5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY geography

5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHY ge·og·ra·phy 1 : a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface Source-Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary 2

IN PLAIN ENGLISH Geography is the study of the earth and everything on it. 3

5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY Visit each of the following sites. Follow all buttons on each page. Save the BACK ARROW button until you are done with each page. The BACK ARROW button will bring you back to this page. When you have visited all 5 Themes, click on the RIGHT arrow button below. 4

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY ® By clicking on this site, you will visit the National Geographic Society 5 Themes of Geography web page. After reviewing the web page, click the back arrow on your browser to come back here. ® NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY http: //www. nationalgeographic. com/resour ces/ngo/education/themes. html 5

WHERE DID THE 5 THEMES COME FROM? The 5 Themes of Geography originated by the National Geographic Society to fulfill a need for geographers (people who study the earth and everything on it) categorize everything they learn. These 5 places are easy to remember. Just say the word “PRILM”. 6

WHAT IS “PRILM”? PRILM is a mnemonic device that can be used to help remember what the 5 Themes of Geography are. Simply put, take the first letter of each Theme to create the word PRILM. They are: ® Place ® Region ® Interaction (Human-Environment) ® Location ® Movement 7