5 Themes of Geography

What is movement?

• Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.

What is location?

• Tells us where people and places are
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
• Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location

The Middle East is an example of which?

• Human-Environment Interaction
• Relative Location
• Movement
• Region

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?

• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Place

Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?

• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Region
• Movement

The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.

• Human Environment Interaction
• Place
• Region
• Location

What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?

• MAD
• MRHELP
• PIG
• COW

Where is it exactly on the Earth?

• Place
• Perfect Location
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location