The Five Themes of Geography Location Relative location

The Five Themes of Geography

Location • Relative location – In reference to some other place • Absolute location – Exact location – Latitude and Longitude

Place • Defined by: – Physical Characteristics • Landforms, bodies of water, vegetation – Human or Cultural Characteristics • Ethnic background, language, religion, type of government, architecture, occupation, type of clothing

Place-cont. • Can be changed slowly or very quickly • Push and pull factors – Reasons people migrate to or from one place • Push factors – War, poverty, overcrowding, natural disasters, lack of opportunities • Pull factors – More opportunities, climate, family, affordable housing

Movement • Transferring from one place to another • Involves 3 things: – People • Car, bus, train, plane, skateboard – Goods • Truck, boat, plane – Ideas • Phone, computer, satellite

Human Environmental Interaction • The way people and the environment interact with one another – Positive • Rain helps farmers grow crops, recycling, planting trees when cut down – Negative • Littering, cutting down trees and not replanting, forest fires

Region • Area with similar physical or cultural characteristics • More than one place – Northern Europe, Southeast U. S. , Appalachian Mountains, Little Havana, Chinatown