urban
places? rural places?
Mountainous places?Small Villages?
Movement
Human- Environment Interaction
Location(2 types)
Place
Main Ideas Notes Humans move and interact with each other through travel, communication, trade
An area that displays some criteria in common. The criteria can be physical, political, culturalor a combination. (Example - The Northeast Region, Syracuse Region)
• Humans adapt to their environment (ex. clothes)• Humans modify their environment (bridges, dams)• Humans depend on their environment.
• Absolute location - latitude and longitude, or a street address
• elements that make an area unique • Can be physical elements or human elements example - rural (country) or urban (city) , Syracuse,New York, California, Hawaii. OR Rocky Mountains,Mississippi Delta, Adirondack
• Relative location - described by landmarks, time, distance, direction (more general)
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