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The five-theme organizational approach was superseded by the National Geography Standards, a set of eighteen standards promulgated in 1994. However, the five themes continue to be used as an educational approach in many educational outlets.<ref name="LessonPlanet">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lessonplanet.com/article/elementary-math/geography-lesson-plans-using-google-earth |title=Geography Lesson Plans Using Google Earth |first=Karen |last=Ganzel |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |publisher=Lesson Planet}}</ref> |
The five-theme organizational approach was superseded by the National Geography Standards, a set of eighteen standards promulgated in 1994. However, the five themes continue to be used as an educational approach in many educational outlets.<ref name="LessonPlanet">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lessonplanet.com/article/elementary-math/geography-lesson-plans-using-google-earth |title=Geography Lesson Plans Using Google Earth |first=Karen |last=Ganzel |accessdate=April 29, 2010 |publisher=Lesson Planet}}</ref> |
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Matt Rosenberg, ''[http://geography.about.com/od/teachgeography/a/5themes.htm The Five Themes of Geography]'', |
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Where a person is located in the world. There is relative location which is used to get a general idea of where someone or something is located in the world. There is also exact location which uses lines of longitude and latitude to pinpoint the exact location of someone or something on the plant. |
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Revision as of 00:42, 30 September 2013
The five themes of geography is an educational framework for teaching geography. Adopted in 1984 by the National Council for Geographic Education and the Association of American Geographers, the five themes were published in the NCGE/AAG publication Guidelines for Geographic Education, Elementary, and Secondary Schools. Most American geography and social studies classrooms have adopted the five themes in teaching practices.Shows the location and time ex.coordinates [1]
The five-theme organizational approach was superseded by the National Geography Standards, a set of eighteen standards promulgated in 1994. However, the five themes continue to be used as an educational approach in many educational outlets.[1] Matt Rosenberg, The Five Themes of Geography,
Location
Where a person is located in the world. There is relative location which is used to get a general idea of where someone or something is located in the world. There is also exact location which uses lines of longitude and latitude to pinpoint the exact location of someone or something on the plant.
Place
Place is the human and physical characteristics of a location. Examples of human characteristics are population, population density, and culture, and examples of physical are climate, land masses, and average height above sea level.
Human Environment Interaction
This theme considers how humans adapt to and modify the environment. Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land; this has both positive and negative effects on the environment.
Movement
Movement is the travel of people, goods, and ideas to and from a place.
Region
Everything that borders or surrounds the location, how they interact, and how they are alike. For example, Mexico and the US are in the same region as Canada, and they are all in North America.
References
- ^ a b "Geography Lesson Plans Using Google Earth" Karen Ganzel. 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010 Cite error: The named reference "LessonPlanet" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).