why is texas an important state? do you think other states are more important?

Why is Texas an important Why is Texas an important state?state?

Do you think other states are Do you think other states are more important?more important?

Five Themes Of GeographyFive Themes Of Geography

• LOCATIONLOCATION

• PLACEPLACE

• HUMAN HUMAN ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONINTERACTION

• MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

• REGIONSREGIONS

These themes help explain why a place is These themes help explain why a place is like it is and why it is different from other like it is and why it is different from other placesplacesLocation Location MovementMovement

Place RegionPlace Region

Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

Location MovementLocation Movement

Place RegionPlace Region

Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

Location Location MovementMovement

Place RegionPlace Region

Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

Location MovementLocation Movement

Place RegionPlace Region

Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

Location Location MovementMovement

Place RegionPlace Region

Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

Location MovementLocation Movement

Place RegionPlace Region

Human EnvironmentHuman Environment

LOCATIONLOCATION Where is it ? Where is it ?

• ABSOLUTE ABSOLUTE LOCATIONLOCATION

• RELATIVE RELATIVE LOCATIONLOCATION

PLACEPLACEPhysical and Human Physical and Human CharacteristicsCharacteristics• PHYSICALPHYSICAL

climateclimate

lakeslakes

mountainsmountains

forestforest

• HUMANHUMAN

buildingsbuildings

jobsjobs

governmentgovernment

populationpopulation

HUMAN ENVIRONMENTHUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION INTERACTION

• How people use, How people use, adapt to, or change adapt to, or change their surroundingstheir surroundings

MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

• TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION • COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

REGIONSREGIONS

PHYSICALLYPHYSICALLY CULTURALLYCULTURALLY

ECONOMICALLYECONOMICALLY POLITICALLYPOLITICALLY

VOCABULARYVOCABULARY

• RELATIVE LOCATIONRELATIVE LOCATION

• ABSOLUTE LOCATIONABSOLUTE LOCATION

• REGIONREGION

• TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION

• COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

• NATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES

• ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

• CULTURECULTURE

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