1. The 5 Themes of Geography

2. How Geographers Think
When geographers work, they are guided by two basic questions:
1. Where are things located?
2. Why are they there?

3. Five Themes of Geography
To find the answers to these questions, geographers use five themes to organize information
Five Themes of Geography

4. location Where a place is found. There are two types:
1. Absolute location – Latitude and longitude ex. 40° N, 60°E or an address ex Rufe Snow Drive, North Richland Hills TX, 76180
2. Relative location – uses landmarks. Ex. Go down two blocks and turn right at the chick fil-a. Mr. Osborn is next to the door.

5. Place What is it like there? Includes things like: Language
Type of food
Climate
landforms
How people dress
Describe what you see

6. Human environment interaction
All of the ways people affect the environment, and the ways that the environment impacts human life and society.
Building Dams
Floods
Building roads, cities, bridges, etc.
Earthquakes
volcanoes
Human environment interaction

7. Explains how people, goods, ideas, and diseases move from one place to another.
How do ideas get around? Phone, talking, letters, technology
People – walking, car, train, subway, plane
Movement

8. A region has an unifying characteristic, like climate, land, population, or history.
Example - DFW, Southwest United States, the Middle East, Etc.
Region