5 thems of geo
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The Five Themes in Geography were developed by the National Council for Geographic Education to provide a framework for presenting geographic materials. The five themes are: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Regions. Location refers to absolute and relative positions on Earth. Place examines physical and human characteristics. Human-Environment Interaction considers how humans shape landscapes. Movement describes human interactions across Earth. Regions are unified spaces defined by shared characteristics.
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5 thems of geo
- 1. The Five Themes in Geography The Five Themes were developed by the National Council for Geographic Education to provide a framework for the presentation of geographic materials.
- 3. The Five Themes are: THEME 1: LOCATION THEME 2: PLACE THEME 3: HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION THEME 4: MOVEMENT THEME 5: REGIONS
- 4. Location: Position on the Earth's Surface (Absolute/Relative). Geographic study begins with the location of places on the earth. Places have absolute locations that pinpoint them on the earth and relative locations that place each location in respect to other locations.
- 5. Examples: Absolute Location of NAHS: 1900 Eagle Drive, Norristown Pa 19403 Relative Location of NAHS: NAHS is located in Montgomery County PA
- 6. Place: Physical and Human Characteristics Place have physical and human characteristics that make them what they are. Geography emphasizes the understanding of both of these factors and their combination together.
- 7. Human/Environment Interactions: Shaping the Landscape. The geography of places is influenced by the degree to which humans have impacted their local environment.
- 8. Movement: Humans Interacting on the Earth. The postmodern world is one of great interaction between places. This movement is essentially geographic, whether it is by telecommunications or ship.
- 9. Regions: How They Form and Change The essential geographic feature is the region. A region is any unit of space that is unified by the presence of some characteristic. EXAMPLE: The Corn Belt, stretching from Indiana to eastern Nebraska, is an area in which corn is a dominating product. The Corn Belt is a region within the United States.