Five Themes of Geography THEME 1 LOCATION Where

THEME #1: LOCATION Where a place is located on earth. There are 2 types

THEME#1: LOCATION Absolute Location - The exact location of a place using the imaginary

THEME #1: LOCATION Relative Location Where a place is located in relation to what

THEME #2: PLACE What is the place like? Physical Features— Land, altitude, climate, animal,

THEME #3: HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Describes the way that people and their environment interact with

THEME #4: MOVEMENT Describes how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to

THEME #5: REGIONS Places that share the same features, such as climates, land, history,

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Five Themes of Geography

THEME #1: LOCATION Where a place is located on earth. There are 2 types of locations: Absolute location and Relative Location

THEME#1: LOCATION Absolute Location - The exact location of a place using the imaginary lines of latitude and longitude Longitude - Your home address is an example of absolute location Latitude

THEME #1: LOCATION Relative Location Where a place is located in relation to what is around it. Example: Mexico is SOUTH of the United States

THEME #2: PLACE What is the place like? Physical Features— Land, altitude, climate, animal, plants Human Features- Population, language, customs, beliefs

THEME #3: HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Describes the way that people and their environment interact with their surroundings Good ways: People recycling, cleaning the beach! Bad ways: People cutting down trees, polluting with their cars, creating freeways

THEME #4: MOVEMENT Describes how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another. Transportation People moving Communication People Importing & Exporting Imports- To bring things in from another country Export- To send things to sell or trade to another country

THEME #5: REGIONS Places that share the same features, such as climates, land, history, population, & natural resources Examples: Religion Land Language Climate