Five Themes of Geography

How goods, ideas, information, and people migrate.

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

A location in relation to other places.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Physical Characteristics

• Human Characteristics

A location using exactly coordinates (latitude and longitude).

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Region

• Place

An area with similar cultural or physical characteristics that set it apart from other areas.

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Location

The physical (natural) and human (man-made) characteristics of a location.

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Region

How people change their environment and how the environment changes the way that people live.

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Absolute Location

• Region

• Culture

Naturally occurring features of an area. Ex: mountains, rivers, hills, lakes, etc.

• Physical Characteristics

• Human Characteristics

• Location

• Region

Features of an area that were made by man OR how people live. Ex: buildings, roads, bridges, etc. OR languages, religions, celebrations, etc.

• Physical Characteristics

• Region

• Human Characteristics

• Movement