The Five Themes of Geography Identification Slide Show

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The Five Themes of Geography Identification Slide
Show

• Developed by
• Joseph Naumann

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5 Themes Geographic Questions
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Location determining the position of a place on
the earths surface

• Absolute location precise positioning
  latitude and longitude are the best.
• GIS gives this new meaning
• Automobile systems linked to satellites
• Relative location describing in relation to
  other, known places such as landmarks and
  unusual, easily recognizable features.
• Used by most people in giving directions

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RELATIVE
ABSOLUTE
From UMSL, drive north on South Florissant Road
through Ferguson. Continue north past I-270. At
the second stop light, you should see a log cabin
and tennis court and large water tank on the left
side of the road. Continue to the next street,
St. Catherine. You will see a Sinclair Oil gas
station on the left. Immediately across the
street is a small strip shopping center. The
center store is Old Town Donuts. Make a right
turn into the parking lot and go in.
Where is 38º N and 95ºW?
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Place those features that give character to a
location (a degree of uniqueness).

• Physical place natural features what nature
  provides climate, landforms, vegetation, etc.
• Can many places no longer be called physical
  places where might the human influence be
  absent today? This relates to the theme of
  human/environment interaction.
• Human (cultural) place features added by humans
  distinctive dress, architecture, language,
  religion, burial practices, agricultural
  practices, etc.

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HUMAN PLACE PHYSICAL PLACE
PRODUCED BY HUMANS Distinctive type of boat
associated with south Pacific islands
CREATED MAINLY BY NATURE Arid area with exotic
stream at the foot of a great escarpment or
mountain range.
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HUMAN PLACE PHYSICAL PLACE
CREATED BY NATURE Volcanic mountains which
influence soil fertility and present hazardous
living conditions
PRODUCED BY HUMANS Distinctive type of dress,
musical instrument music
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Human/Environment Interaction

• Human adaptations to natural conditions.
• Heavy coats in winter
• Elevated housing in areas prone to flooding
• Changes in natural conditions made by humans.
• Digging canals
• Changing the vegetation farming, etc.

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HUMANS ADAPT - HUMANS CHANGE

• Humans had to adapt their construction methods to
  the arctic environment when they built the Alaska
  pipeline.

• Faster, easier transportation was important
  enough for them to construct tunnels through the
  mountains.

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Humans change things

• The Netherlands versus the Sea. Humans have
  reclaimed land from the sea at least for now

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Movement the transfer of material and non
material things from place to place

• Material things involving tangible objects
  transported in a variety of ways
• Animal and animal-powered means
• Land, water, and air vehicles
• Non-material things information, power, culture
  traits
• Fashions, trends, fads, etc.
• Electronic media, etc.

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MATERIAL NONMATERIAL

• Material objects (cargo passengers) are
  transferred from one place to another by an
  airplane.

• Nonmaterial entity (data, pictures,
  conversations) move invisibly from one place to
  many others.

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Regions mental constructs expressing some
commonality or uniformity

• Formal Regions possesses a single common
  feature or a limited combination of features
  throughout the area
• Political units such as states and counties
• Functional Regions An operational unit based on
  organization, structure, and interactions
• The hinterland of a major city

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FORMAL REGION

• The different colors stand for territory added to
  Russia during different periods of time. The
  common feature for each color is the time period
  in which it was added to Russia.

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FUNCTIONAL REGION

• Coal mining is at the heart of the economy of all
  these counties. Many factors are related to the
  coal mining industry. The deposits influence
  movement and settlement patterns.

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Different sets of criteria produce different
versions of a region

• All three are anchored around a core area, but
  the peripheral areas of the regions differ
  markedly.

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Human Place Interaction
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Physical Place
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Human/ Environment Interaction and Human Place
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Movement, Interaction, Urban Region,
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