5 Themes of Geography

World Geography

August 21, 2007

Theme #1: Location, location, location!!

• Absolute Location: Precise position on globe

• Latitude (Ladder)– Equator: 0– Poles: 90

-Tropic of Cancer: 23 ½ N

– Tropic of Capricorn: 23 ½ S

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Longitude

• Long Ladder• Runs in N/Sparallels aroundthe globe• Prime Meridian in Greenwich, England• Up to 180 degrees in each direction

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Theme #2: Place!!

• What’s it like there?– Stuff like: soil, animals, land, weather

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Theme #3: Human/Environment Interaction

• Relationship between people and env.

• Warm, sunny places- why might people live there?

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Human/Environment Interaction Continued

• Cold places: why live there?

• Any other examples?

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Theme #4: Movement

• Why do people migrate?– Better land– Freedom– More money

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Theme #5: Region

• Refers to general

location

• Midwest,

Central Illinois

Middle East, Southwest

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