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
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