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Unit 1: Intro to Geog

Unit 1: Intro to Geog. 5 Themes of Geography. What are the 5 Themes?. The 5 Themes of Geography are: Location Place Region Movement Human-Environment Interaction Geographers use the 5 Themes to study geography. They are always studying at least one of the five themes. 1. Location.

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Unit 1: Intro to Geog

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  1. Unit 1: Intro to Geog 5 Themes of Geography

  2. What are the 5 Themes? • The 5 Themes of Geography are: • Location • Place • Region • Movement • Human-Environment Interaction • Geographers use the 5 Themes to study geography. They are always studying at least one of the five themes.

  3. 1. Location • Location – where you are; your specific position • Relative location – knowing where you are based upon the things that are around you • Ex: The relative location of the high school is on the west side of Percy St., between 6th and 8th Ave. • Absolute location – knowing where you are based upon a grid or coordinate system • Ex: The absolute location of the high school is 700 Percy St.

  4. 1. Location • How do you determine absolute location of a city on the globe? • Latitude and Longitude

  5. 1. Location parallels

  6. 1. Location

  7. 1. Location Equator

  8. 1. Location Northern Hemisphere Equator

  9. 1. Location Northern Hemisphere Equator Southern Hemisphere

  10. 1. Location Northern Hemisphere A Equator Southern Hemisphere

  11. 1. Location B Northern Hemisphere A Equator Southern Hemisphere

  12. 1. Location B Northern Hemisphere A Equator Southern Hemisphere C

  13. 1. Location B Northern Hemisphere A Equator D Southern Hemisphere C

  14. 1. Location meridians

  15. 1. Location

  16. 1. Location Prime Meridian

  17. 1. Location Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Prime Meridian

  18. 1. Location A Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Prime Meridian

  19. 1. Location A Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere B Prime Meridian

  20. 1. Location A Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere C B Prime Meridian

  21. 1. Location A D Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere C B Prime Meridian

  22. Homework • Now it’s your turn to practice. • Complete Latitude-Longitude Packet I for homework. • Due tomorrow, 9/9/09.

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