The document outlines the 5 core themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions. It defines key geographic concepts like globes, maps, projections, and different types of maps. It also explains what geography is and how it helps explain human habitation patterns and interactions with the environment over time.

1. 5 Themes of
Geography

2. Globes vs. Maps
Globe- A scale model of
the Earth
Map- a symbolic
representation of all or
part of the planet.

3. Projections
Planar
Cylindrical
Conic

4. Physical Map
Shows location of physical features

5. Political Map
Boundaries and locations of political units

6. Thematic
Emphasize a singe idea or particular kind of
information

7. Determining Location
Latitude- East to West
Longitude- North to South
The Global Grid- made up of crossing longitude and
latitude.
Absolute Location

8. What is Geography?
The study of the Earth and of the
ways people interact with the Earth
Helps to explain why people live the
way they do
Helps to answer questions about
the past

9. Location
Location
Absolute or
relative
Absolute
measured by
longitude &
latitude
Relative is in
relation to other
places
Exact location of a
specific place

10. Place
• Description of a
location
• Physical or human
• Land, climate,
bodies of water,
animals, plants are
physical
• Languages,
religions,
populations, jobs are
human
characteristics

11. Human/Environment
Interaction
Study of people and
their relationship with
their environment
Changes to
environments
Adapt to environments

12. Movement
How people, ideas, and
goods are linked
together around the
Earth
Movement is exchange
of ideas to new
locations to change that
culture
Migrations of People
Goods moving into new
areas change the way
things are done

13. Regions
• Multiple areas with
something in common
• Physical or human
• Physical has to do
with commonalities
of land
• Human has to do
with commonalities
of people
• Languages, Religions,
Practices…