1. 5 Themes of Geography
Geography – The study of the physical, biological, and cultural features of the earths surface.

2. 5 Themes of Geography
Physical Geography – The study of the earths climate, vegetation, natural resources, and terrain

3. 5 Themes of Geography
Human Geography – The study of the distribution of cultural features of the human population and their interaction with the natural environment

4. 5 Themes of Geography
Location -The exact address or the relative position of a site.
Absolute – The exact address
Relative – The position of a place in relation to another
600 School Dr.
Take a left out of my driveway and head east for a mile and a half. Turn left into the parking lot

5. 5 Themes of Geography
Place – The physical and human characteristics of a site
What it is like
What is California like?
What is North Dakota like?
What is Michigan like?
What is Chicago like?
What is Plainwell like?

6. 5 Themes of Geography
Region – An area united by common characteristics
A bunch of places next to each other that all share the same physical and/or human characteristics
Determining characteristics
Language or culture
Types of Economy and land use
Natural resources i.e. minerals, vegetation, water bodies
Topography
Climate
Population density

7. 5 Themes of Geography Movement – A change in location over time
A connection to places
Mail
Phone
Internet
Transportation
Airplanes
Automobiles
Trains

8. 5 Themes of Geography
Human-Environment Interaction – How a population and their environmental surroundings affect one another.
How they depend on one another
Adapt to one another
Modify one another
i.e. Wither clothes, Farming, Logging, Dams