Location Place Region Movement HumanEnvironment Interaction 5 Themes Mnemonic L P R M HEI Come up with a handy mnemonic or way to help you memorize the 5 Themes Youll be able to share your mnemonic in a couple of minutes so try to be creative ID: 639919
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5 Themes of Geography
Used as a way to organize what Geographers study
Location
Place
Region
Movement
Human-Environment InteractionSlide2
5 Themes Mnemonic
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Come up with a handy mnemonic or way to help you memorize the 5 Themes. You’ll be able to share your mnemonic in a couple of minutes, so try to be creative!Slide3
5 Themes of Geography
Location
-where something is
Absolute location
-a specific description of where something is located.
Only 1 thing can be there
Examples: address, latitude/longitude, GPS coordinatesRelative location-a general description of where something is in relation to something elseMultiple things could possibly be thereEx: next to McDonald’s, on Main St., corner of 61st & MingoSlide4
5 Themes of Geography
Place
-refers to the features that define an area and make a place unique
Ex. At 29,029 feet, Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Ex. The Grand Canyon is the deepest, most awe inspiring canyon in the United States.Slide5
5 Themes of Geography
Regions
-areas that share at least one common characteristic
Political
-based on actual boundaries set by the government
Example?
Physical-based on physical featuresExample?Cultural-based on culture traitsExample?Traits = Language, religion, race, holidays, etc.Slide6
5 Themes of Geography
Movement
-looks at why and how people, things, and ideas move
Ex. Many American Indians traveled from the southeast United States to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears
Ex. Many Nike shoes are made in Chinese factories & shipped to other countries
Ex. Playing Xbox Live with a kid from SwitzerlandSlide7
5 Themes of Geography
Human-Environment Interaction
-looks at how and why people interact with their environment
How we depend on the environment
How we modify the environment
How we adapt to the environmentSlide8Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17Slide18
Map of where French is spokenSlide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24
Activity
Apply each of the 5 themes to your school by writing a sentence explaining how your example is related to each theme.
Location
1 absolute & 1 relative
Place
1 example
Regions2 examplesMovement1 exampleHEI2 examples