The Five Themes of Geography Denton ISD五主题地理丹顿ISD.pptxVIP

The Five Themes of Geography:1. Location – Absolute Relative Mr. Hare Five Themes of Geography Location – Where is it? Place – What’s it like? Region – How are places similar or different? Human-Environment Interaction – How do people relate to the physical world? Movement – How do people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another? Vocabulary Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found Vocabulary Relative Location – describes a place in comparison to other places around it Vocabulary great circle route – an imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and represents the shortest distance between two points Vocabulary map projection – a mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map Vocabulary Scale - Shows proportional relationships between map measurements and actual distance Vocabulary Global Positioning Systems – a navigational system that can determine absolute location by using satellites and receivers on Earth Vocabulary Geographic Information Systems – computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth and integrate those details with satellite images and other pieces of information Vocabulary Remote sensing – the science of obtaining information about an object or an area from a distance, typically from instruments in aircraft or satellites Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere 15°N, 15°W 15°S, 15°E Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” Absolute Location – the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found What is the absolute location of Denton? 33°N, 97°W What is the absolute location of Sydney, Australia? 33°S, 151°E Five Themes of Geography Location – “Where is it?” Absolute Loc