1. 5 themes of Geography and Economic Basics
Study Guide

2. Two questions that geographers always ask are
1.) Where are things located? 2.) Why are they there?
What are the five themes of
geography?
location, place, region, movement,
and human-environment interaction

3. the location of a place relative to another place.
Relative location is
the location of a place relative to
another place.
Ex: Mississippi is bordered by Tennessee to the North and the Gulf of Mexico and SE Louisiana to the South. Arkansas and Louisiana to the West and Alabama to the East.
Absolute location is
describing a place’s exact position on
Earth of terms of longitude and
latitude.
Ex: Mississippi is 32° 35’N, 89° 39’W
Ex: Southaven is 34° N, 90° W

4. The term that refers to a group of places that have features in common is
region
Ex: climate, landforms, population, or history
Movement is defined as
exploring how people, goods, and ideas
get from one place to another
Ex: food, fuel, and other basic goods

5. Describe human-environment interaction
considers how people affect their
environment, or their natural surroundings,
and how their environment affects them.
Ex: The movement of water from the Potomac River into
Washington’s water system.
A region is
an area with at least one unifying physical or
human feature
Ex: climate, landforms, population, or history

6. Location is described as where something is.
Ex: Answers will vary
Define place
refers to the mix of human
and nonhuman features at a
given location.
Ex: how many people live in a
certain place, what kind of work
do people do.

7. Explain the difference between
absolute and relative location.
Absolute location is something or
someone’s exact location and
relative location describe something
or someone being near/around
something or someone else.
People traveled on dirt roads years ago but we now have paved roads. What theme of geography does this describe?
Human-Environment Interaction

8. Opportunity cost is
the cost of what you give up.
Scarcity is
having a limited quantity of resources to meet unlimited wants.
15. A good is
any kind of merchandise.
16. A demand is
the desire for a certain good or service.
A service is
any kind of work performed for others.

9. Supply is
the amount of a good or service that is available for use.
Trade is
the exchange of goods and services in a market.
Imports are
goods and services sold in a country that are produced in other countries.
Exports are
goods and services produced within a country and sold outside the country’s borders.

10. a person or business that makes and sells products.
22. A producer is
a person or business that makes and sells products.
A consumer is
a person or business that buys, or consumes products.
Review the PowerPoint we did in class to make sure you understand real life scenarios using economic terms.