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1.USING THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY TO STUDY THE LIVES OF
NATIVE AMERICANS AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODULE BY: Mrs. Jodie
Stoltenow
2.DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY ge·og·ra·phy 1 : a science that deals with
the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical,
biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface Source-Merriam
Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.IN PLAIN ENGLISH Geography is the study of the earth and everything on
it.
4.WHERE DID THE 5 THEMES COME FROM? The 5 Themes of Geography
originated by the National Geographic Society to fulfill a need for
geographers (people who study the earth and everything on it) to
categorize everything they learn. These 5 places are easy to remember.
Just say the word “Mr. Help”.
5.MR. HELP is a mnemonic device that can be used to help remember what
the 5 Themes of Geography are. Simply put, take the first letter of each
Theme to create the word “Mr. Help”. They are: OVEMENT EGIONS UMAN
NVIRONMEN T OCATION LACE
6.5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Visit each of the following sites. Follow all
buttons on each page. Save the BACK ARROW button until you are done
with each page. The BACK ARROW button will bring you back to this page.
When you have visited all 5 Themes, click on the RIGHT arrow button
below.
7.•Movement includes the movement of people, things, such as goods, as
well as communications (the movement of ideas). •We can describe the
type of communications a place has and the main forms of transportation,
as well as what goods are exported and imported. These all come under
the heading of movement.
8.MOVEMENT Things to think about. How did the Native Americans get to
the continent of North & South America? What kind of goods did Native

2. Americans trade? Where did they trade goods and ideas? What did they
use for transportation? Why did tribes travel or move?
9.REGION • Regions are areas that can be grouped together by a set of
things special to that region. We have countries, ruled by governments,
areas speaking the same language, or having the same religion, and we
have areas with the same physical characteristic.
10.REGION-Things to think about. What are the different regions of Native
Americans? What is similar in the physical features of the area? What tribes
live in particular regions? What languages are spoken? What is their
religion?
11.HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL This is about the relationship between
people and their environment, or how they work together. It can be divided
into 3 parts: 1.) How people have been changed by the environment. 2.)
How the environment has been changed by people. 3.) How people depend
on the environment.
12.Human-Environmental Things to think about What effects did the Native
Americans have on their environment? Positive Negative How has the
environment affected them, do they depend on it for anything? Shelter
Water Food Clothing What changes have they made to their environment to
make it easier to live in?
13.LOCATION • Absolute: can also be called specific *Here are some
examples: 1.)Street Address: 2501 Silly Street, Anywhere Town, Nowhere
Place 2.)A Map Address: 15o20' North, 20o15' West • *Both of these
examples well tell you exactly where a place is.
14.• Relative: can also be called general *Here are some examples: 1.)ten
minutes away by train 2.)in front of the bank • *General location is shown
by saying where something is in relation to somewhere or something else.
15.LOCATION Things to think about. Where were the different Native
American Regions or tribes located? A location can be specific (for
example, it can be stated as coordinates of longitude and latitude or as a
distance from another place) or general (it's in the Northeast). What were
the tribes’ locations in relation to other major tribes? What geographic

3. factors caused the tribes to be located where they were? (e.g. land, water)
16.PLACE It is a description of what makes that place different to others.
Physical differences, or characteristics, mountains, rivers, type of soil,
wildlife, climate, etc. Human differences, or characteristics, roads buildings
how people live traditions
17.PLACE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT What makes a place different from
other places? What was the climate, and how did it effect the tribe? What
physical features were found in a specific region? What was the tribe who
live there like? What were their traditions?
18.QUESTION 1 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A GEOGRAPHY
THEME? A. movement B. human- environmental interaction C. region D.
people 19
19.QUESTION 2 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN-
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION? A. getting the mail B. watching TV C.
playing D. Rainforest Gameboy Clearing 20
20.QUESTION 3 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HELPED CREATE THE 5
THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY? A. Geographica B. National Institute
Geographic Society C. National Council D. Social Studies for Social
Teachers of Studies America 21
21.QUESTION 4 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF PLACE?
A. Deep South B. McDonalds C. Dodge County D. Skating rink Middle
School 22
22.QUESTION 5 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF
LOCATION? A. B. Dodge County Middle School 1103 Herman Ave
Springfield, Miss Eastman, GA 31023 ouri D. the hills C. Georgia 23
23.QUESTION 6 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF REGION?
A. Georgia B. South America C. United States D. The Midwest 24
24.QUESTION 7 WHAT IS THE NAME OF A PERSON WHO STUDIES THE
EARTH AND EVERYTHING ON IT? A. Photographer B. Cartographer C.
Geographer D. Mapographer 25
25.MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: Now you have learned how geographers

4. study the earth. Pretend you are a geographer recently landing in the new
world. Using the graphic organizer provided, use the five themes to learn
more about one particular region of American Indians. Be prepared to
share your findings with other geographers when you return.
26.Click on the picture of the tribe your group has chosen to research. Use
the websites at that page to complete the web graph provided.
27.http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%2
0Info/NativeAmericans/woodlandtribes.htm l
http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northe ast.html SHELTER
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistor y/settlements/ Tribes by state:
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/usmapind Early Tribal Histories ex.html
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compact s.html Clothing by region
http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions /regions.html
28.http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac /plains.html
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/Native
Amerhome.html/Cheyenne/cheyenne.htm l SHELTER
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistor y/settlements/ Tribes by state:
Early Tribal Histories http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/usmapind
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compact ex.html s.html Clothing by region http://
www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions /regions.html
29.http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/Na tiveAmerhome.html/Navajo.html/
Nav ajo_Home_Page.html SHELTER http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehi
story/settlements/ http://www.greatdreams.com/native/n ativehsg.htm
http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/ro mac/swest.htm Tribes by state:
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/usmapind Early Tribal Histories ex.html
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compact Clothing by region s.html
http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions /regions.html
30.http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac /nwindian.htm
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/wow/N orthwest
%20Cultures/northwest.htm SHELTER
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistor y/settlements/ Tribes by state:
Early Tribal Histories http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/usmapind
http://www.tolatsga.org/Compact ex.html s.html Clothing by region http://

5. www.nativetech.org/clothing/regions /regions.html
REFERENCES e http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghav
en.com/articles/fivethemes.htm a http://www.education-
world.com/a_lesson/lesson071.shtml t
http://www.classbrain.com/artaskcb/publ ish/article_34.shtml
Enduring Understandings About Native Americans
Students will understand how social scientists gather, organize, interpret, and present information
related to Native American cultures and contributions.
*Why do we care about Native Americans?
*How did geography and climate affect the way Native American culture groups met their
basic needs?
*How did available resources affect the religion, shelter, arts, and other aspects of Native
American cultures?
What will students do to demonstrate their understanding?
*Identify and describe Indigenous groups of different areas/use of regional resources.
*Apply 5 themes of geography to culture regions: Eastern Woodland, Southeast, Plains,
Southwest, and Northwest
*Demonstrate that Native American lifestyles exhibited respect for nature and connection to
natural environment.
*Identify place names (names of states, cities, landmarks) that originate with Native
Americans.
*Describe food, clothing, homes, and crafts of Native Americans in Culture regions.
Emphasize importance of stable resources.
*Relate rituals of Native Americans in culture regions; myths and legends; notable figures:
*Explain how Native American contributions to American culture include: Respect for the
land and nature and reminders to live in harmony with it.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. How does geography affect how and where people live?
2. What are the political, social, and economic characteristics of each North American
culture?
3. How did geography influence the development of each Native American culture?
4. How did the North American world perspective differ from that of the Europeans?
In groups of 3-4, students will complete a concept web detailing how the themes of
geography apply to a specific Native American culture. Groups will present their findings
to the rest of the class. The audience will create a chart as reports are being given,
resulting in a detailed listing of the cultures being studied. (Modeling of this experience
will be done, using the Iroquois as an example, as a full-class activity before groups are
convened.) An example of a student created chart is below.

6. Theme of Geography Iroquois Pueblo Inuit
Location
Place
Interaction between
people and their
environment
Movement
Region
Museum Card Rubric
Performance 4 3 2 1
Indicators
Include relevant Museum card Museum card Museum card Museum card
information and contains contains almost does not contain lacks a lot of
exclude complete and all of the relevant sufficient detail relevant
irrelevant detailed information, but and may include information and
information. information may include some irrelevant includes
(5Ws) and some irrelevant facts. irrelevant
excludes any facts. information.
irrelevant data.
Use paraphrase All information Most information Some Most information
and quotation has been has been information has has not been
correctly. correctly correctly been correctly correctly
paraphrased or paraphrased or paraphrased or paraphrased or
quoted. quoted. quoted. quoted.
Cite sources in Works Cited is Works Cited is Works Cited is Works Cited is
works cited, complete and mostly complete incomplete or missing.
using correct used the correct and mostly uses does not use the
form. form. the correct form. correct form.
Observe rules of Museum Card is Museum Card Museum Card Museum Card
punctuation, error-free. contains one or contains several contains several
capitalization, two minor errors errors, some of errors, which
spelling and that do not while interfere seriously
grammatical interfere with with interfere with
constructions. comprehension. comprehension. comprehension.
Museum Presentation Rubric
Performance 4 3 2 1

7. Indicators
Use language Language and Language and Language and Language and
and grammar grammar are grammar are grammar are grammar and
appropriate to the very appropriate somewhat somewhat very
purpose for to the purpose for appropriate to the inappropriate to inappropriate to
speaking. speaking. purpose for the purpose for the purpose for
speaking. speaking. speaking.
Use volume, Volume, tone, Volume, tone, Volume, tone, Volume, tone,
tone, pitch, and pitch, and rate pitch, and rate pitch, and rate pitch, and rate
rate appropriate are very are somewhat are somewhat are very
to content and appropriate to appropriate to inappropriate to inappropriate to
audience. content and content and content and content and
audience. audience. audience. audience.
Use effective Nonverbal Nonverbal Nonverbal Nonverbal
nonverbal communication communication communication communication
communication. is very effective. is somewhat is somewhat is very
effective. ineffective, and ineffective and
may be very distracting.
distracting.
Use visual aids to Visual aides Visual aids Visual aids do No visual aids
enhance the really enhance somewhat not enhance the are used during
presentation. the presentation. enhance the presentation. the presentation.
presentation.
Establish and Eye contact with Eye contact with Eye contact with Eye contact with
maintain eye the audience is the audience is the audience is the audience is
contact with maintained at all maintained most maintained some seldom or never
audience. times. of the time. of the time. maintained.
PowerPoint Rubric
Performance 4 3 2 1
Indicators
Identify Colors, graphics, Colors, graphics, Colors, graphics, Colors, graphics,
appropriate animation, font, animation, font, animation, font, animation, font
format for and sounds and sounds and sounds could and sounds do no
sharing enhance enhance be used more enhance the
information with presentation and presentation, but effectively to presentation in
intended do not create an sometimes create enhance the any way or create
audience and unnecessary an unnecessary presentation, and an unnecessary
comply with the distraction from distraction from sometimes create distraction.
accepted features the information. the information. an unnecessary
of the format. distraction.
Include relevant Slides include all Slides include all Slides contain Slides contain
information and of the material of the material some of the little of the
exclude about the artifact about the artifact material about material about
irrelevant (5w’s) in (5W’s), but more the artifact the artifact

8. information. sufficient detail, detail could be (5W’s), but also (5W’s), and
and exclude included; include irrelevant include irrelevant
irrelevant irrelevant information. information.
information. information is
excluded.
Cite sources in Works Cited is Works Cited is Works Cited is Works Cited is
works cited, complete and complete, but incomplete, with missing.
using correct uses the correct may have a few a few errors in
form. format. errors in format. format.
Observe rules of Slides are error- Slides contain Slides contain Slides contain
punctuation, free. one or two minor several errors, many errors that
capitalization, errors that do not some of which seriously
spelling, and interfere with interfere with interfere with
grammatical comprehension. comprehension. comprehension.
construction.
How do the five themes of geography influence
the culture of different Native American tHow
do the five themes of geography inflLocation:
Relative: in the middle of the Pacific, 2000 miles southwest of the U.S.
mainland. Absolute: 18° 55′ N to 28° 27′ N Latitude; 154° 48′ W to 178° 22′
W Longitude.
Place: A tropical Pacific archipelago of volcanic islands, with active
volcanoes. with cities largely on the coast. There are 8 main islands and
numerous smaller islands. Rain forests are predominant. The climate is
mild for a tropical locale due to constant trade winds from the east.
Human-environment interaction: Largely tourism related, with resorts on
the beaches. Roads are largely limited to the coasts, largely because that's
where the tourism is.
Movement: Hawaii was settled by the ever migrating Polynesians fairly
early. Europeans arrived in 1778. In the 19th century, waves of Asian
immigrants arrived, including Chinese, Filipinos, and Japanese.
31.Regions: Largely the different islands, the 8 main islands being Niihau,
Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii. The main
islands have regions further divided into inland rain forests and coastal
areas. See individual islands for details.

9. Why does it matter that we study geography? According to a recent Gallop Survey for
National Geographic Magazine, it was found that Americans were last in geographic
literacy among developed nations. In fact, some Americans could not locate America on
the world map. As a nation, the United States is quite lost with regards to where we are
in the world (in more ways than one).
It does not matter if we are Americans, Polynesians, or Asians living in Hawaii, what’s
wrong with our sense of direction? I attribute this apathy and disinterest to the way
geography is taught in school. It is just plain boring with materials such as endless
worksheets with maps that have no connection with the students, and assessments based
on the memorization of geographic terms and place names.
Why does geography matter at all, one might ask. It is because geography is at the heart
of who we are as humans. Since the beginning of time, we have asked ourselves, “Where
am I?” “How do we get there?” “What is over that mountain?” In fact, everything can
be related to geographic factors. All subjects including ecology, political science,
climatology, economics, agricultural sciences, all need a deep understanding of
geography to fully appreciate these disciplines.
Thinking geographically makes you read or watch the news more critically. How can
one comprehend what is happening in the Iraq if one does not know where the Persian
Gulf is or appreciate hurricanes in Florida without knowing how they originate from
Africa and build up over the Atlantic Ocean. How and what is happening is always
related to where it is happening. Whether it is nations fighting over natural resources or
earthquakes and landslides in parts of the world, it all comes down to geography.
Finally, understanding geography will help people understand the tender connection that
keeps the Earth alive. We need to understand the interconnectedness of our world., and
that what affects one part of the world affects another. Realizing that what happens in
rain forests in Brazil and in the coal mines in China will affect our cities, people will
understand the interdependency of our world, and hopefully will lead to a global
consciously that will start treating our world better.
I believe geography will always matter and it is our kuleana as teachers to pique students
in the subject, and support them in understanding the relevance of understanding our
world.