5 Themes of Geography

Select the Theme of Geography that correlates with the Definition: What is it like there?

• Location

• Place

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Region

The exact location of a place on earth using coordinates or an address -

• Location

• Time

• Weather

• Population

The location of a place compared to another place using direction -

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Geographic Coordinates

• Exact Position

Give an example of Absolute Location -

• 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W (New York City)

• Near the Eiffel Tower

• Next to the big oak tree

• In the northern hemisphere

Give an example of Relative Location -

• Next to the post office

• 45 degrees north latitude

• 100 miles south of the city

• 123 Main Street

Physical or Human - The most commonly spoken languages in the US are English and Spanish.

• Physical

• Human

Physical or Human - The most common religion worldwide is Christianity.

• Physical

• Human

Physical or Human - The United States has a variety of landforms such as The Rocky Mountains, Coastal Plains, The Great Plains, and Interior Lowlands.

• Physical

• Human

Physical or Human - The population in the US is over 331.9 million people and has the third-largest population.

• Physical

• Human

Physical or Human - The largest region in Canada is the Canadian Shield which has an extremely cold climate due to its short summers and long dark winters and its location being so far north.

• Physical

• Human