Themes of Geography

to adjust or change to suit conditions

• Adapt

• History

• evidence

The preserved remains of ancient animals and plants

• fossils

• artifacts

• evidence

information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose; proof

• history

• evidence

• primary source

objects created by and used by humans

• hemisphere

• globe

• artifacts

Choose the theme: Washington D.C. is full of large, great monuments. These monuments make Washington D.C. unique.

• Movement

• Region

• Place

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

Which theme of geography is this? A man in Florida using the land to grow crops?

• place

• region

• movement

• human environment interaction

• location

Which theme of geography is this? Trading along the Silk Road in Ancient China

• location

• place

• region

• movement

• human environment interaction

What are reasons people move?

• For a job

• To find better weather

• To attend college

• To find the grocery store

Sort the example into the correct theme of geography. 

Groups:

(a) Region

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(b) Location

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(c) Place

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(d) Human Environment Interaction

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

• economy

• location

• place

• region