LtG.4.6.1 Introduction to the 5 Themes of Geography

What does the theme of "Location" in geography tell us?

• Where something is

• What something looks like

• How people interact with nature

• Why people move

Which of the following is an example of "Absolute Location"?

• New York City is east of Pittsburgh

• The school is in Springfield

• 29.9792° N, 31.1342° E

• The beach has sand and water

What does the theme of "Place" describe in geography?

• The exact spot of a location

• The physical and human features of a location

• How people change the land

• Why people move from one place to another

What is an example of "Human-Environment Interaction"?

• Wearing warm clothes in winter

• The coordinates of a pyramid

• The city is east of another city

• The beach has sand and water

What is the theme of geography that explains how people, goods, and ideas travel from one place to another?

• Location

• Movement

• Region

• Place

Which theme of geography helps us understand areas defined by certain characteristics, like language or physical features?

• Human-Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Region

• Location

Match the example with the theme.

Groups:

(a) Location

,

(b) Place

,

(c) Human-Environment Interaction

,

(d) Movement

• Lake Phalen

• Buying something from a store.

• Building parks in cities.

• 1495 Rice St, St Paul, MN 55117

• The Mall of America

• Moving to a new city.

• Deforestation

• Using the Mississippi to help Flour Mills make flour.

• Watching a Tic-Tok posted by someone in India.

• The gym is across the lobby from the office.

• Minneapolis is west of Saint Paul.

• Washington Technology High School

Match the examples with each theme.

Groups:

(a) Location

,

(b) Region

,

(c) Movement

,

(d) Human-Environment Interaction

• Petra is at 30.3285° N, 35.4444° E

• Recycling what I can.

• the Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, and West

• Building houses in a town.

• North American, South America, Asia, Europe. Africa, Australia, Antartica

• Mailing a letter to my grandma.

• McDonalds is a block from school.

• Reading Instagram posts.