5 Themes of Geography- Vocab

Front

Specific location using the grid system

Back

Absolute Location

Front

Finding a place using another place.

Back

Relative Location

Front

Physical Characteristic: River

Back

River

Front

Theme answering "Where is it?"

Back

Location

Front

Theme answering "What does it look like?"

Back

Place

Front

Theme addressing the relationship between humans and their environment.

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

Theme addressing "How and why do people, things, and ideas move?"

Back

Movement

Front

Theme addressing similarities and differences in areas.

Back

Regions

Front

A Formal Region has...

Back

Definite borders and shares sameness.

Front

Example of a functional region:

Back

A radio station and its listeners.