5 Themes of Geography

Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places?

• place

• region

• human-environment interaction

• location

Which question best describes Region?

• Where it is?

• What does it look like when you get there?

• What do places have in common?

• What do people do to the environment?

When places share common or similar characteristics they are called a _______________.

• Location

• Place

• Human-environment interaction

• Movement

• Region

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

• 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

An example is giving someone directions and telling them you're waiting across the road from 7/11 gas station.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

Virginia is north of North Carolina

• Place
• Absolute Location
• Region
• Relative Location

Washington D.C. is at 38.8 North Latitude and 77 West Longitude

• Relative Location
• Place
• Absolute Location
• Region

The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.

• Human Environment Interaction
• Place
• Region
• Location