The Five Themes of Geography

Geography is...

• The study of Earth and how we, the people who live there, interact with it.

• The study of Earth and its atmosphere.

• The study of rocks, minerals, and all physical attributes of Earth

Movement is ...

• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  
• The way people and the environment affect each other.
  
• Where a place is on Earth.
  

Regions are ...

• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

• An absolute location on Earth.

• The physical and human characteristics of a place.

Human and Environment Interactions are ...

• The way people and the environment affect each other.
  
• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
  
• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  

Location is ...

• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  
• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
  
• Where a place is on Earth.
  

A place is...

• The physical and human characteristics of a place.
  
• The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
  
• Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

An example of an absolute location would be.........

• 37.02 degrees N, 93.20 degrees W

• United States of America

• The South

Absolute location is:

• general
• not used on GPS
• describing where a place is located using cardinal directions
• when latitude and longitude coordinates are used to show where a place is located 

Relative location is:

• the use of latitude and longitude coordinates
• Given by GPS
• a general location using cardinal directions
• a specific place

What are the two types of Place?

• Human and Physical 
• Absolute and Relative
• Goods and Ideas 
• Depend and Modify