Introduction to Geography: Five Themes of Geography

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Introduction to Geography Five Themes of
Geography
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• What is geography?
• Study of the distribution and interaction of
  physical and human features on the earth

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Five Themes of Geography

1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interaction
4. Movement
5. Region

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Theme Location

• Where is it?
• Relative Location
• Describes a place in comparison to other places
  around it
• Absolute Location
• Describes the exact place on earth where a
  geographic feature is found
• GRID system latitude, longitude

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• Equator imaginary line dividing north and south
  halves

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• Prime Meridian a.k.a.Greenwich Meridian
• Imaginary line dividing eastern and western
  halves
• 0 degrees E/W
• International Date Line
• 180 degrees E/W

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• Hemisphere each half of the globe (northern
  hemisphere, eastern hemisphere, etc)

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• Lines of latitude
• a.k.a. parallels
• Lines run parallel to the equator

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• lines of longitude
• a.k.a. meridians
• Lines that run parallel to the Prime Meridian

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Using the Grid System

• Find the point where the latitude and longitude
  lines intersect

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Theme Place

• What is it like?
• Physical features
• Cultural characteristics

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Theme Human-Environment Interaction

• How do people relate to the physical world?
• People use what the environment (physical
  features) offers
• People learn to change the environment to meet
  their need

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Theme Movement

• How do people, goods, and ideas move?
• Three types of distance
• Linear Distance
• Time Distance
• Psychological Distance

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• Linear Distance
• How far
• Physical geography is a factor

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• Time Distance
• Amount of time it takes for a person, idea, or
  product to travel

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• Psychological Distance
• The way people view distance
• Can be different depending on the people

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Theme Region

• How are places similar or different?
• region- an area of the earths surface with
  similar characteristics

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• Formal
• Perceptual
• Functional

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Stop and Jot

• Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida are a
  few of the states belonging to the Southern
  region of the United States. What characteristics
  do they share?