The Five Themes of Geography

Location Where is it? Absolute location 2. Relative location Exact location Latitude and longitude 2. Relative location In reference to somewhere else Conversational answer

Place Continually changes Dramatic/Quick Change Gradual/Slow Change Tornado, hurricane, fire Gradual/Slow Change Global warming

Place Physical characteristics Landforms, bodies of water, climate, vegetation, animals

Place 2. Human/Cultural Characteristics Defined by culture of the place Language, religion, ethnic background, type of clothing

Human Environmental Interaction How do people affect the environment? How does the environment affect people? People depend on, adapt to, and modify (change) their environment.

Human Environmental Interaction Positive changes to environment Building dams, preserving natural habitats, recycling Negative changes to environment Littering, dumping hazardous waste into oceans, cutting trees and not replanting

Human Environmental Interaction How can humans help the environment? How can the environment help humans? How has technology affected HEI?

Movement People Goods Ideas Car, train, plane, bus Truck, boat Computer, TV, phone

Movement Barriers to movement Natural Barriers Human Barriers Mountains, oceans Human Barriers --Type of government Communist, dictatorships

Movement Why do people migrate? Migrate: move from one area to settle in another Push and Pull factors

Movement Push factors Pull factors Poverty, overcrowding, lack of jobs, war Pull factors Better jobs, freedom, safety, better education

Region Area with similar cultural or physical characteristics More than one place Eastern Europe, North Africa, Southeastern United States, Spanish- speaking Countries, Muslim World, Mountain Region