5 themes of geography

the study of places and the relationship between people and their environments

• location

• movement

• geography

• region

describes a place’s natural environment (landforms, water features, climate, wildlife)

• place

• human/-environment interaction

• human characteristics

• physical characteristics

explains where a place is located using latitude and longitude

• absolute location

• relative location

• location

• movement

explains how and why places are similar based on like characteristics

• region

• location

• movement

• human-environment interaction

the impact people have on a place (population, religion, language, culture)

• physical characteristics

• human characteristics

• human-environment interaction

• location

explains where a place is on Earth

• region

• movement

• location

• geography

explains how the transport of people, goods, and ideas impact locations around the world

• region

• location

• movement

• geography

explains the characteristics of a location based on its people and environment

• place

• location

• movement

• region

explains how humans have changed their environment to fit their needs

• region

• absolute location

• relative location

• human-environment interaction

explains where a place is located when compared to something else

• relative location

• absolute location

• location

• region