5 Themes of Geography

The Great Plains used to be a wide open area with no settlements or farms. Today towns and cities dot the Great Plains, and much of the land is used for farming.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

Areas that receive very little rainfall are called deserts.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

Texas is south of Oklahoma

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

Hawaii is made up of islands, and it offers a variety of tourist attractions.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

Goods are shipped in large tractor- trailer trucks across interstate highways.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

Maine has many different economic areas, including heavy forests and tourist areas.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

The country of Guam is at 13 degrees north latitude and 145 degrees east longitude.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

One way to communicate information is to write letters to our friends and relatives.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

The building of new houses on areas that had always been forests frequently makes it difficult for animals to find homes.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction

Swiss chalets and high mountains called the Alps are two of the ways we can identify the country of Switzerland.

• Location

• Place

• Movement

• Region

• Human-Environmental Interaction