Transcript The Five Themes of Geography
The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World
New Jersey
Theme 1: Location
• Where is It?
Two Types of Location
•Absolute •Relative
Absolute Location
• A specific place on the Earth’s surface • Uses a grid system • Latitude and longitude • A global address
New Jersey
Absolute Location
•
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
–
41° N Latitude 74° W longitude
Relative Location
• Where a place is
in relation to another place
• Uses directional
words to describe
– Cardinal and
intermediate directions
New Jersey
• New Jersey is
bordered by New York on the north, Delaware on the south, and Pennsylvania on the west.
• The Atlantic Ocean forms New Jersey’s
east coast.
• North Carolina is one of the Northeastern
States
Theme 2: Place
Physical and Human Characteristics
• What is this
place like? Why is it unique?
• Land Features • Mountains, plains,
and plateaus
• Climate • Bodies of Water • People, language,
jobs
New Jersey: Physical Characteristics - The Pine Barrens - The Shoreline - The Palisades
Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics
• People • Culture • Language • Religion • Buildings and
Landmarks
• Cities
Theme 3: Human Environmental Interaction How do people change their environment and how does the environment change people? People . . .
• • •
Adapt Modify to Their Environment Their Environment Depend
New Jersey: Human Environmental Interaction
Theme 4: Movement How are people and places linked?
The Mobility of
• People • Goods • Ideas
New Jersey: Movement
Theme 5: Regions – Areas of the world that are grouped together What Places Have in Common
• Political Regions • Landform Regions • Agricultural Regions • Cultural Regions