1. The Five Themes of Geography

2. It is position on the earth
Location
Answers the question, “Where is it?”
It is position on the earth
Absolute location – exact location using latitude and longitude lines.
Relative location – explanation of where a place is in reference to another using direction (N, S, E, W)

3. Regions
Regions are areas that share at least one common feature or physical characteristic
Countries, states and cities are political regions.
Features such as climate and culture can define regions.
Places can be found in more than one region.

4. Natural and human features identify place.
What is it like there?
Natural and human features identify place.
Specific places can be identified by…
landforms language
climate people
plants culture
animals religion

5. How people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
Movement
How people, goods, and ideas move from place to place.
What happens in one place affects another.

6. How humans and their environment affect each other.
Interaction
How humans and their environment affect each other.
People change their environment to make their lives easier.
They also adapt, and
depend on it.
Environment affects how people live, work, dress, travel and communicate.