Five Themes of Geography

Why is it important to know where we are? How we interact with each other and the planet? How we move about?

(2 Sentences)

Five themes of Geography

• Location• Regions• Movement• Place• Interaction

Location

• Continent, Country• Exact location as

• Your address• 700Sunset Terrace,

Amarillo,TX 79017

712 East YampaColorado Springs, CO

80903

[COS] 38*52’43”N 104*48’54”W Colo Sprgs,CO

Lat Lon

Longitutde- Long up and down

Latitude- Flatitude

Region

• Area that shares a common feature

• Countries, States, Cities- political regions

• Climate and Topography- Rocky Mtns.

Place

• Things that make an area unique

• Landforms, climate, plants, animals. People, language, and culture

• Each has it’s own signature

Movement

• How do people, goods and ideas move.

• Ideas move from location to location

Interaction

• Focuses on relationship between people and environment

• People moving to an area bring changes to make life easier

Activity

• Create Poster or Card About the 5 themes of Geography