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WORLD GEOGRAPHY 5 Themes WARM-UP 1-18 What country are you most interested in studying and why? FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Location Place How are places similar or different Movement What is it like Region Where is it How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another Human-Environmental Interaction How do people relate to the physical world LOCATION Where is it Absolute and Relative PLACE What is it like? Physical and cultural characteristics that set them apart such as: Climate Landforms Vegetation PLACE All locations have characteristics that are they product of human interaction such as: Dams Highways Houses PLACE Some locations are the result of human interaction with the environment or each other War Wildlife Parks, National parks Cities, Towns REGION The types of regions: Formal Functional Perceptual FORMAL REGION A region defined by a limited number of characteristics Could be characterized by a specific climate, vegetation, land use patterns, etc. Some examples: US & Canada Latin or Central America North America Asia Germany FUNCTIONAL REGIONS Organized around a set of interactions and connections between places Usually links to a central place For example, a city and its suburbs is a functional region connected by roads, trains, buses, jobs, activities PERCEPTUAL REGIONS Region in which people see characteristics of the region in the same way For example: The mid-west The South THINK ABOUT IT What region are you from? (Formal, Functional, Perceptual) What region do we live in? Would you consider it different than the one you are from? MOVEMENT How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another? Three types of distance: Linear, Time, Psychological LINEAR DISTANCE How far across the earth a person, idea of product travels Effected by physical geography – Mountains, Water, etc. Effected by region – boundaries, political systems, etc. TIME DISTANCE Amount of time it takes a person, idea, or product to travel Time distance has changed significantly Shortened by trains, planes, ships, motor vehicles, even horse and carriage For example, walking west took a year, a wagon train took 6 months, a place takes 5-6 hours PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE The way people view distance Familiar places seem closer Technology effects how we see distance THINK ABOUT IT Where is your shirt from (ask a friend to look if needed but keep your shirt on) What kind of movement was needed to get your shirt here? Place, train, bus, boat? How far away does it seem? Can you guess in miles? Time? HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How people relate to the physical world People have learned to use what the environment offers them and change the environment to meet their needs People who live in similar environments do not always respond in the same way Examples include everything from stones to make weapons to clothing to shelter to The Golden Gate Bridge For some the beach is a reason to develop a tourist spot, for others it is a chance to fish Humans alter the environment to suit their needs FLIP BOOK Create a book with the five themes of geography See example RUBRIC Rubric (neatness and creativity count) 1. The five themes listed but no definitions or correct examples given 2. The five themes listed and definitions given but no correct examples given 3. The five themes listed, definitions given, and at least 1-3 correct examples given. Examples show no research or investigation. Work is sloppy. 4. The five themes listed, definitions given, and at least 4-5 correct examples given. Examples show some research or investigation. Work is sloppy. 5. The five themes listed, definitions given, and 5 correct examples given. Examples show evidence of research or investigation. Work neat and complete. 6. The five themes listed, definitions given, and 5 correct examples given. Examples show evidence of research or investigation and are creative. Work neat and complete and visually appealing
