1. WORLD GEOGRAPHY
5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

2. LOCATION ABSOLUTE LOCATION -POSITION ON THE GLOBE RELATIVE LOCATION
-RELATION COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES

3. PLACE HUMAN WHAT ARE THE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS
(LANGUAGE, CUSTOM, TRADITION)
PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(LANDFORMS, CLIMATE)

4. REGION
1. FORMAL REGION -- CERTAIN CHARACTERISITICS ARE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
EXAMPLE - STATE, COUNTRY, CITY OR CORN BELT AND CHINA TOWN
2. FUNCTIONAL REGION -- CENTRAL PLACE AND AFFECTED AREAS
EXAMPLE - METRO AREA, AMAZON RIVER BASIN
3. PERCEPTUAL REGION -- DEFINED BY PEOPLES ATTITIDUES AND FEELINGS OF AN AREA
EXAMPLE -- MIDDLE EAST = TERRORISM

5. MOVEMENT PEOPLE, GOODS AND IDEAS MOVING BETWEEN PEOPLE
Example -- Internet

6. HUMAN - INTERACTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
HOW PEOPLE USE AND CHANGE THEIR ENVIRONMENT
EXAMPLE -MINING, CLEARING ROADS

7. Quiz on Themes Answer the Question
What theme do these questions cover?
1. Why are Texas and Florida among the fastest growing states?
2. What is the topography of Clara City, MN.?
3. Is Mesabi a part of the Iron Range?
4. Where is Fallujah?
5. How did the invention of internet help business?

8. Answer Key 1. Immigration MOVEMENT 2. flat PLACE 3. Yes REGION 4. Iraq
LOCATION
5. Global interaction
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

9. Use the 5 themes to describe Clara City, MN
Location Absolute / Relative
Movement
Place Human / Physical
Region Formal / Functional / Perceptual
Human Interaction to the Environment