The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World

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The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for
Studying the World

• North Carolina Geographic Alliance
• PowerPoint Presentations
• 2007

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Theme 1 Location

• Two Types of Location
• Absolute
• Relative

• Where is It?
• Why is It There?

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Absolute Location

• A specific place on the Earths surface
• Uses a grid system
• Latitude and longitude
• A global address

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North Carolina

• Absolute Location
• North Carolina
• 36 N Latitude
• 79 W longitude
• Chapel Hill
• 35 55' N Latitude
• 79 05' W Longitude

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Relative Location

• Where a place is in relation to another place
• Uses directional words to describe
• Cardinal and intermediate directions

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North Carolina

• North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on the
  north, South Carolina and Georgia on the south,
  and Tennessee on the west.
• The Atlantic Ocean forms North Carolina's east
  coast.
• North Carolina is one of the Southeastern States

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Theme 2 PlacePhysical Characteristics

• Land Features
• Mountains, plains, and plateaus
• Climate
• Bodies of Water

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North Carolina Physical Characteristics
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Theme 2 PlaceHuman Characteristics

• People
• Culture
• Language
• Religion
• Buildings and Landmarks
• Cities

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North Carolina Human Characteristics
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Theme 3 Human Environment Interaction

• How People Interact With Their Environment
• People . . .
• Adapt to Their Environment
• Modify Their Environment
• Depend on Their Environment

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North Carolina Human Environment Interaction
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Theme 4 Movement

• The Mobility of
• People
• Goods
• Ideas
• How Places are linked to one another and the world

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North Carolina Movement
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Theme 5 Regions

• What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions
• Landform Regions
• Agricultural Regions
• Cultural Regions

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North Carolina Regions
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