5 Themes of

Geography

5 THEMES

Location Place

Human-EnvironmentInteraction

Movement Regions

Location describes its location (where it is)

absolute vs. relative location

absolute – pinpoint using latitude and longitude (could also use street signs, names, ect)

relative – where a place is by describing places near it (mountain/ocean)

Exact

Exact

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Relative

Relative

Place a location’s physical and human

characteristics

examples – climate, land features, population, occupations, culture, ect…

landscape

climate

climate

people

Human-Environment Interaction

how people affect the environment

how the environment affects people

Movement how people, goods, and ideas get from one

place to another

relationship among places

Regions a region has a unifying characteristic such as

climate, land, population or history

Remembering the 5 themes

If you can’t remembering what they are just ask MR. HELP!!!

M – MovementR – RegionsHE – Human Environment interactionL – LocationP - Place