Chapter 2, Lesson 1

The Five Themes of GeographyPgs. 35 - 40

The Five Themes

• Location

• Region

• Movement

• Place

• HEI

The Five Themes - Rap

LOCATION• Absolute Location – exact

spot where place can be found

• Latitude – The Equator, breaks north and south

• Longitude – PM, breaks east and west

• Relative Location – about where a place is

PLACE• Place – distinct features,

physical geography, climate

• Change is constantly occurring

• Sometimes change is man made

• Sometimes change comes from Mother Nature

REGION• Region – physical and human

characteristics are similar

• Natural Regions – 10 in the world

• Unique combination of plant and animal life + climate

• What is a culture region? Sound familiar?

MOVEMENT• Movement – people, goods, and

ideas

• Migrate – to move from one place to another

• PULL - Standard of living, employment, education, freedom, peace, safety

• PUSH – natural barriers, transportation, mother nature

HEI• HEI – Humans interacted

with their own environment

• Examples… farming, man made dams, mushroom farms

• Pollution

• Housing Developments

The Human Footprint