The 5 Themes of Geography
What is Geography?
Geography – The study of __________________, their _________________ and _____________________.
Or more simply - the ____________________ between the world and its people.
Theme #1 – _____________________
________________ are we?
There are 2 ways we can describe location.
The first, _________________________, gives an exact location…
Such as a specific _________________, or using _____________________
When writing coordinates, ___________________ comes first, then ___________________.
Ex - 36°N, 97°W
The other way to describe location is ______________________________
Relative means in ____________________ to something else. For example, Castro Valley is ______________ of Hayward, or my house is _____________________ the market.
Theme #2 – __________________
What ______________________ place is it?
What’s ____________________?
There are also 2 ways we can describe place.
1. We can use ________________ Characteristics – mountains, rivers, weather, animals, etc. _______________________ factors.
2. We can also talk about _________________ Characteristics, such as culture, ________________, food, economy, ___________________, education, crime, etc.
Theme #3 – ________________________ between _____________________ and __________________________
How do humans and the environment ___________________ one another?
1. _________________ – we adapt our lives to _______________ the environment.
For example – wearing ________________ clothes, building houses on stilts (where it ______________), or even cooking with woks (saves ______________).
2. _____________________ – we change the environment to fit our __________________________.
For example – __________________ the land for _______________, building ______________ and dams.
3. ___________________ – we depend on the environment ___________________…
For example – we get ______________ and __________________ from the land, _________________ from plants, and we depend on many natural _________________ such as oil.
Theme #4 – _____________________
Patterns of _________________ of _______________, ________________, and _________________.
A. _________________
People have _______________ around the earth for many reasons – for new resources, _______________, freedom, ______________________, etc.
· ____________ factor – a reason to __________ somewhere, for example – war, poverty, disaster.
· ____________ factor – a reason to ___________ somewhere, for example – good jobs, freedom, a good education.
B. __________________
Clothes, __________, food, etc., all move through ______________
________________ – goods brought __________ a country from somewhere else
______________ – goods _____________ to other countries
C. ___________________
Ideas also spread around the globe – _______________, religion, _________________, etc.
Theme #5 - __________________
How is the area on the Earth’s surface _________________?
A region is an area with its own ________________ (common) characteristics. There are 3 main types of regions in Geography…
A. _________________ (political) regions have defined __________________.
Examples – the United States, _________________________, The City of Oakland.
B. __________________ regions serve a _________________.
Examples – area codes, _______________ stations, pizza delivery areas, etc.
C. __________________ (cultural) regions don’t have borders, but exist in ________________________.
Examples – ____________________, The Middle East, ______________________, etc.