The 5 Themes of Geography

1. Social Studies 7
North Pole Middle School

2. Five Themes of Geography
I. Location
II. Place
III.Human-Environment Interaction
IV.Movement
V. Region

3. Absolute (Latitude/Longitude)
“North Pole Middle School is at 64°
44’ 47” N latitude, 147° 20’ 31” W
longitude.”
Relative (to other places)
“North Pole Middle School is eight-
tenths of a mile east-northeast of
North Pole High School.”
I. Location

4. Physical Characteristics
“North Pole experiences
temperatures ranging from -40°F to
+100°F and gets 12 inches of rain.
Its elevation is 489 ft above sea level”
Human Characteristics
“North Pole has a population of 1422.
The zip code is 99705 and the area
code is 907. There are 5 schools.”
II. Place

5. Environment changes people
● Building materials
● Recreation
● Subsistence
People change the environment
● Permafrost
● Flooding
● Forest Fires
III. Human-Environment Interaction

6. Moving People
Moving “Stuff”
Moving Ideas??
● E-Mail
● Snail Mail
● Cell Phones...
IV. Movement

7. Formal
● State of Alaska
● Game Management Area
Functional
● Flint Hills Distribution Area
● “Bedroom Community”
Vernacular
● The Interior
● Tanana Valley
V. Region

8. Regional Slang Words