5 themes of Geography

____________ describes what an area is like and includes physical features as well as human characteristics.

• place

• location

• region

• human environment interaction

• Movement

____________ describes how to locate a place on the earth.

• place

• location

• region

• human environment interaction

• Movement

____________ describes areas that are somehow different from surrounding areas.

• place

• location

• region

• human environment interaction

• Movement

____________ describes how people, goods or ideas interact and spread throughout the world

• place

• location

• region

• human environment interaction

• Movement

____________ describes how people change their environment, and how people adapt to their environment.

• place

• location

• region

• human environment interaction

• Movement

Which Theme best applies to the following description?

New York City is very densely populated. Streets are filled with noise, cars, buses, taxis and people going about their day to day business.

• Place

• Region

• movement

• location

• Human Environment Interaction

San Francisco, California is on the West coast of the United States. The city is on a Bay that is in Northern California.

• Place

• Region

• movement

• location

• Human Environment Interaction

Kansas Raises and exports more wheat each year than any other state.

• Place

• Region

• movement

• location

• Human Environment Interaction

The United States passed the "Flood Control Act" in order to build a series of dams and reservoirs that would help to prevent flooding along many major waterways in the United States.

• Place

• Region

• movement

• location

• Human Environment Interaction

The Rocky mountains are the largest mountain range in the United States marked by mountains and plateaus, stretching over 3000 miles.

• Place

• Region

• movement

• location

• Human Environment Interaction