5 Themes of Geography

How many themes of geography are there?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 7

Location is defined as:

• an area that has unifying characteristics

• constant movement of people, ideas and materials

• the relationship between people and their environment

• position on the earth's surface; this includes relative and absolute locations

"an area that is defined by everything in it; this includes physical and human characteristics"

• region

• place

• movement

• location

______________ is constant movement of people, ideas and materials

• movement

• human-environment interaction

• region

• location

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between people and their environment.

• false

• true

Which definition describes what a region is?

• position on the earth's surface

• constant movement of people, ideas and materials

• relationships

• an area that has unifying characteristics

Which of the following describes a place?

• I live on Maple Street in Tyler, Tx.

• I saw her at the beach.

• My daughter went on vacation to Cancun this summer.

• I'm a 6th grader at RJH.

Which of the following describes a location?

• I go to school.

• I live in the city.

• I go to school at Rusk Jr. High.

• I went to the beach.

Choose the correct statements.

• A place is a general idea but a location is specific.

• A place is specific but a location is a general idea.

Name the 5 themes of geography.

• Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction

• Location, Place, Rusk, Maydelle, Human-Environment Interaction

• Lufkin, Palestine, Rusk, Marshall, Houston