5 Themes of Geography

1. 5 Themes of Geography 6SS August 12, 2014

2. Location is where something is. • Absolute location is a definite reference that tells you where a place is. Example: Mr. King’s room is on the first floor of building 804. • Relative location tells you where a place is by saying where it is in relation to something else. Example: Ari is two seats behind Liat. Location

3. Place is a description of the physical and human characteristics. • Physical characteristics include landforms like mountains, rivers, beaches, etc. It also includes the climate and the plants and animals in a place. • Human characteristics include man-made structures like buildings and cities. It also includes the culture of a place (language, food, religion, etc.) Place

4. This describes how humans have changed the environment around them. This could be both positive and negative things. • It might also describe how the environment of a place has affected the human culture there (climate, natural resources, etc.) Human-Environment Interaction

5. This is about how humans, ideas, and goods move around the world. • Humans migrate from one place to another either permanently (forever) or temporarily (for a short time). • Ideas (religion, philosophy, entertainment) travel from place to place and impact human lives. • Goods (natural resources, products) also travel from place to place. Movement

6. Regions are a part of the world that are similar (alike) in some way. • Regions may be physical with similar climate or landforms. • Regions may be political with the same government or laws. • Regions may be cultural with similar traditions, religions, languages, etc. Region