1. UNIT 3 FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Visual Vocabulary

2. GEOGRAPHY
study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

3. FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
There are 5 themes of geography that are used in social studies to discuss and describe places on earth.

4. LOCATION
A Theme of geography. locates a place on earth by finding the exact position of a place.

5. ABSOLUTE LOCATION
A sub Theme of location. Describes a place's location on Earth using Latitude and Longitude (x,y) or street address.
WMS is at 4489 Highway 301, Halifax, NC 27839

6. RELATIVE LOCATION
A sub Theme of location. Explains where a place is by using landmarks, distance, or direction.
WMS is next to the Dept of Social Services

7. PLACE
A Theme of geography. Describes what a place looks like by describing the landforms and man made buildings.

8. A sub Theme of place. These features are Natural landforms.
PHYSICAL FEATURE
A sub Theme of place. These features are Natural landforms.
mountains, rivers, oceans, deserts, plants, and animals

9. A sub Theme of place. These features are man made structures.
HUMAN FEATURE
A sub Theme of place. These features are man made structures.
bridges, roads, buildings

10. HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
A Theme of geography. Describes how humans interact with the environment.
Adapt → get use to the environment
Depend → need the environment
modify→ change their environment.

11. MOVEMENT
A Theme of geography. Describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area.

12. A Theme of geography. Describes what the area HAs in common.
REGION
A Theme of geography. Describes what the area HAs in common.
Religion, landforms, weather