5 Themes of

Geography

Do NowOn the back of your paper, decide which of the 5 themes we learned yesterday describes each of items below.

1. 32* N, 46* W2. Dover is SOUTH of Wilmington3. “Fax me the Information Please”4. The building of a Dam5. My house is near WaWa6. Delaware News Journal 7. The Great Lakes8. The Middle East9. Hot, Tropical Climate10.Western Hemisphere

Essential Question

What are the 5 Themes of Geography and how can we use them to describe a place?

Today’s topic:

The 5 Themes of Geography (specifics)

Today’s Agenda

1. Do Now

2. Essential Question

3. Five Themes Details – Graphic Organizer

4. Wrap Up

5. First Homework Assignment Directions

LOCATION: Where are we?• Absolute Location

• A latitude and longitude• Street address• Exact location• Examples: Paris France is (48o N, 2o

E)• The White House is located at 1600

Pennsylvania Ave.

• Relative Location• Described by landmarks or directions. • Approximate location

• Examples: DE is south of PA• What is the Relative Location of Howard?

You are

Here

So Which One is Absolute Location?

Thumbs Up for…

Howard is at 401 E. 12th Street

Thumbs Down for…

Howard is in East Wilmington near Bank of America

Location

1. 20 N 30E

2. Next door to the old crab shack

3. South of Delaware

4. 401 East 12th street

5. 813 East Center Lane

6. Create 4 of your own your own

PLACE: What’s It Like?

• Human Characteristics• What are the main languages,

customs, and beliefs.• How many people live, work, and

visit a place.• Physical Characteristics• Landforms (mountains, rivers, etc.),

climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil, etc.

Which is a Characteristic of DE?

Thumbs Up for…

Speaking mostly English

Thumbs Down for…

Having a major mountain in it

Place

1. We listen to Jazz music

2. They wear kente cloth dresses

3. The Andes Mountains is along the West coast of South America

4. She is Jewish

5. 75% of the school is African American and Spanish

6. The Nile River supports the majority of lives in Egypt

7. Write 4 of your own (2 from each category)

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

• How do people interact with the environment? • We MODIFY it.

• People modify our environment by heating and cooling buildings for

comfort.• We ADAPT to it.

• We adapt to the environment by wearing clothing suitable for summer (shorts) and winter (coats), rain and shine.

• We DEPEND on it.• People depend on rivers for water

and transportation.

M.A.D About

the

Environment!

Which is a good example of people IMPROVING the environment?

Thumbs up for…

Adding roads to places that didn’t have them before

Thumbs down for…

Cutting down trees in the rainforest

Human Environmental Interaction

1. The air conditioner is on high

2. The streets need to be paved after this horrible winter season

3. We wear shorts in the summer

4. The Delaware Dam is effective in controlling the Brandywine River

5. We have to wear sun screen

6. Homes in Florida are built with cement whereas homes in DE are built with wood

7. The land has been cleared for the building of factories

8. Write 4 examples (2 for each)

MOVEMENT- Connection to Others

• PeoplePeople Movement Movement• Trucks, Trains, PlanesTrucks, Trains, Planes

• InformationInformation Movement Movement• Phones, computer (email), mailPhones, computer (email), mail• TV, Radio, MagazinesTV, Radio, Magazines

• GoodsGoods Movement Movement• How do goods move from place How do goods move from place

to place? to place?

Movement

1. Text me your address please

2. We went on vacation to Paris

3. The Nile River helped relocate the lime stones from Southern Egypt to Northern Egypt

4. The Amazon River allows for people to bring their fish to market

5. The Journal news said it would rain on Monday

6. Write 6 examples of your own (2 for each)

REGIONS- What makes a place unique?

• Formal Regions• Regions defined by similar

characteristics (States, Cities, Rainforests).

• Functional Regions• Defined by a function (newspaper

service area, cell phone coverage area).• Perceptual Regions

• Defined by peoples perception/thoughts about a place (middle east, the south, etc.)

Region

1. The Middle East

2. Delaware

3. Bear Delaware

4. News Journal delivers to New Castle County

5. Philadelphia Airport

6. The Dover Post delivers to Kent County

7. The Bible Belt

8. Metro cell phone company only covers the north eastern coast

9. Write 6 examples (2 for each)

If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR.

HELP!!!

M – MovementR – RegionsHE – Human

Environment interaction

L – LocationP - Place

Ticket Out The DoorIt’s BACK!!! – On the back of your index card!

1. Dover is SOUTH of Wilmington2. “Fax me the Information Please”3. Southern Hemisphere 4. The building Delaware Bridge5. My house is near WaWa6. Time Magazine 7. The Great Lakes8. The Middle East9. Warm Sub-tropical climate10.90* N, 0* W

Do Now

• Turn on your computer. • While you are waiting for it to boot up, complete 1-3

on a sheet of paper from section 5 of your binder.

1. List three human characteristics of Delaware.

2. List one physical characteristic of Delaware.

3. Identify a region that Delaware is part of and explain why that region is formal, functional, or perceptual.

Searching for Geography • Using magazines, newspapers, and the internet collect at

least three pictures that show each of the five themes of geography. Remember the five themes are region, human - environment interaction, movement, place and location.

• Print out one page per theme with your three pictures and then write two sentences under each picture justifying why and how it relates to that theme. (You can glue/tape pictures to the page too if you need to)

• Staple your pages together with a cover page (like a book!)

• HINT: • Total Pictures 15 • If you have a question, ASK-

don't wait until the homework is due!

• DUE DATE:___Sept. 26______

Example for Searching for Geography

• This picture shows LOCATION because it portrays an accident Fire crews from the Laurel Fire Department and Delaware State Police survey the wreckage from a hit-and-run accident on U.S. 13 at Whitesville Road north of Delmar. (Delaware News Journal)