The 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

Relative location is:

• Latitude and Longitude
• Given by GPS
• a general location, not specific
• 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

Latitude lines run

• East/West
• North/South

Longitude lines run _________.

• East/West
• North South

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line