5 Themes of Geography

What do we use to find absolute location?

• latitude and longitude
• the equator and international dateline
• a GPS and an XLP
• landmarks and distances

You can find the Bahamas __________ of the States.

• North
• West
• Southeast
• Northeast

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

Only people move.

• True
• False

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

• Location

• Place

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Region

When places share a common characteristic

or set of characteristics

• Location

• Place

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Region

The description of a location. What is it like there?

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

The relationship between people and their environment

• Movement

• Region

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

Provides the exact address of a place or an estimate of where it can be found.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location