5 Themes of Geography- Vocab

The specific location of something using the grid system

• Relative Location

• Site

• Absolute Location

• Latitude

Finding a place by using another place.

• Relative Location

• Site

• Absolute Location

• Grid system

Which of these is a Physical Characteristic?

• River

• Skyscraper

• Idea

• Road

Which of these is a Human Characteristic?

• Pacific Ocean

• Culture

• Mt. Everest

• Buildings

Which theme answers the question "Where is it?"

• Place

• Location

• Regions

• Movement

Which theme answers the question "What does it look like?"

• Place

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

Which theme answers the question "What is  

the relationship between humans and their environment?"

• Place

• Location

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

Which theme answers the question "How and why do people, things and ideas move?"

• Place

• Location

• Movement

• Regions

Which theme answers the question "How and why are areas similar to one another and different?"

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Place

• Location

• Regions

A Formal Region has......

• information and ideas that flow to the hinterland.

• a core center.

• no borders and is based on stereotypes.

• Definite borders and shares sameness