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
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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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ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• State of Georgia
• 8329.7'W 3242.8'N
• Atlanta
• 33º 44' N, 84º 23'

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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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RELATIVE LOCATION

• Georgia is positioned in both the northern and
  western hemispheres.
• Located in the southeastern region of the United
  States, a part of North America, Georgia is
  bordered by the states of Alabama, Tennessee,
  North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida, and
  by the Atlantic Ocean.

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Theme 2 PlacePhysical Characteristics

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

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Georgia Physical Characteristics
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Theme 2 PlaceHuman Characteristics

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

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Georgia 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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Georgia Human Environment Interaction

• Lake Oconee impounded by Wallace Dam, located
  just above Lake Sinclair near Eatonton
• gravity-concrete dam, 120 feet high and 2,395
  feet long,
• Since its completion in 1980, dam's
  321,300-kilowatt capacity nearly doubled the
  total output of Georgia Power's hydro generating
  system.

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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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Georgia 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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Georgia/USA Regions
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