1. The Five Themes of Geography
Day 2

2. Location: Where is it located?
Absolute Location—Where exactly is it?
Coordinates (33.74 N, W)
Address (2788 Normandy Drive)
Relative Location
Relationship of a place to other places
IWA is North of the St. Louis

3. Place: What’s it like there?
Physical Characteristics of a Place
Natural environment
Describing the land forms, water, climate, etc.
“It is too cold in Siberia!” or “The mountains are majestic!”
Human Characteristics of a Place
Population, land use, language, religion, etc.

4. Movement: How and why are places connected?
People, goods, and ideas moving to other areas
Ex: “immigration” or “moved seeking…”

5. Human Environment (HEI): What is the relationship between humans and their environment?
Interrelationship between people and their environments
Humans depend on the environment
Humans modify the environment
Humans adapt to the environment
What could be positive examples of HEI?
Negative examples?

6. Regions: How and why is one area similar to the another?
An area with unifying characteristics
Physical
Land forms, Climate, Natural Vegetation
Ex: The Midwest
Human
Economic, Social, Political, and Cultural
Ex: “They all have the Boston accent.”

7. #1
Which of the following best explains the difference between absolute and relative location?
Absolute location is the exact, specific location of a place, while relative is where something is located in relation to something else
Relative location is the exact, specific location of a place, while absolute location is where something is located in relation to something else
The only difference between the two is that one is measured in latitude and one is measured in longitude
None of the above are true

8. #2 Which theme is the following describing?
Kentucky is home to 120 counties, and the Kentucky Derby, which annually gains worldwide attention. It is not the biggest state in the U.S., but it is not the smallest, either. Nearly 4.5 million people live in Kentucky, who experience its moderate, relatively humid climate and abundant rainfall.
Location
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
None of the above

9. #3 3. The Midwest, “Tornado Alley” and the South are examples of
Movement
Place
Region
None

10. #4
4. Several farmers use the practice of crop rotation to preserve nutrients in the soil. This is an example of
Region
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
None

11. #5
5. A large number of people from New Orleans, Louisiana moved north after Hurricane Katrina. This is an example of
Place
Movement
Region
None