5 Themes of Geography 1 Location Describes where

5 Themes of Geography

1. Location Describes where places are on earth. Types of Location: – ABSOLUTE: exact location on earth • Doesn’t change – Latitude/Longitude – Address – RELATIVE: compared to other places • Changes dependent upon where you’re comparing it to. – Directions (N, S, W, E)

Absolute Location Examples: – Rome is located at 41 N, 12 E – Charlotte is in North Carolina. – The Pacific Ocean is on Earth.

Relative Location Examples: – Rome is located near the Mediterranean Sea. – Argentina is near Brazil. – Ecuador is south of Mexico. – Lincoln is 50 miles from Omaha.

2. Place A place is defined by it’s unique characteristics. – Physical characteristics: created by nature – Human characteristics: man made or invented

3. Movement People, goods, and ideas that move from one place to another. The Internet is a good tool for the movement of ideas.

Movement Examples – Immigration from Latin America to US. – War in Iraq (troops, supplies, ideas, people) – Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook (ideas)

4. Region How places are similar or different

5. HEI (Human Environment Interaction) How people interact with the environment. - People _____ to the environment. 1. adapt (get used to) 2. modify (change) 3. depend (rely on) Examples: – Climate Change (global warming) – Energy Resources – Water Conservation