5 Themes of Geography Mini Poster

Read Textbook pages 2 – 3

Have these items:

• Name/Hour in the upper right corner

• Title: 5 Themes of Geography

• Write the name of each theme

• Write your definition for each theme

• Draw a picture that represents each

theme

• Use color

• Correct spelling

Five Themes of Geography • Review 5 Themes of Geography (MR HELP)

• List 5 Themes of Geography (Page 2-3 in Textbook)

Lesson Steps: (Steps 1 – 3 optional)

1. Build a Table to organize information

(3 columns, 6 rows include a title row)

2. List the 5 themes of geography (location, place, region, movement, Human Environment interaction)

2. Write out the definition of each theme (check definitions)

3. Provide an example for each of them (picture or short phrase)

4. View the slides to determine which theme

5. Go through slide answers. (in class discussion)

AIM: Students will be able to identify the 5 Themes of Geography by viewing 10 slides. Student will list which theme is present in a table format.

Geography

5 Theme Review

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LOCATION

An absolute location is a latitude and

longitude (a global location) or a street

address (local location).

Where are we?"

PLACE

Physical characteristics include mountains,

rivers, soil, beaches, wildlife

Human characteristics, changes to the

environment, such as buildings, roads,

energy systems

• What kind of place is it?

There are three key concepts to

human/environmental interaction:

Humans adapt to the environment.

Humans modify the environment.

Humans depend on the environment.

• How do humans and the environment

affect each other?

HUMAN/ENVIRONMENTAL

INTERACTION

MOVEMENT

The movement of people, the import and

export of goods, and mass communication

Not only do humans move, but also ideas

move; fashions move; and fads move.

• How do we depend on people in other

places?

REGION

A region is an area that displays a coherent

unity in terms of the government,

language, or possibly the landform or

situation

A region is the basic unit of study in

geography

What region do we live in?

Name and Label Directions

• Name which theme of geography for the

next five slides.

Name the Theme

Holland Woods

Middle School

Map Quest

Name the Theme

Name the Theme

Name the Theme

Name the Theme

Name? Yes It is different from before

Name the Theme

Basketball teams

Capac

Marysville

St. Clair

Yale

Port Huron

Name the Theme

#14

Recycling

Name the Theme

#15

Row 14, Seat B