Can you list the five themes of Geography?

A large number of people from New Orleans, Louisiana moved north after Hurricane Katrina. Which is this an example of?

• Place

• Region

• Movement

What does relative location tell you?

• A place's exact position on Earth

• Why people moved to a certain place

• Describes a location using landmarks, time, direction, or distance from one place to another

• How a place is similar to other places

Which of the following best defines movement?

• Explains where something is

• Describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

• A group of places unified by a common feature

• How people, products, information, and ideas get from one place to another

Louisville, Kentucky is located at 38 degrees N, and 85 degrees W.

• Relative Location

• Region

• Absolute Location

Which theme of geography studies how and why places are similar to other places such as religion or weather, as in the Middle East or the South?

• Place

• Region

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Location

Which of the following is an example of modifying, or changing the environment?

• City planners constructing highways and buildings

• Ancient Egyptian farmers waiting for the Nile to flood

• Residents of Chicago wearing heavy coats in the winter

• A student describing the absolute location of Chicago

Can you pick a theme of geography and tell me how it plays a role in your life?

Simpson County, Kentucky is south of Warren County, Kentucky. This is an example of what?

• Relative Location

• Place

• Absolute Location

Which theme is this?

• Region

• Place

• Movement