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The Five Themes of Geography gives us a way to look at the world spatially.

Understand the world spatially with the Five Themes of Geography: Location, Place, Regions, Human-Environment Interaction, and Movement. Learn about absolute and relative location, physical and human characteristics, regions, and how people interact with their environment.

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The Five Themes of Geography gives us a way to look at the world spatially.

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  1. The Five Themes of Geography gives us a way to look at the world spatially.

  2. Location • Where is it? The position of something on the earth’s surface.

  3. Absolute Location Exact location on the earth using latitude and longitude, a grid system or an address. Absolute location doesn’t change and are unique

  4. Relative/Situation Location The location of a place by comparing it to another location • Cardinal direction • Distance • Time • Landmarks

  5. Relative/Situation Location • This term can also refer to a place in terms of how central (important) or isolated a place is in relation to other places

  6. The Silk Road and the city of Samarkand

  7. Place What physical and human characteristics can I see at a location?

  8. Physical Characteristics:Topography

  9. Physical Characteristics:Climate

  10. Physical Characteristics:Vegetation

  11. Physical Characteristics:Wildlife

  12. Human Characteristics:Agriculture

  13. Human Characteristics:Architecture

  14. Human Characteristics:Religion

  15. Human Characteristics:Economics Levels of development Livelihoods

  16. Regions • How are places similar?

  17. Formal/Uniform Region A formal region is an area defined by a limited number of related characteristics based on data/facts Political entities

  18. Functional/Nodal Region Functional regions are areas created by movement around a central hub or node. There must be movement to have a nodal region. Austin metropolitan area Eanes attendance area Amazon River Basin

  19. Perceptual/Vernacular Region • Perceptual regions exist in someone’s mind. • These regions are based on how individuals perceive a region. • Boundaries and characteristics of Vernacular regions are different depending on an individual’s perceptions

  20. Perceptual/Vernacular Region

  21. Wilbur Zelinsky and perceputal regions of the USA • Zelinksy was a cultural geographer that used names of people and businesses in the phone book to map perceptual regions of the USA

  22. Human Environment Interaction (HEI) How do people relate to their physical world?

  23. Human-Environment Interaction Humans depend on their physical environment for basic needs.

  24. Human-Environment Interaction Humans adapt to their physical environment. Building materials clothing styles

  25. Human-Environment Interaction Humans modify their environment. Open-pit mine Terracing for rice farming

  26. Human-Environment Interaction Human interaction with the environment can have important consequences.

  27. Movement How and why do people, goods and ideas move? What changes resulted in the movement? (both locations involved in movement change)

  28. People

  29. Goods

  30. Ideas How do you move an idea? What changes occur when ideas move?

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