2. Five Themes of Geography

3. Location Exact Location –Latitude –Longitude Relative Location –Close to another place or thing

4. Place Physical Features –Climate, soil, plants, animals, bodies of water Human Features –Adaptations people make to the land Caves, log cabins, brick buildings

5. Interaction People adapt to the environment –Farming, hunting, clothing People change the environment –Irrigation, roads, railroads, pollution

6. Movement Travel from place to place –Walking, wagons, shipping, roads Exchange of goods and ideas –Food, language, religion, technology

7. Region Similar Physical Conditions –Mountains, deserts, forests, plains Common Cultural Traits –Language, religion, ethnicity

8. Political Geography Things created by people but cannot be touched: –Countries, states, cities –Boundaries and borders –Latitude, longitude, compass directions

9. Physical Geography Natural features of geography that can be felt: –Mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans –Forests, plains, deserts –Climate