The Five Fundamental Themes of Geography

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The Five Fundamental Themes of Geography

• M.R. He.L.P.

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Thinking About the World

• Geographers break the study of the world up into
  5 Themes
• We will use the anagram of M.R. He.L.P. to
  remember them

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M. Is for Movement

• Movement
• What moves?
• People, ideas, goods, animals, plants, other
  physical features
• How do these things move?
• Migration?
• Move from one area to settle in another
• Why do things move?
• What can be a barrier?

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R. Is for Region

• Regions are ways of grouping places.
• How can we form regions?
• Language
• Religion
• Physical Characteristics
• Climate
• Why do we need regions?
• To study, compare and contrast places

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He. Is for Human/Environment Interaction

• Human/Environment Interaction is
• Just what it sounds like.
• The way people interact with their surroundings
• Examples?
• Adaptation
• Interaction

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L. Is for Location

• Location where is something is found
• Two types of location
• Absolute Location
• Exactly where something is located
• Examples?
• Relative Location
• Describing location in relation to other places
• Examples?

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P. Is for Place

• Place
• What is the PLACE like?
• Is it hot? cold? wet? dry?
• What is the culture like?
• What is the government like?
• How has the PLACE changed over time? (history)