5 Themes of Geography and Maps/Map Projections

What do we use to find absolute location?

• latitude and longitude

• the equator and international dateline

• a GPS and an XLP

• landmarks and distances

What question does the theme of place ask?

• “What is it like?” (or “What makes this place different from other places?”)
• Where is it?
• How do people and the environment interact?
• What do places have in common?

How do we modify the environment?

• We build irrigation ditches
• We build landfills
• We build dams
• All of the above

What is the question for movement?

• Where is it?
• How do people and ideas get around?
• What does it look like?

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

• Take a right on Man O'War BLVD and then a left at Walmart.

• My house is located at 80.00235 degrees north and 32.1774 degrees east.

• Turn right out of Hayes parking lot and then left at the big tree.

• Turn right at the second stop light and then stay straight for 3.2 miles.

The rocky mountain states include Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah

• Human Environment Interaction
• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Region

The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities

• Absolute Location
• Movement
• Human Environment Interaction
• Place: Physical Characteristic

Oklahoma is north of Texas

• Movement
• Relative Location
• Absolute Location
• Region

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

• Location, longitude, rain forest, place, and rivers

• Location, place, human environment, movement, region

• Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

• Location, place, help, taco inn, Lincoln High

What is PLACE?

• Place describes a location by physical and human features.

• Place is where something is located.

• Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

• Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.