5 Themes of Geography- Class

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ADVENTURE Themes of Geography

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ADVENTURE Themes of Geography

Geography is the study of Earth's physical and human features. use themes, or ideas, in their work. These geography themes can be applied to nearly everything that geographers study. Can you use the 5 themes of geography to find your way back to civilization?

Geographers

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ADVENTURE Themes of Geography

You and your fellow classmates are on the beautiful Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. You try to cross a stream but lose your footing. You are swept down stream along with your gear. When you make it to shore, you are unhurt but far from the trail . Luckily, your gear also washed up. Collect your gear by exploring the 5 Themes of Geography and answering questions. When you are done, click on the map and type in the code word to make it back to the right path.

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INTRODUCTION

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ADVENTURE themes of Geography

Place

Human Environment Interaction

Region

Day 2 Review

Movement

Location

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INTRODUCTION

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Theme #1: Location

Where are we?

We can think about location in two ways.

Relative location: a location can be described in relation to another place. You can use directional words such as cardinal directions. You can also identify landmarks or the distances between places to describe relative location. Ex. Harrisburg is west of Philadelphia.

Absolute location: a location can be described specifically by using coordinates on a map. You describe an absolute location using lines of longitude and latitude. Ex. 42o N and 36o W

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Relative Location Practice

Directions: Using the map, accurately complete the sentence by dragging the words from the Word Bank.

Word Bank

City Hall

Train station

Library

Hospital

Mo's Burger

Police station

Mini Stop

Fire station

Subway Station

Bank

I-26 Highway

School

north

Bookstore

_________ is _______ of the _______.

south

Bakery

east

(Place)

Post Office

(Direction)

(Place)

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west

Let's talk about it!

How would you describe where you currently live using relative location?

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Absolute Location Practice

Which city is located at 46oN and 96oW?

45oN, 122oW

Need a hint? Use the push pin to reveal the absolute locations.

46oN, 96oW

42oN, 71oW

43oN, 79oW

39oN, 104oW

Portland

35oN, 78oW

Houston

33oN, 112oW

Denver

29oN, 95oW

Fargo

25oN, 80oW

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Nice work!

Absolute Location Practice

Click on the city that is at 42oN and 71oW.

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Nice work!

You have successful found your compass.

You notice something written on the back of it. It's the letter P. Could this be part of the code word? Better write it down for later.

Back to the shore

Theme #2: Place

What is it like there, what kind of place is it?

We can think about place in two ways.

Human features

Physical features

Think about things related to being a human! Examples-Population, jobs, buildings, housing, languages, customs, beliefs, clothing, transportation, and more!

Think nature! Examples- Landforms, climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil,etc.

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Let's talk about it!

How would you describe where you currently live in terms of physical geography?

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Let's talk about it!

How would you describe where you currently live in terms of human geography?

Check out the US Census website linked here. Type in your town/ city and learn more.

How many people live there?

What are the different races of people living there?

Guiding Questions

What are the percentage of people in different age groups?

Higher Level Thinking: What other questions would you ask to learn more about your place's human characteristics?

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Check out this picture from our state capital, Harrisburg.

Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic of Harrisburg?

Fulton Bank

susquehanna river

PA Capitol Building

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Nice work!

Human features of Pittsburgh

Which of the following is an example of a human feature of Pittsburgh?

Fort Pitt Bridge

All the Choices

Pittsburgh Steelers

Picklesburgh Festival

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Nice work!

You have successful found your hiking poles.

You notice something written on the handles of it. It's the letter L. Could be this be part of the code word? Better write it down for later.

Back to the shore

Theme #3: Region

What does an area have in common?

Region describes an area that has one or more common characteristics.

Regions can also be based on human characteritics.

Regions can be physical (nature). Examples: regions based on landforms, climate, vegetation, wildlife, soil,etc.

Examples: political boundaries, cultural regions( religions, languages, foods, and more), economic regions, etc.

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Let's talk about it!

Which county do you live in? Counties can be considered a type of region.

Which region of Pennsylvania do you live in?

Higher Level Thinking: What other types of regions do you see/ know of?

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Which region of the world do you live in? Hint: a continent is a type of region!

Asia

South America

North America

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Nice work!

Europe

You have successful found your water bottle.

You notice something written on the side of it. It's the letter A. Could be this be part of the code word? Better write it down for later.

Back to the shore

Theme #4: Movement

How do people, ideas, and goods move from place to place? Why do people, ideas, and goods move?

Movement describes how and why people, goods, and ideas move from place to place or region to region.

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Let's talk about it!

How do people move from place to place where you live?

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Let's talk about it!

Movement not only talks about how humans move from place to place but also how ideas, goods, and culture move too.

• What are examples of ideas, goods, or culture that have traveled into the US?
• What are examples of ideas, goods, or culture that have travel from the US?

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Movement

What is an example of the movement of goods?

Silk from East Asia entered Europe via the Silk Road

The Invention of Planes

the spread of Christianity during the Roman Empire

Lakes and Rivers

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Nice work!

Movement

Why might people want to move a new place?

Better Job Opportunities

access to resources

All the Choices

safety and Freedoms

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Nice work!

You have successful found your left boot.

You notice something written on the side. It's the letter C. Could be this be part of the code word? Better write it down for later.

Back to the shore

Human Environment Interaction

Watch this video to preview our next theme.

Stop at 3:44

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Theme #5: Human Environment Interaction

How do people affect the environment? How does the environment influence how people live?

The environment can influence how people live. People must adapt to their environment.

People can also impact the environment around them in both positive and negative ways.

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Let's talk about it!

What environmental challenges have you seen/ know of? How do people adapt/ overcome these challenges?

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Human Environment Interaction

How might humans negatively impact the environment?

Planting Trees to Limit Desertification (Land becoming a Desert)

Protecting lands such as national Parks

Recycling

Creating new Farmland

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Nice work!

Human Environment Interaction

BLAST from the past: how did the ancient Egyptians adapt to the hot, dry desert environment?

Irrigation systems to water crops

Mud houses

Camels

all the choices

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Nice work!

You have successful found your backpack.

You notice something written on the front of it. It's the letter E. Could be this be part of the code word? Better write it down for later.

Back to the shore

You find several kinds of maps and tools. Which one would help you navigate back to the trail?

A Physical Map of the Appalachian Trail

A Political Map of Pennsylvania

A Precipation chart for wettest years in PA

Back to the shore

Enter the code word. Make sure it is UPPERCASE

Clue- "There is no __ like home."

Want a Challenge?

Create your own 5 Themes of Geography song or dance. Your song or dance should represent each theme of Geography. Record yourself performing it or submit your lyrics for enrichment.

Five Themes of Geography Song Lyrics Chorus: 5 themes of geography I got 5 themes of geography I said (X2) Location is a theme of geography Location tells you where it is Place is a theme of geography What is it like when you get there? Movement is theme of geography People and ideas get around Human-Environment Interaction What do the people do to the environment? What does the environment do for the people? Region is a theme of geography What do locations have in common Climate, religion, language, education, States or territories, borders of a nation

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Review of Day 1

Yesterday, we discovered the first three themes of Geography.

Stop at 2:36

Back to the shore

World Climate Regions