5 Themes of Geography

The 5 Themes of Geography are:

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

• Location, place, human environment interaction, movement, region

• Location, region, absolute, relative, equator

• Location, place, help, Internet, region

Which is an example of absolute location?

• Across from McDonald's

• North of the Rio Grande

• 1020 Mall Lane

• Near Gateway Mall

Which is an example of Relative location?

• The library is across the street from McDonald's

• Hawkins is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

• The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

• 4055 Mockingbird Court

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.

How can place be described?

• Place can be described by relative and absolute location.

• Place can be described by form and function.

• Place can be described by positive and negative human interactions.

• Place can be described by physical and human features.

What is a REGION?

• Region describes a location by physical and human features.

• Region is a group of places that share common physical or human characteristics or features.

• Region is where something is located.

• Location is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.

Human Environment Interaction is:

• HEI is where a place is.

• HEI is the movement of ideas, goods, and people.

• HEI is how people and their environment affect each other.

• HEI is a group of places that share a common human or physical characteristic.

Which of the following are examples of movement:

• People fleeing Syria for safety in another country.

• Galveston builds houses on stilts.

• Lincoln, Nebraska

• Rio Grande River

The transportation of goods, people, services, and ideas.

• Location

• Place

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region