1. THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
Unit 1

2. LOCATION Where is this place?
Relative Location: the position in relation to another place
Colorado is south of Wyoming
Absolute Location: uses latitude and longitude; and divides the earth into two hemispheres
Colorado Springs 38°N, 105°W

3. PLACE What is this location like?
Physical Characteristics: landforms and weather
Cultural Characteristics: study of human activities

4. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
How the earth has adapted to humans
Climate change, building a dam, water use, agriculture
How humans have adapted to earth
Clothing, architecture

5. MOVEMENT The movement of people, goods, and ideas in a region
Immigration
Trade
Culture

6. REGIONS A group of places bound together by a common characteristic
What does this place have in common with the places near by? Different?
Physical, political, cultural, economic

7. MY 5 THEMES
Using the notes we discussed today, brainstorm examples of each of the 5 themes for Colorado Springs.