five themes of geography

The position of anything on Earth's surface. where it is.

• Location
• place
• region
• Movement
• Human-Environment Interaction

the physical and human features of a location.

• Location
• place
• region
• Movement
• Human-Environment Interaction

an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas

• Location
• place
• region
• Movement
• Human-Environment Interaction

how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another

• Location
• place
• region
• Movement
• Human-Environment Interaction

how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them

• Location
• place
• region
• Movement
• Human-Environment Interaction

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

• Latitude
• longitude
• Relative Location
• Absolute location

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

• Latitude
• longitude
• Relative Location
• Absolute location

explains where a place is by describing places near it.

• Latitude
• longitude
• Relative Location
• Absolute location

Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates

• Latitude
• longitude
• Relative Location
• Absolute location

A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

• Physical map
• Political Map