5 Themes of Geography

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

• location

• geography

• place

locates a place on earth by finding where is it using absolute and relative location

• movement

• relative location

• absolute location

• location

What are the two type of location?

• service

• relative

• absolute

• environment

describes a place's location on earth using latitude and longitude (x,y) or street address

• relative location

• location

• absolute location

describes a place's location on earth by using landmarks, distance, or direction

• relative location

• location

• absolute location

describes what a place looks like by describing the landforms and man made buildings

• location

• place

• region

• human environment interaction

Which of the following are examples of a physical feature? (check all that apply)

• bridges

• mountains

• deserts

• buildings

• oceans

Which of the following are examples of human features? (select all that apply)

• roads

• bridges

• plants

• rivers

• buildings

describes how humans interact with the environment

• place

• regions

• human environment interaction

• movement

describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area

• movement

• transportation

• region

• location