The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for

The Five Themes of Geography A Framework for Studying the World

Theme 1: Location • Where is It? • Why is It There? Two Types of Location • Absolute • Relative

Absolute Location • • A specific place on the Earth’s surface Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude A global address

Louisiana Absolute Location • New Orleans 30 North; 90 West • Ponchatoula 30. 44 North; 90. 45 West

Relative Location • Where a place is in relation to another place • Uses directional words to describe – Cardinal and intermediate directions

Louisiana • Louisiana is bordered by Arkanas the north, Gulf of Mexico on the south, Mississippi on the east, and Texas on the west. • Louisiana is one of the Southeastern States

Theme 2: Place Physical Characteristics • Land Features • Mountains, plains, and plateaus • Climate • Bodies of Water

Louisiana: Physical Characteristics Mount Driskill 535 ft Mississippi Delta Lake Pontchatrain Swamp

Theme 2: Place Human Characteristics • • • People Culture Language Religion Buildings and Landmarks

Louisiana: Human Characteristics Causeway St Louis Cathedral

Theme 3: Human Environment Interaction How People Interact With Their Environment People. . . • Adapt to Their Environment • Modify Their Environment • Depend on Their Environment http: //www. fotosearch. com/comp/corbis/DGT 119/BAG 0017. jpg

Louisiana: Human Environment Interaction

Theme 4: Movement The Mobility of • People • Goods • Ideas How Places are linked to one another and the world

Louisiana: Movement Port of New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport

Theme 5: Regions What Places Have in Common • Political Regions • Landform Regions • Agricultural Regions • Cultural Regions

Louisiana: Regions