5 Themes of Geography

Which theme of geography tells your WHERE something is?

• Location
• Place
• HEI
• Movement

Which theme of geography discusses the TRAVEL of people, objects or ideas?

• Location
• Region
• HEI
• Movement

Which theme of geography DESCRIBES what a place looks like?

• Location
• Place
• Region
• HEI

Which theme of geography is the CHANGE of humans and the environment?

• Place
• Region
• HEI
• Movement

Which theme of geography GROUPS places together that are SIMILAR?

• Location
• Place
• Region
• Movement

The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:

• Place, Region, Interaction, Land-forms, Movement
• Place, Region, Interaction, Location, Movement
• People, Race, Interaction, Location Movement
• Power, Region, Interaction, Location Movement

Relative location is:

• Latitude and Longitude

• Given by GPS

• a general location, Tells what's around it; uses relationship to something else

• a specific place:

Absolute location is:

• general
• not used on GPS
• is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
• uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area

The theme movement has to do with what ideas:

• Migration and Trade
• Latitude and longitude
• Pollution
• Human and Physical Characteristics

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line