Author:
Courtney Loebs
Subject:
Physical Geography, Cultural Geography
Material Type:
Lesson
Level:
Middle School, High School
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License:
Creative Commons Attribution
Language:
English

The 5 Themes of Geography

The 5 Themes of Geography

Overview

This is a simple lesson to introduce the 5 Themes of Geography to your students.

Intro to Geography

This is a simple lesson to introduce the 5 Themes of Geography to your students.

The 5 Themes 

Geography-The study of where people, places, and things are located and the ways they relate to each other

  1. Location: Where a place is located on the globe or in relation to other places
  2. Place: The physical and human characteristics of a place
  3. Human/Environment Interaction: How people use their environment
  4. Movement: How people, goods, and ideas move between places
  5. Regions: A group of places with at least one common characteristic 

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