5 Themes of Geography

Which theme describes how humans change a particular place?

• Location

• Place

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

Which theme of geography does absolute and relative location belong to?

• Place

• Location

• Region

• Movement

What is a Region

• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us where people and places are

What is movement?

• Tells us how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another

• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
• Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.

What is PLACE?

• Place describes a location by physical and human features.

• Place is where something is located.

• Place is the movement of people and goods from one place to another.

• Place is when a group of places share common physical and human characteristics.

Relative location is:

• Latitude and Longitude
• Given by GPS
• a general location, not specific
• a specific place:

Absolute location is:

• general
• not used on GPS
• is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford
• uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area

Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?

• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction
• Movement

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.

• Region
• Location
• Human Environment Interaction
• Movement

When we describe a place by saying it has a beautiful lake and mountains, we are describing its

• Physical Characteristics

• Human Characteristics