1. The Five Themes of Geography a study of the earth
land, water, plant, & animal life
where & how people live, and what they do & believe
Geographers: study the earth as
a home to _______________
human life

2. The Five Themes of Geography Lake Michigan Chicago Location __________
Movement
Human/Environment __________
5. ___________
Place
Chicago
Interaction
Region

3. Location: has to do with where you are.
Theme 1: Location
Location: has to do with where you are.
There are two types of location:
1) and 2)
absolute
relative
Absolute Location
Every place on the earth has an absolute location. Absolute location is determined by using a ____________ of imaginary lines of latitude, or parallels, and lines of longitude called meridians.
Ex: Grand Rapids’ absolute location is: 42° 53' N 85° 31' W
grid system

4. Two imaginary lines are used to determine absolute location on the grid system below. These lines are called:
1.______________________ 2.______________________
Equator
Prime Meridian

5. Can you name this popular game that requires a grid system to locate and sink your opponent’s ships?
Battleship

6. Relative location
Relative location says where a somewhere is in relation to other places.
Notice the grid system on the satellite image.
Can you also describe Michigan’s relative location, or where it is in relationship to other places?

7. Place describes what a place is like.
Theme 2: Place
Place describes what a place is like.
You can describe the place where you live in terms of:
human characteristics…
clothing? music? religion? jobs? recreational activities?
or physical characteristics…
Climate? Natural resources? Landforms?

8. Theme 3: Human/environment
interaction
This theme is used to described how people change their environment (See image A below.) and how the environment, or one’s surroundings, influences ______________(See image B.)
human behavior A. B.

9. Theme 4: Movement
Movement describes how people in one place make contact with people from another. Think 1) communication, and 2) transportation.

10. Theme 5: Region Can you figure out which region of the world this is?
Region: an area that shares common characteristics
Can you figure out which region of the world this is?

11. Which of these photos was taken…B.
Which of these photos was taken…
on the Great Plains?
In the Northern U.S.?
The Southern U.S.? C.

12. Terms to know: geography. geographers absolute location
Terms to know: geography geographers absolute location relative location latitude longitude grid system place human/environment interaction movement region